It looks like referrals began arriving today. Congrats to everyone included in this batch! It appears the CCCWA referred some expedited families in this group, and we’re hoping they referred the families skipped last month. It’s my understanding that around 12 to 15 families were skipped, which would equate to about 4 or 5 families [...]

I’ve browsed a few European forums and so far I don’t see any reports of phone calls being made. If one of you sees a report of phone calls being made or an agency reporting they’ve arrived… please let us know. I do see another agency confirming the 6th as cut off. I guess that [...]

A second agency confirms that matches are complete and are on their way. No word on whether that means arrival tomorrow or Friday. I’m giving it an R4 that they are complete and on their way. I am not raising the rumor rating for the cut off date, though. I have no further word about [...]

To the left are the poll numbers for the last ten referral periods on the past five polls. If the current rumor is true then last month’s batch was a fluke. There is going to be disappointment at that, but it may be healthier to be thankful for the one large batch and then set [...]

When looking at the larger picture, it does no good to look at calendar months when looking at whether the CCAA has “skipped” a month or not. Here is a breakdown of the dates referrals arrived and the days between arrival dates:

A European agency is reporting the cut off will be July 6th. I’m considering it an R3 right now. I also see that it does appear the new SN list came out last night. Congrats to everyone matched off of this list!!!!