I am pleased that, so far, referrals have arrived at a steady interval. We’ve come to expect the CCCWA to send them out sporadically during the last few months of the year, so this has been a pleasant surprise. The last 12 referral batches arrived at 46, 47, 22, 36, 28, 31, 31, 27, 33, [...]

Phone calls started yesterday, let’s hope we see more of them today. Congrats to those seeing their child’s face for the first time! I’m also seeing reports that expedited families were included this time. If someone can tell me what month they’ve made it through for expedited, please? If you are expecting a referral in [...]

I am expecting to see phone calls today, but so far I don’t see any reports. If someone sees someone announce their referral or report that they got their call, please let me know. Kind of a humorous aside, as I was voting in the GoodReads best books of 2011 I saw this one. (Don’t [...]

Enough agencies are saying the cut off is the 7th that I’ll give it an R5. I’d like to add a reminder that you really should read the rules before posting. Yes, we ask that you keep religious discussion off of the blog and forum. We have a worldwide audience, and not everyone believes as [...]

A European agency is reporting the cut-off is August 7th.  I’m going to wait for confirmation from other agencies before giving it more than an R2. Today I am thankful for my family.  I could list hundreds and hundreds of things I’m thankful for, but my family and our health are heads and shoulders above [...]

It’s been a rough two weeks, and I’m off work today and can do the final preparations for tomorrow. We had one house-guest arrive over the weekend, and three more will arrive today. I’m feeding fourteen people tomorrow. There is a lot of prep work to do. We’re also into the rehearsal schedule for The [...]