Some people are trying to make sure they can post to the blog and are having problems. Remember that the blog software and forum software don’t talk to each other – you have to sign up for both separately. Please use the same username (or at least similar, if yours is taken). Comcast does not [...]

March of 2011. I was sure we’d have flying cars by now. Or at least hoverboards. Since the poll opened nine days after referrals, it will also close nine days after referrals. We’re still getting a substantial number of votes per day, so I’d like to keep it open through what amounts to one complete [...]

I am aware that some older teen Chinese adoptees are asking to join the parent orphanage groups. They are seeking, and this is one avenue for them to explore. Some of those groups are deciding to not allow the adoptees on, saying they are “parent groups”, and not for the kids. Others are allowing the [...]

I’ve set up a new poll. If you are still waiting for your referral, and still expect to accept your referral, then please go here and let us know when your dossier was logged in at the CCAA. Do not enter when your dossier arrived in China, but only your official log in date (LID). [...]

It sounds like the CCAA went back to work last night (our time).  Some people received information from their agencies today that the agency received from the CCAA last night. Until I can resolve the issue of the problems in the forum, for now I’ve set it so guests can’t browse the forum, and I’ve [...]

Please let me know in the comments if the site seems faster, the same, or slower than it was last week. Once I’m sure we can stay stable on a weekday I’ll risk adding in the poll. I’ve made a whole lot of changes and tweaks to the code over the weekend, and I’m a [...]