I don’t see reports of referrals being received overseas yet. If someone is aware of phone calls being made, please share. I also do not see any rumors about a possible cut off date. Someone asked about the number of people logged in at the end of August. Here is a possible reason: http://chinaadopttalk.com/2006/08/14/confusing-rumor/ http://chinaadopttalk.com/2006/08/15/ccaa-vacation/ [...]

I hope to hear tomorrow that the CCCWA employees are matching, but we may hear that they are still preparing to match. One thing to keep in mind — we are heading into the period of time where the CCAA was moving to a new building. There was a great deal of confusion during that [...]

Every so often we get rumors that the White Swan is closing for renovations. I’ve seen floors closed a few times, and pricing go up because less rooms were available, but I don’t believe we’ve seen the whole shebang close all at once. But, once again there is a rumor that the hotel will close [...]

The slowdown in Ethiopia is being highlighted in the July addition of World Magazine. The reporting isn’t exactly balanced, but I’m linking to it here because a lot of people who aren’t familiar with IA will be reading it and using it as their sole source of information. The piece is reporting on the April [...]

As I mentioned yesterday, the CCCWA has been touring Europe. I’ve received a few more details about what they’ve been doing and the things they’ve been asking. They’ve been staying in homes where children who have been adopted live, and they’ve been asking questions about how the children adjusted – both young babies and older [...]

I am so happy that today is Friday. Seriously happy. I need the weekend this week. No particular reason, nothing specific to make me want the weekend. Except for maybe a desire to sleep in. CCAA is supposedly working on the next matches, but I’m not sure how much weight to give that rumor anymore. [...]