Thanks for all the kind words

For all the good wishes - and good advice. Keep it coming.
It means the world to us - but you all know that.

For everyone who offered information about Inner Mongolia and the orphanage - Thank you! I just went over to join the Yahoo group.

And for the very kind person who's church group just got back and had photos - yes, thank you, I would love to have them. I don't see a way to contact you from your link, so could you let me know how to get in touch with you? I edited my profile so if you click the link under my picture my profile now lets you send an e-mail to me.

Ford and Aly and Homedaddy and Be - and all the other over 50's out there - hang with us and we will hang with you. I have a feeling we better stick together!

The file is with JJ's ped for review and our LOA goes out today.

I am definately freaking out a bit and resetting for Mongolia and maybe a tall child. I was teasing the dear person at our FCC chapter about telling me not to worry about the weather in China, but in fact when we were first accepted by CCAA I intuited we would receive a referral from Inner Mongolia (no, that does NOT happen often).

But as the years went on and I saw referral after referral (after referral, but that is a different story) from Southern China that intuition faded into the background and I set expectations for the South.

Ah well, the joy of international adoption - or any adoption for that matter - you learn a little more adaptability.

Again, thanks for all the good wishes, kind thoughts, and support.