Catching up

This week has gone by P-R-E-T-T-Y fast. So far so good no SUPER-BUG sightings although Mike will tell you it hasn't really left our house yet, he is still fighting a cold.

On the referral front there are rumors starting to circulate possible cut-off dates of January 11th, 12th, and 13th. Nothing concrete but even getting to the 10th would be major! I just want those families behind me so I can move ahead!!!! Bring on a big batch!!!!!!

On the online teaching front: I have made it thru the initial however many phases (lost track) and received notice that I will start the official online faculty training as of next Tuesday. It is a pretty intense four week online training course which will require a lot of my free time to complete. I'm looking forward to the challenge but realize I have a lot of other things to catch up on before hand. I better get moving on my China Province Scrapbook Swap PRONTO!

Another interesting side note and question. About a week ago I received a phone call from the editor of our local newspaper. Evidently, Chicken Soup for the Adopted Soul sent out press releases. He wanted to interview us. He thought it would make a really nice article. Part of me really wanted to say yes, part of me wanted no part of it. Its funny in a way. Here it is I am posting on a public blog. I post my thoughts, frustrations, disappointments, in addition to hundreds of other tidbits on my personal life. Yet I still keep a part of me out of the blog. A part that is secret and private, Not because I don't want to share but because the WAIT isn't over. It scares me to think I may say something that will somehow jeopardize the adoption so I say only what I feel safe saying. With that said, our journey is still a journey.

The part I would like to share comes from the educator in me. It is my beleif that people need to know how really hard it is. How hard it was to get here (adoption, China) to begin with and then just how hard it was to go thru the process. But how do you share a story that isn't complete...just yet. I want that happy ending first and then I'll get to the "This is how we got here part". I guess what I'm trying to say is we are just not ready to publicly put ourselves out there in our community. I know that as much as I don't mind answering questions on the adoption from family and friends, I really don't want to entertain my neighbors questions. This is and always will be a very personal topic. One that I will be willing to share someday.

What would you do? Would you out yourself out there? or Would you wait until the adoption were complete?

On a happy note I helped decorate the house of a family bringing home their first child, a little two year old girl. I found out extremely last minute, last night for today. I had to cancel a dinner with my little sis (sorry sis) but I just couldn't see not doing something to welcome this family home. I don't think my FCC (Families with Children from China) has missed decorating a home since they started doing it and this wasn't going to be the first to miss it! What an exciting time for them it must be!

Stay tuned for more baby news as I happily await the birth of my baby niece.