pass(ed)over

you can all stop holding your breath. i think it's pretty safe to say we missed this last batch of referrals with that latest LID being 11/19. it's usually a full month before the circus comes to town again. but, fear not, i shall continue posting anyway. and, let the reader understand, there are lovely links to follow to the right.

visit early. visit often.

passover?

referrals are coming in. for those needing a refresher on what i'm talking about click here. tho i doubt any of my three readers will need the link.

in spite of what i've already told myself and anyone who happens to ask, i'm actually getting some butterflies in my stomach that we'll be in this batch of referrals. on the boards so far we've seen one person with a LID of 11/22 getting their referral. our LID is 11/23, let the reader understand. one rumormonger said the cut off is 11/23. does that mean we'll be in this batch?!? but i spoke with the guy from our adoption agency who travels with us to China and he said he called China, they said they didn't think group 38, our group - let the reader understand, would be in this batch. so what?! will we be passed over or not?

i should not play these little reindeer games with myself but i am. i will read all the referral news with great interest and will jump every time the phone rings.

why do angels have wings?

this really isn't worthy of a full post but thought i'd toss it out there anyway. maybe we'll have some interesting comments?

why do angels have wings? does it imply that there are supernatural physics? or does it imply that even angels are bound by the same physical laws we are? if so, that does give credence to the idea that there are spiritual laws, too. we know by experience that what goes up must come down. and many of us know by experience that we reap what we sow even though many try to deny the fact.

or does God just think wings are cool?

i am a (tired) nerd

so the show is fun. i had fun. go see it. i'll see it again. i might actually look forward to my required DVD purchase now. i almost feel a bit sad that this is it. no more movies. but i had more fun hanging out with jason2. the "show" outside of the show wasn't nearly as entertaining as it could have been. folks were a bit too subdued for my taste. i mean, if we're all going to be up and out this late on a school/work night, then better make it worth my time. but, it was relatively tame.

one major spoiler - i didn't know anakin grew up to be frankenstien!!! (after you see the show let me know if that comment makes sense.)

maybe i'll go see it again several weeks from now and dress up as a wookie THEN. or, instead, i'll do the wookie thing but see herbie reloaded . . .

i am a nerd

ok, i can't help but be publicly honest here - i am really excited about seeing episode 3 tonight at midnight. inspite of myself, i think this one might actually be good. i'm a nerd.

it's too late for me to try and watch all the movies in one sitting before going to the show tonight (i do own them all - but, my one face saving aside - i have the original three on VHS before they were edited and added to. no DVDs of them. at least i tell myself it lets me save face . . .) but this article almost makes up for it.

blogworthy

Exciting developments as we live vicariously through our other friends who've already been or are shortly on their way to getting their daughters. Last night we had an impomptu welcome home party for baby mei mei! See below for the pics. (I'm blog challenged or these would be displayed in an intersting fashion instead of just "film stripped" one after the other. Sorry.)

Welcome Home!!

Originally uploaded by jiglover.

(well, to our home, not Mei Mei's "real" home)

Inside Joke?

Originally uploaded by jiglover.

Photo Op

Originally uploaded by jiglover.

Mei Mei was very taken with Leaf

Brendan practices

Originally uploaded by jiglover.

The Boy and Mei Mei

Originally uploaded by jiglover.

Surprisingly, she was more afraid of me then what appears to be a very frightening (due to the angle of the picture) creature. Ok, maybe that's not so surprising. . .

The Little Empress Herself

Originally uploaded by jiglover.

Brendan and January with picture of the daughter

Originally uploaded by jiglover.

They should be leaving in just 3 weeks to go get her!!

Wow, two days in a row . . .

i feel much better. not one hundred percent, but better. (tho now my back is acting up on me. man it stinks getting old.) i even attempted going to work today but alas, now the boy has pink eye. so, instead i stayed home with him and manhandled some drops into his eyes. he should be right as rain in a day or two.

he naps now. i just finished the paper for my chinese class final. my wife's boss's wife actually is coming to sit with the boy until my class finishes. he might just sleep through the whole thing and be none the wiser. if you go to the homepage link you'll find a link to download the slideshow movie and the paper from whence i shall present in a mere hour or two. it's not much to look at but i figure if you've made it this far you might just be crazy enough to check it out.

i also managed to pay my george lucas tax today. yep, i've already purchased tix for episode III, the midnight show on wednesday to be exact. as much as i tried to avoid it i've been sucked back into the hype like a tractor beam from a star destroyer. i actually feel hope welling within me that this movie might possibly be good. let alone not stink like yesterday's poopy diaper. so i will lose a good night's sleep. i have already coughed over the money (i did get student discount rates!! take that lucas!). and i will also be required to purchase the dvd when it comes out. i'm glad this is the last one. . .

thanks for all the well wishes for feeling better! they worked.

for an even more interesting read: check out nixy's thoughts as he gets to know his new daughter and soak up everything he can while in China. i've posted the link to his blog on the right.

Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired

i used to really enjoy myself when i was home sick from school. i lived it up. but now it's just a pain in the - well, this time around, head, neck, ears, nose, and throat. i feel a great obligation to my 3 readers so i have drug myself out of bed, to the computer, to make this post.

i had hoped to post from colorado but was not prepaired for the 16 hour days i put in on the job, nor was i prepaired for how exhausting sitting and watching people talk could really be. the end result, i came home wiped out and pretty sick. i also did not get to bowl last night so for the one person who took pity and pledged $20 to BBBS (see previous post - it's probably not too late to pledge!) i hope it wasn't to hear marvelous tales of pins struck and pizza consumed. the money has been delivered but no bowling took place on my part.

all that being said, i am really excited for what God is up to around me. many good things happened in Colorado and it is fun to get to watch the Kingdom expand before your very eyes. not the least of which was meeting another person who is in the process of adopting from China as well. Don is a whole saler that works with our office quite a bit so i'm looking forward to getting to share our story with him and to share in his story as well.

i keep checking kim and nixy's blog. i really am just kind of numb over the whole experience. it's so close i think i can't quite focus on it. i've become myopic. so instead i'll just enjoy the view from other's vistas until reality crashes in on me at some point down the road.

that's it for now. back to the couch. it's much less work to breath if i'm not upright . . .

This Just In

There are many things I wish to be writing in this space but honestly can't right now. No, they're not illegal or elicit in any fashion - that I know of. Mostly the mundane truth is I'm fairly busy. I have many things to do and Gilda to frame for it. I'm swamped. But, I do have my health.

A Big and her "Little?" and two potential bowlers! Don't let them down! Donate now . . .

What I DO want to take a minute for is to ask anyone and everyone to donate to Big Brothers Big Sisters' Bowl for Kids Sake. I've been asked to put together a team to raise funds for them and since I am a terrible bowler actually getting pledges per pin is out of the question. And, I am also not doing so great at picking team members who are any good at bowling - nor are they that good at fund raising. In fact, I'm not even certain who my team is. I just know when and where to show up and am supposed to be bringing with me much rejoicing in the land of "Bigs" because I have a mighty satchel of treasure in tow. So, if you would be so good as to go here and donate, I would be truly grateful.

In other news. Couple Number One leaves for China tomorrow to get Mei Mei. Go here to see anything they've posted on their blog about the whole experience.