Saturday, March 31, 2007

Les Smetak






As almost everyone knows Donalds dad Les Smetak had emergency bypass surgery on four arteries of his heart on Friday March 30th, 2006. Don and I , Scott ( Dons Brother), and Harley ( Dons Cousin) drove down on Friday March 30th to be with Karey and Les. Les had blockage of 99%, 95%, 90 % and 60%. His surgery went really well and we are able to see early Saturday morning.





picture of Les walking Marchl 31st, 2006 day after surgery.

Picture of Les and Karey ( Dons Mom ) Saturday March 31st, 2006 Day after Surgery

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Referrals are a coming

WE are getting close to the end of the month and on the Internet lots of rumors are a floating about how far they will get with Referral dates for the month of April. I think as listed below that they should get through if
Good case scenario
April Log in dates through Nov 13 2005
Bad case scenario
April log in dates through Nov 7th , 2005.

On one web site they are saying Nov 3rd and another is saying Nov 14th. So I guess we will find out Next week or for sure the week after.

Again our log in date is March 22, 2006.

Lady bug

Another lady bug Story................

If you are wondering what the story behind Lady bugs then please read our link "Lady Bugs" on the main page in POSTS.

On Monday I went out to eat with Mom, Nancy and Gail's kids and on the way there we were talking about Makayla and what did I see crawling on the window, you guessed a lady bug. It is the first time since New Years Eve. I can't help but think that It is a sign of some sort. Could yesterday be the day she was born? If so it would fit into the time frame of a referral in Dec-Feb. I think It will quite neat to get a referral , and her birth date was the day that I saw the lady bug.................

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Sunday, March 25, 2007

Lexie Our dog





On friday March 23rd, Lexie turned 3 months old. We have been working with her on potty training but she still makes messes in the house, however getting better. She is getting so big so quickly. In the 6 weeks that we have had her she has gained 14 pounds. She now weighs 22 pounds, and getting bigger.
Don and I have been working with her on playing fetch and sitting and is learning very quickly. Last night bob our cat got her in the top eye lid with his claw. Lexie needs lots of work on that cats are not play toys. Her poor nose already has scars from the cats and she still thinks that they are play toys. So now we have to keep the Angel and bobs claws clipped so they don't hurt her anymore. I thought Lexie would of learned by now, but she has not.

As you can see in the pictures the first picture is what size she was 6 weeks ago when we got her and the 2nd , 3rd and 4th picture is what size she is at 12 weeks old...................

Lexie our dog


Lexie Our dog March 23, 2007





On friday March 23rd, Lexie turned 3 months old. We have been working with her on potty training but she still makes messes in the house, however getting better. She is getting so big so quickly. In the 6 weeks that we have had her she has gained 14 pounds. She now weighs 22 pounds, and getting bigger.
Don and I have been working with her on playing fetch and sitting and is learning very quickly. Last night bob our cat got her in the top eye lid with his claw. Lexie needs lots of work on that cats are not play toys. Her poor nose already has scars from the cats and she still thinks that they are play toys. So now we have to keep the Angel and bobs claws clipped so they don't hurt her anymore. I thought Lexie would of learned by now, but she has not.

As you can see in the pictures the first picture is what size she was 6 weeks ago when we got her and the 2nd , 3rd and 4th picture is what size she is at 12 weeks old...................






Our dog Lexie at 7 weeks old Feb 16th, 2007








Lexie is doing very well, It is apparent that we have not had a puppy around us in a very long time. She runs around constantly and has so much energy ( more than I have). Pictured is my brothers dog Caramel, and as you can see Lexie kicked Caramel our of her bed and made it her own. So now this weekend I am going to make Lexie a bed like Caramels but much much bigger due to she is not even close to her full size. I am going to try to make it look just like the one pictured, we will see how it turns out. While Lexie was playing with Caramel, she would beat her up. I think Lexie must of been the bully in her litter of pups. We then took Lexie over to my moms where there is a dog named Jake, Jake is a beshon (Think that is spelled right) He is Twice the size of Lexie. All Jake wanted to do was hump on Lexie. Laughing!!!!! That didn't seem to bother Lexie, she thought he was playing with her. Don and I have to be careful when Lexie gets older and goes into heat around Jake. Can you see Lab and Beshon Pups??????? I am surprised that no one asked when I was going to make a costume for Lexie
. It is actually in the works. There is a pet clothing modeling show coming up in March at Petco in which I plan to take Lexie to and have her be a model with her new outfit. Any suggestions on what to make her?????

Saturday, February 10, 2007

We got a dog today





Today we brought a dog home. We named her Lexie. On the way home from getting Lexie we stopped by Petco and got her food , collar and toys of course. However after only having her for a couple of hours we took her to the vet to get checked out cause she was wheezing and not moving around like a puppy should. They gave her antibiotics and pills for worm medicine just in case she night have worms. Plus she was on a IV because she was dehydrated. After the medicine she was pretty tired and slept for a couple of hours within 3 hours she was playing around, eating and drinking on her own. The picture with the blue blanket is what she looked like before the vet visit and then two pictures while we were at the vets, and one picture of how she was playing with her new toy.... a really big difference.....




Thursday, March 22, 2007

One year today

Today marks our on year anniversary that our paperwork has been logged into China. It is hard to believe that a year has gone by, and over two years since we decided to adopt. We thought this was going to be a short wait until we got a referral and now possibly waiting until next year before we get to see our little girls face for the first time. Lets just hope that this year goes by just as fast. The next batch of referrals should be coming out pretty soon, and I know that November is a hug month for log in dates. I just hope China surprises us all and gives out babies for several log in dates. My fingers are crossed.

Saturday, March 10, 2007

Don and I

Someone has asked me If i would post a picture of Don and I on the site. So one will be posted shortly. If anyone else would like to know something or see something that I have not posted please ask and I will try to put it on. thanks Dorrine

Thursday, March 8, 2007

referrals are out

starting March 5th people started getting referrals. Here is the information that I received.

The CCAA has finished the review of the adoption application documents registered with our office before March 31, 2006.
The CCAA has finished the placement of children for the families whose adoption application documents were registered with our office before October 24, 2005.


So this month they only gave referrals out to 11 days. Probley because to the Chinese New YEar. SO I hope that next month will be a big referral days.