China rumors

There is a rumor out in Cyber land that the CCAA ( China affairs) is going to raise the orphanage donation from $ 3,000 to $ 4,000 and some may charge $ 5,000. More money and a longer wait hmmmm......doesn't seem fair. We will have to wait and see. This adoption is getting more and more costly. We have to redo out federal clearance ( finger prints ) over and that is about $ 1,000. People get there finger prints done for free everyday, however we have to pay!!!!!!!! Mom suggested we rob a bank and both problems solved, we will have more than enough money and our finger prints will be taken. lol just kidding!!!we are not going to rob a bank!!!!! . One good thing about the wait is that it has given us enough time to plan head for extra expenses.

Rumors are already starting

There are already rumors floating around on how far CCAA ( china affairs) is going to get with referrals for Aug.... Rumor has it that they are going to finish up with November 2005. That would be great!!!!!!!.
Oh course we hear rumors every month, so don't hold your breathe.

Dorrine

New Pole

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pole results

Pole started Sept 22, 2007
Pole ended: July 11th, 2008
total # of votes 16
Which parent do you think will be more strict?
Donald 7 votes
Dorrine 0 votes
Both will let Makayla run wild 3 votes
Makayla will call the shots 6 votes


Pole results:
Started: July 16th 2006 Ended: Sept 22, 2007
Total number of Votes: 20

Who do you think will spoil Makayla more

Donald ( daddy)................. 3 votes........15%
Dorrine ( mommy) ............7 votes.........35%
Karey and Les....................3 votes.........15%
(Donalds mom and dad)
Gil and Sue.........................2 votes.........10%
(Dorrines mom and dad)
Nancy.................................2 votes.........10%
Gail......................................0 votes........0%
Scott and Steph.................0 votes........0%
Other..................................3 votes........15%






Pole Results:
Started: May 23rd, 2007 Ended: July 16th , 2007
Total Number of Votes: 18

What do you think we should have as Makaylas middle name?

Name........... Number of votes ...Percent
Susan....... .....................2........11%
Janet............................. 2 .......11%
Jean ..............................0 ........0%
Her chinese Name .....12....... 67%
Daphine........................ 2 .......11%
Other............................ 0....... 0%

Don and I talked about having her middle name be her chinese name. We just have to get a referral to find out what it is!!!!!!!



Pole Results:
Started: April 23rd, 2007 Ended: May 23rd, 2007
Total Number of Votes: 11

Do you think we should quit buying for Makayla?


..............................................Number of votes...... Percent
Yes.......................................................... 4......... 36%
no ............................................................4......... 36%
Why not if it helps pass the time........ 3 .........27%


Pole Results:
Started: March 23rd, 2007 Ended: April 23rd , 2007
Total Number of Votes: 17

When do you think we will get Makayla?

Month........ Number of votes .....Percent
June..................... 0........................ 0%
July...................... 0........................ 0%
Aug....................... 3 .......................18%
Sept. .....................0....................... 0%
Oct........................ 0 .......................0%
Nov. ......................3 .......................18%
Dec. .......................4 .......................24%
Jan 2008 ..............3........................18%
Feb 2008 .............4 ........................24%
March 2008..........0....................... 0%

New pole Idea

I need a new pole idea!!!!! Any ideas out there? If so please post at the bottom of this message. thanks. Dorrine

July Referrals are in

July referrals are mailed out and China Affairs CCAA gave out referrals through Nov 14th, 2005. Only 7 days of referrals again. Just to update you on my predictions they are listed below:
This is my prediction on how referrals are going to go in the future. We will have to see in the near future how accurate it is.
This is where we are at now. ccaa( China affairs) has given out referrals through Nov 14 th 2005. We are logged in on March 22, 2006. That means that there are almost 4 months of referrals ahead of us before we get a picture and information about our little girl. Usually referrals comes out from the 1st through the 10th of each month. I heard that the month of November is a heavy month for referral log ins. Then DEC and Jan is medium and then Feb is very light. March is light during the beginning of the month then gets heavy towards the end of the month.

A little reminder for those that are new if you are wondering what referrals mean please read the information on the right side of the page in posts and read sections " WHy is it taking so long to get Makayla" and "Referrals"


Good case scenario

June log in dates through Nov 16th 2005
Referrals for June only got to nov 07, 2005
July log in dates through Dec 3 th 2005
Referrals for July only got to Nov 14th, 2005
Aug log in dates through Dec 25th 2006
Sept log in dates through Jan 4th 2007
October log in dates through Jan 23rd 2006
Nov log in dates through Feb 24th 2006
Dec log in dates through March 10th 2006
Jan 2007 log in dates through March 25th , 2006
We travel late Feb early March 2007


Bad case scenario

June log in dates through Nov 10th 2005
Worse than expected June referrals only got to Nov 7, 2005
July log in dates through Nov 23rd 2005
Worse than expected June referrals only got to Nov 14th, 2005
Aug log in dates through Dec 3 rd 2005
Sept log in dates through Dec 21st 2006
Oct log in dates through Jan 5th 2006
Nov log in dates through Jan 21th 2006
Dec log in dates through Feb 5th 2006
Jan 2007 log in dates through Feb 28th 2006
Feb 2007 log in dates through March 12th 2006
March 2007 long in dates through March 23rd 2006
We travel 5 weeks later

Rumor has it that for the remainder for 2007 CCAA ( China affairs ) is only giving out referrals for a week per month. Then starting in January 2008 CCAA will go back to referrals for two weeks per month. We will have to wait and see if this rumor is true.

The web site for CCAA ( china affairs) has been updated here is the updated information:

The CCAA has finished the review of the adoption application documents registered with our office before May 31, 2006. The CCAA has finished the placement of children for the families whose adoption application documents were registered with our office before November 14, 2005.