Rumors about referrals

Rumors about referrals are that they are not sending out referrals till July. That the referrals for the end of May that came out were for May and June. So it is possible that we could get our referral in July, My fingers are crossed. This weekend I am finishing up on Makyala's room. So when I am done I will post pictures.

Referrals Are in

Referrals are arriving today and the CCAA (China Affairs) has given out referrals whose log in date is through March 14th, 2006. We are logged in March 22nd. Very close indeed.

No referrals in May

For the month of May there were no referrals given out. Rumor has it that the China Affairs (CCAA) did not give out referrals due to the swine flu. I am hoping that in June that CCAA will give out referrals for May and June. So I am hoping and crossing my fingers that in June that a package is due our way.

Referrals

Last month referrals were given out through March 8th, 2006. For the month of May there are rumors that the CCAA will wait for referrals until they know more about the Swine Flu.

Referrals are near

It is that time again for referrals to arrive and every month we get a little closer but very slow. China has given out referrals up to March 6th and rumors for this month is that China is going to give out referrals up to March 8th. Only 13 more days of log in dates before ours. In that time frame of 13 days there is two weekends so that only leaves only 9 days of log in dates before ours. My estimate for a referral is June or July with a travel time 5 weeks later. I am hoping for June , But only time will tell. June would be a great time Don will be done with school and we will still be able to attend the family reunion in Aug. ( Swartout side). SO much needs to be done before we go. Don and I went last Sunday to register for gifts. It was hard to find enough to put on the register. I bought to much in the 3 years that we were waiting. So we are registered at Target and Walmart. This weekend I am going to get Makyala's referral package together. I know you are wondering what package. In the past several years when people get a referral they mail their child a care package. Which includes a picture album of the family, and stuff that your child's orphanage can give her till you are able to care for her yourself. I want the package to be ready and packed so when we get our referral I can mail it out the same day or the day after. The picture album I am hoping that she will look at and recognize us so it will not be to dramatic to have complete strangers all of a sudden taking care of her. What ever I can do the make the transfer of care givers easier for her the better the easier the bonding process will be. This little girl is coming from on county that speaks Chinese to the USA that speaks English. I can't even imagine how scary that is going to be for her not being able to understand what we want and for us to know what she wants.

update and info

So sorry for the delay. I have been so busy with my dad and the benefit that I have not updated as much as I should.

News: the beneift is over and we had a great turn out for it, We raised our goal amount and donations are still coming in. Again if anyone would like updates on how my dad is doing please visit GilKeene.blog spot.com for updates. I hope that my mom is doing updates I have not checked lately. My dad is doing great. He is walking with help and every once in a while he will say a word or two. He says Dorrine all the time. My mom and dad are still staying with Don and I until the wheel chair ramp can be built. The snow is almost melted so mom is working on that.

The delay in info posted is due to The benefit and dad and work.....Only 24 hours in a day and I really could use 28 hours. Now that the benefit is over that is one less thing that I have to worry about. Now my schedule is a little less. During the day I take care of dad and then work in the afternoon. Before I worked on the benefit stuff after work till bed, but now I can use that time to catch up on adoption stuff and spend time with Don.

The adoption wait is very close to a referral . They have given out babies through March 6th 2006 and we are logged in March 22, 2006. Minus the weekends and that is only 13 log in dates before ours.

If you are not informed on how the log in dates work please refer to the right hand side of the blog on info.

At the benefit (I / We ) bought a dresser that someone donated that was used. Actually Don went to the bathroom and he came out and wow we bought a dresser. As many of you know I am on a spending freeze for Makayla. So now I have this dresser that I am going to paint pink with green and blue polka dots to match her room. If you would like to see pictures of her room please scroll down this page or on the right hand side of the blog is a link to Makaylas room. Don says that the dresser is going to be to big for her room and the pink will be to much, but I think with the attached mirror that it will make the room look bigger, and if it does not turn out that I can just put the first dresser back in.

Back to the spending freeze Don has set me on. I keep telling Don and I have to get stuff like Diaper Rash cream in the states vs China, this is due to I can not read Chinese. I think it is diaper cream and we buy it in China and it is actually baby shampoo!!!!! Right!!!!!

So this leads me to a new pole. Should Dorrine be on a spending spree this close to a referral?????PLease vote!!!!

No posts lately

Sorry for not posting in the last couple of months. Things have been just crazy here. On December 1st, 2008 my dad Gil had a massive stoke at the age of 56. To read about it please visit his blog that the family has set up for updates. the site address is Gilkeene.blogspot.com

Dorrine