Congrats!!

Congratulations on your latest list #! (It's about darn time you inquired, sheeesh)

Ugh...did some projects, back breaking projects in my house..now I'm in agony. Time to rest before the nasty weather storms hit this area.

All the best..

Nicholas' Mommy..xo

Hello. A fellow CHI'r gave me a great site to save up points and easy to redeem them for merchandise. Thanks "TAB"...Anyone interested, let me know, I can send you an invitation. http://www.mypoints.com/

Other than that, business as usual at work. Getting my thoughts together to send my letters out, to the powers-that-be. Gathering books and other little items for Nicholas. I may be a good ways away from bringing him home...but I still can't push aside this tremendous feeling of...'nesting'????!!!! So, perhaps this is a good thing, right?

Anyhooooooo...I'm going to watch some tv.

Goodnight Nicholas and everyone else.

My newest favorite tv show!

John & Kate, Plus 8

Memorial

Wishing everyone a wonderful, SAFE Memorial Weekend. Fly your flags, grill your dogs (not the hairy ones, yikes) and toast (soda is fine) our children, whether by our sides or in our hearts! I am heading to PA this weekend. I hope to find a few yards sales, also planning on the beginnings of 'stockpiling' as a fellow CHI'n suggested!! I must remember to buy a few containers to store Nicholas' things in, since he doesn't have a room allocated as yet.

Be safe all!

Mommy loves you Nicholas....

Hump Day!

For those of you who are not familiar with that term. It means it's WEDNESDAY!! Mid-week, closer to the weekend. And this being a long weekend too! Ah...more time to shop, for what I call, 'small things'!! It's amazing how my Mom, Nicholas' Grandma-to-be knows that phrase now too. Hm, could it be that I say it nearly weekly while out running errands?! Must be. Oh well, time for work now, yuck. Yuck yes, but thankful to have a job. Until next time, be safe all and Nicholas...HI YA! Love, Mommy

Maritime Charges...

Well, I tried reaching my Mom and Aunt just now and would you believe it....no answer in the cabin! Just my luck, right? I figured I'd catch them before dinner but...they must already be seated at the 'one armed-bandits' lol

Hopefully, they are safe and enjoying themselves, big time.

Who wants to 'guess-timate' what a, less than 2 minute charge, will be? Well the last time I tried reaching my Mom and Step Father, it took a few attemps and that cost 150.00. I really didn't care. I thought it was 'kewl' to call, ship - to - shore. I felt as if I was a part of the LOVE BOAT!!

Anyhoo....have a great one.

Love You Nicholas, Mommy.

Sun and Ocean breezes...

That's what my Mom and aunt will be experiencing, as soon as their ships leaves the dock..actually in about 20 mins!! How I wish I was there but...August will be here, soon enough. My Mother most certainly deserves this and then some. Once I bring Nicholas home...I have some serious shoes to fill. I'll just start out, trying my own on at first.

Well.....have a drink on me Mom and Liz....rack in that cash in those casinos.

Happy Armed Forces Day!!

Have a great day all.....

Nicholas, Mommy loves ya!

Happy Sailing Mom & Liz!

Tomorrow my Mom and Aunt Liz set sail on Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas bound for Bermuda! Have a great time!!!

One day I will be taking Nicholas on a cruise. I forget which cruise line has a special childrens beach/pool. It looks so nice. Even the chairs/furniture are 'kids size'.

Oh well, time for get ready for work. Have a great day/weekend all....

Nicholas, Mommy loves you....

I am smiling

..a big old cheesy smile too! :o)

Just a few thoughts of mine...

Never Surrender! I have great concern but what I also have is...PEACE. I suppose it's all for a good reason?!? If I give up on this dream, what's left? What's left is...Nicholas. He may not even be a thought to his birth parents as yet....but he's living in my heart, every day. I daydream of the things we'll experience together and then think of those things his first-parents won't. I know in my heart that it's all for the best, I hope in their hearts they'll know this too. (I guess today I am feeling wishy-washy??)

OH, I received a package from my kooky friend ANDREA today...let's open it and see what it is...(I feel like this is a scene from Mr. Rogers Neighborhood) OK LARGE envelope, light-weight.

AWWWWWWWWW Aunty Andrea bought Nicholas a sippy cup and bib from ATLANTIS in the Bahamas! Yeah girl, great stuff. Aww, I cannot wait until he get's to wear/use them!! See what I just said earlier in this post.....this could be a sign everyone. I'm not giving up!

Nicholas, wipe that nose, Mommy's watching....

Love Mommy.

(Thank you Aunt Andrea, you're the best) ..

And, listen to "In My Daughter's Eyes" by Martina McBride

One step in the right direction...more to be done.

Viet Nam

Update: May 10, 2008

Ethica would like to extend its appreciation to all who have participated in our Vietnam Campaign!We are pleased to share that, to date, the first two requests on our Vietnam campaign have been heard and acted upon:*The State Department has confirmed that it will continue efforts to reach a new MOA with Vietnam that will allow ethical Vietnamese adoptions to continue. *The State Department has also informed us that they are working closely with individual U.S. state licensing authorities and sharing information on adoption practices, and on specific adoption service providers, in order to combat irregularities in the intercountry adoption process.Thanks for your assistance in this effort. Much remains to be done. If you have not yet participated, please do so today!

Mother's Day!!!

For now, this is what my Mother's Day entails...lol

Happy Mother's Day to All...

Wishing everyone a wonderful, restful and most of all, peaceful Mother's Day! Nicholas, I love you.

Concert Time..

My Mom and I took my Aunt to see "JULIO" last night, for her birthday. Although most songs he sang in Spanish and one or two in Italian..I was lost but...you didn't have to 'understand' the words in order 'to feel' the passion. Not bad for an old goat (Him not me)

Ok time for work...

Have a safe day all...Nicholas, hold on tight, Love Mommy

Ah.......

My friend Andreaaaaaaaaaaa is back from Atlantis. I really missed chatting with her while she was gone, getting sunburned and speedo watching! Welcome back...xoxo Girlie. Nicholas, you have a super Auntie waiting for you to get here. Love, Mommy

TGIF

Yes, thank God it's Friday. Made it yet another work week. Between the stress with work and the uncertainty of Vietnam/US Gov'ts.....I thought I'd go batty this week! :-) But, I made it, just like all of you guys too. I even managed to smile and hopefully, make others as well. AND...I didn't even have to grease any palms to get a smile from them...progress B A B Y!! Anyone with any exciting plans this weekend? I'm thinking about going to PetsMart...What, that's NOT exciting...oye, I've been so misled. he he he. Wishing everyone a great weekend...Keep in touch. Nicholas...I haven't mentioned you in my last few posts, and shame on me. Please forgive me. I have never stopped thinking of you and wondering when you'll be home with me. Love Mommy. In case anyone was wondering, that's a drawing of a Mommy kissing her little baby boy.

Help..

I am open to suggestions on how to deal with all that is/isn't going on with our Vietnam adoptions. Has anyone BTDT with the last disruption? HELP, I need somebody, help!!