Saturday, overcast and 51

That's about all of the exciting news I have to share. I'm feeling pretty tired today, weather related? Hmm, who knows. I think I'll take a widdle bittie nappie.

Ciao'y for now'y.

Momm'y

Treasure Chest of goodies.

Well, as I mentioned in my last post, I traveled to our place in PA, to rest (ha), shop (yep) and take inventory of all that Nicholas' has been given, since this process has began and photograph those items.......well, I'm 3 for 4. I didn't take any pictures of Nicholas' things. Why? I don't know. But the time I remembered the camera, I realized that I hadn't charged the batteries and I just said..ok, next time! But inventory was taken (to be added at a later date)...

Well, I'm off to bed now, not feeling well at allllll.

I love the thought of my son-to-be, Nicholas.

I can FEEL the Mommy role approaching....

Heading to the country! Pennsylvania that is..

After work tomorrow, 'Grandma' & I am heading to PA for the weekend. It'll be a weekend of eating, sleeping, eating, napping and oooh yeah, going through ALL of Nicholas' things!! I plan on emptying all of the boxes and sorting/catagorizing everything to see what I still need (if anything..lol) I am actually pretty excited about this. I know, before I know it, all of the baby clothes-folding fad will be behind me. But, for now, I'm l-o-v-i-n-g it. I also plan on taking pictures and making a 'log' too. Notice I have a lot of 'plans'? It brings me to a saying I say often: We make plans; and God laughs.

I'll keep ya posted.

Ciao and have a great weekend all.

This, is a good thing!!

Dear Georgeanne,I wanted to let you know that it has been confirmed that JCICS will be hosting a 9-member delegation from Vientam from March 24th through April 2nd. The delegation, led by Vice-Minister of Justice Dinh Trung Tung, will attend the JCICS conference and Institutes, meet with adoptive families and participate in a planned series of meetings with leaders in the U.S. child welfare and government agencies.With a goal of advancing the relationship and understanding between the peoples and governments of the US and Vietnam, this visit will include an exchange of information on the Hague Convention and child protections along with discussions on key elements of and opportunities for an interim agreement.The delegation will arrive in the US on March 23rd and spend a few days in San Francisco before going to Indianapolis, IN for the conference. After the conference, they will fly to Washington DC on March 30th and spend several days there before returning to Vietnam.The goal of JCICS is to provide a social forum where adoptive families can offer their important perspectives, discuss the challenges unique to adoptive families and demonstrate the positive impact of intercountry adoption. The details and schedule of the social forums have not been fully developed but they will occur in Indianapolis IN and Washington DC. Once we receive the date and times we will forward to all adoptive families in case you are interested in attending one of these forums. It will be important for the delegation to hear from you, the adoptive family on how this is impacting each of you.I feel this is a very positive step towards a new agreement being reached. However, I still warn you not to get your hopes up that the delegation will return to Vietnam and sign an agreement with the US. However, this is a very important step towards that goal.As soon as I receive more information on the forums I will pass it along to everyone.

Take care Nicky

Cyber Shower Gift Exchange..

Well, last night I received my 'cyber-shower' gift from Diana! I love it... It's a book entitled: When You Were Born in Vietman: A Memory Book for Children Adopted from Vietnam!

Thank you Diana, I appreciate it. Nicholas has sooo many books to read and this one looks like a great addition!

Nicholas, Mommy lovessssss you.

Ouchie..

My Mom was hurt pretty bad last night trying to open a new collar for Taco, her fiesty Chihuahua. Unfortunately, the scissors she was using, to release the collar from it's packaging, slipped and went right into the hand. (the meaty part under the thumb)...ugh, so much blood. I felt so bad, because she was in a lot of pain. When her and my Stepfather returned from the Emergency Room, she was in possession of twenty five (25) stitches. Thankfully, she's okay. Just really tired from the stress of it all....On a lighter note: today gave us 6+ inches of beautiful snow and my job (NYPD) let us go a couple of hours earlier...yippeeeeee