What's a girl to do?

Well, this is the highlight night of my week .... typically .... HOWEVER, Grey's is a repeat AND there is no ER for tonight!!!! So, what's a girl to do .... add some useless information to the blog I guess (since there is nothing happening currently on our 'quest'). So let me divulge my humiliating moment of the week .....
This is one of my favourite times of the year - Roll up the Rim! I love it! I never win more than a cookie and only if I'm really lucky, but I am suckered into the drama and head to the drive thru EVERY day now. Let me point out that I CAN walk the 400 metres to work, but choose to drive as it allows for a Tim's run. Anyway, after placing my order I inched up to the recycle bin to dispose of an empty water bottle. Welllll, I am having a little trouble with my arm/shoulder at the moment and as I went to make the drop, I missed and the bottled rolled down into the drive, I assumed under my truck. I was frozen for a second, wondering what to do. I may have made the wrong decision to drive forward 'cause the lady behind me drove up, got out of her car and took care of my bottle .... I was humiliated!!!! (I know what you're saying...may have?) I would have paid for her coffee as a gesture, BUT I hadn't brought any extra money with me! So there you have it ... hanging my head pretty low!

Meeting Families in China

This could be us in about 4 months .... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yHTaxn_aDM.
Don't know if this will work as a link, but if it does ... you might need some kleenex! Okay, it
doesn't work as a link BUT ... you can put the address in and get there ........... DO IT!!!!!

The name ...

Oddly enough, for the first time since I decided on the name, I came across the name Cadence twice yesterday ... on another blog and while watching Supernanny.
I even managed to navigate the World Wide Web and find the name Cadence in chinese characters ... am I becoming a technical genius or what!? Hmmm ... let's reserve judgement on that until we see if it actually shows up on the post!

For the many years Sean and I were on the 'quest' to parenthood, I had the name MacKendra in mind for a girl (a name I believed I created myself ... anyone know any different?) and Kristian for a boy. Then I saw some 'show' where I heard the name Cadence and was immediately drawn to it. I consider it unique, strong, not too 'girly' and simply perfect for us! One of the definitions has to do with 'rhythm', which a child will certainly add to our lives AND unknown to me, apparently a cadence is the series of numbers football players call before the 'down hup' ... anyone who knows Sean ... well, end of story! So, that will be the name ... unless of course, she turns out to be an Ethan Edward!

Porketta Bingo

Porketta Bingo - a game which resembles bingo in which players win ............. PORK!

I took my friend up north for a 'girls weekend' (perhaps the last one in a while!) where we enjoyed a variety of foods and drinks.
And yes ... even an afternoon of Porketta Bingo!

This is NOT Brokeback!

Thought you might enjoy some shots of our Ladies Ski Day ... yes ... SKI day (Check out the background in the mechanical bull shots). Gonna have to get a sitter this time next year ... yeeeeeehaaaaaw!

Too Quiet

Usually by this time each month, rumours are running rampant ... when will the referrals be mailed/arrive, what will the cut off be ... but this month ... NOTHING!!! While the people of China celebrate and ring in the new year, us waiting parents are left hanging, wondering anxiously ... WHEN WILL WE GET OUR BABY???? I have tried to keep myself occupied ... physically and mentally ... in an attempt to keep from dwelling on the unknowns but it is getting a little harder each day to tell you the honest truth. I think I have been more than patient and frankly, the closer we get the more anxious and unsettled I become. As each month passes, I'm reminded ... you'll have a better idea by next month ... well THIS IS the next month. I can only hope, like many others, that the CCAA is going to send out a large batch EARLY in March. If so ... we could have our referral by end of March or early April ....... guess I'll have a better idea by NEXT month!

Was there ever any doubt?

Back in December, many were lamenting over the lack of snow and mild temperatures. People ... we live in Canada ... was there ever any doubt?