Our Secret Pal sent us these two books, they are awesome. "Moonbeams, Dumplings and Dragon Boats" covers all of the Chinese Holidays with recipes and activities that we can do with Jade. "Chinese Children's Favorite Stories" is just that! I'm sure we will have many hours of "read it again" with Jade.I'm in the process of pulling together the next baby update, so it should hit your mail boxes soon! The China Center for Adoption Affairs has matched children with Dossiers that were logged in through May 13 (we were logged in August 30) and they have completed review of all Dossiers submitted in June. So, the remainder of May Dossiers and June will be matched within the next month or two.
What does that mean to us? Well, CCAA is currently reviewing July Dossiers and should be done by the end of Feb., then August Dossiers go into the "review" room which is the final phase before we get our referral. I'm still thinking we will get our referral in May, just like Jade told me in my dream!
Chinese New Year is this Sunday (it's the year of the Dog). This is the most important holiday of the year. It heralds the coming of Spring and the reunion of the family. You are supposed to welcome the new year with a "clean slate" which includes paying up debts, cleaning your house and making your kitchen God happy, cuz this is the time of year he visits the Jade Emperor, ruler of the world, and files his report on how well you and your family behaved. So watch out Paulie, you'd better be on good behavior!
Happy New Year everyone!!!
Love ya!
