April 2006
Update
April of 2005 was a thrilling month
for our family! Rob was about to graduate from St. Louis
University with his Ph.D. in philosophy, and he was hired to
teach at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, MN.
This job offered a salary higher than we expected for his first
year out of school. As soon as we realized the numbers, we both
decided it was the perfect time to bring another child home from
China and complete our family. We always knew we wanted two
daughters, but we thought we would have to wait a little longer
to begin the process for a second time. To say we were thrilled
with how things turned out would be a vast understatement!
In June, I, Susan, drove with my Mom and Zoe up to Marshall. In
a whirlwind two days, I looked at every single house in our
price range, found the house of our dreams, and made an offer.
After some negotiations, the offer was accepted and we were on
the road to being homeowners. Too exciting!
In August, we packed everything up and moved. Thanks to Rob’s
hard work, we were completely unpacked and moved in within a
week. You should have seen the pile of garbage that had to be
picked up that first Monday morning (garbage day)!
The neighborhood we live in is wonderful! When the weather is
nice, the children gather on one of our neighbor’s driveways and
play together for hours! There are many young children up and
down the street, and we walk everywhere in town. There are
several local parks as well as a number of other adoptive
families with whom we have become friends. Small town living is
comfortable; although, we do sometimes miss the variety of
activities you find in a larger city. The good news is there is
a Super Walmart, and Starbucks just came to town. Woohoo!!!
Our paper chase took longer than we originally planned. Because
of a few hiccups and a really long wait for one particular
document from the government, we were not actually logged into
China Center for Adoption Affairs until February 17, 2006. The
timeline for a referral is really unpredictable right now. My
guess is that we will get a referral and travel some time next
winter, but you’ll have to check back to see if that is how
things actually pan out. We will post updates on our wait
monthly at this website, so please visit again! It should be an
exciting ride!
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Going shopping.
Our goofy girl!
Having a tea party.
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