Well to my surprise, we received a thunderstorm and a bunch of rain last night. It was nice, but all the watering I did was not necessary! I can't complain though our lake sure needed it. After only about three hours of sleep last night, I am exhausted!

It's the middle of summer. We just finished our ninth day of over 100 degree weather. We are so ready for it to cool off. I have been watering my plants and yard for the past five hours and am just about done! This year I planted my first garden. I am so excited to see how it turns out. I also have a strawberry patch that will be full of strawberries at some point. Which leads me on to this next thing.

Upon going through some boxes of clothing that I have been storing for Ally, I found a cute strawberry dress and bow that I had specially made to match the dress. I so can't wait to put this outfit on her and take a picture of her in the strawberry patch. I then can take the picture and put it in the teddy bear with strawberries photo frame that my secret buddy got me.

I have some of the best LID buddies and Secret Buddy that anyone could possibly ask for. My buddies send gifts every month based on a monthly theme. I have received so many different outfits and such that Ally will never run out of clothing.

In fact, when we get our referral, a babyshower will not be necessary. Only a diaper drive will be needed! I guess maybe this wait is for the better. In the meantime, I have time to collect things for her, thus making it cheaper when we bring her home!

Our LID is February 6, 2007. We still probably have well over a year before we will get our referral for her. As you all know we have been on this journey now for three years. As long as we stick with our program, we are promised that we will receive a baby!

Many of my adoption friends have given up on the wait and went for special needs babies. They have all received referrals and have traveled or are traveling very soon. I wish them all lots of good things and congratulate them very much. These little girls are so precious and very lucky to have great parents want to take them in and raise them despite their health issues!

I would love to hear from you if you happen to read this. I know I haven't posted in awhile!

I'm in the middle of working on a bunch of hats that I am embroidering! These have been sitting around for awhile and should have already been done. So finally, I feel like messing with them! Yeah.

I hope you all that are waiting for a referral are hanging in there! God only knows we have been waiting long enough. As I have been telling everyone, Allison is going to be the best dressed little one for awhile. My secret buddy has went way overboard with what she sends me every month. I love her to death!

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It is almost here Memorial Day weekend! The weather is beautiful and the rain is finally drying up! We are going camping with our camper north of here about an hour. Tom is taking it up a day early to make sure we have a site to camp. The kids will be playing on the ski doo's and having lots of fun. There friends are supposed to go, so that should make it a little easier for us to keep them busy. I will post pics when we get back.

The day just got better with Great Wall recieving eighteen referrals finally today! I really hope that the next referrals speed up. I mean it is taking forever to get through the month of March. I am hoping to bring Ally home this next late summer. Please pray for our family!

Kyle is so handsome! Sorry I have to brag. He is a good pitcher, catcher, and plays shortstop. He is playing for the Detroit Tigers baseball team this year. His papa would be so proud of him. We miss him very much and think of him at all the baseball games! God Bless.

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