Well, I received an email from the agency we’ve selected today. I had sent an inquiry about all the rumors I’d heard regarding new requirements established by the Chinese government. We were concerned that we wouldn’t meet a few of them. And we were right. The net worth requirement is a bit out of our [...]
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New criteria = more waiting
Posted in China on February 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
More waiting
Posted in China on January 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
DH and I have been waiting to apply until we have some additional information, but we’d hoped to be able to do so soon. I’ve just read through the new guidelines established by the Chinese government and it looks like we’ll have to wait until at least March now after we’ve been married for 2 [...]
Phew!
Posted in China on November 14, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been holed up trying to get my last book finished so I can turn it into my agent before the holidays, needless to say we haven’t made any headway on anything else. Which includes the house, that now is badly in need of a good scrubing. DH and I are trying to decide who [...]
How could we not choose China?
Posted in China on November 8, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I found this video yesterday and it’s so moving. Grab some tissue before you try to watch it. Adoption1 Uploaded by ludo And if anyone knows the song played on that video, please let me know.
China’s Lost Girls
Posted in China on November 7, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve mentioned this once before on here, but I thought I would give a brief overview for anyone who hasn’t seen or heard of it and is interested in adoption in China. It’s an hour-long documentary done by the National Geographic and hosted by Lisa Ling and it goes into China’s one-child policy and all [...]
Lingering thoughts
Posted in China on November 5, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I can’t stop thinking about something one of the father’s told us yesterday at the meeting. Somebody asked about what happens to the children if they’re not adopted. The father explained that the orphans who are not adopted are released from the orphanages at the age of 15, not only do they not have a [...]
Adoption meeting
Posted in China on November 4, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
This morning we attended our first adoption meeting and if we had had any last minutes concerns or questions, they certainly would have been resolved. We didn’t receive a ton of new information, but only because we’d already viewed the DVD’s that they showed. But meeting the families who’ve completed this journey as well as [...]
Questions and concerns
Posted in China on November 2, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
So I guess I do have some questions afterall and perhaps there will be a platform at the meeting for me to ask them. So far I’ve read requirements that China has and then I’ve seen rumors of what they have issues with. It’s hard to know what is true among them. Finances, what I’ve [...]
Let the learning begin
Posted in China on November 1, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Today I was at the bookstore to pick up a friend’s latest release and was thrilled to also pick up a copy of Karin Evans’ The Lost Daughters of China. DH and I had originally planned on ordering this book off of Amazon, but now we won’t have to pay shipping. I can’t wait to [...]
Happy Halloween
Posted in China, Hodge-Podge on October 31, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
This is one of my most favorite days of the year. DH and I won’t be dressing up nor will we be going anywhere. But I’ve got my candy ready and my decorations out. Now I just have to wait for that first DING-DONG sound of the doorbell. Ghouls, Superman, princesses, cowboys, witches, lions, cats [...]
