Four Forever

A momentous meeting!

2007-08-16T13:33:00.000+01:00

Last week we met up with our friend K, who recently brought her daughter home. It was lovely to see them together.

We had a great day. I was very privileged to have a quick cuddle! Thank you K.

Boys will be boys..

2007-08-07T07:55:00.001+01:00

We recently bought a trampoline! It took M & I all morning & most of the afternoon to build it.

Then look what happened, our boy was more interested in playing with the box! He rushed in to the house, grapped his toy hammer & saw, and proceeded to destroy the box.

It didn't take him long to get the hang of it though.

Rosie's Peace blog

2007-08-07T07:32:00.001+01:00

Rosie has started a peace blog -'I have an idea.What if we could send a message of Peace to every blog in the world.We could pass the dove on to every one we know who has a blog and pass it on! it started small and grew so tall and spread its wings to capture all" Send Peace .

Rosie has a blog for our Peace Dove its http://wwwsendadoveofpeace.blogspot.com/ copy and paste the details and please put on your site and link back to the Dove of Peace blog.

Referrals!

2007-08-06T21:02:00.001+01:00

The CCAA sent out referrals on friday.
It seem that there are 19 babies coming to the UK, including a set of twins & 2 boys.
Hearing this news gives us hope that we will get there in the end.

A New Job, hurrah!

2007-08-06T20:45:00.000+01:00

M was offered the job in London, he was also offered a job nearer home.

So guess which one he took? Its been a huge relief to the both of us.

We are still sad that we won't be moving to China, we had so many plans, but we are moving on. We had a great trip to Suzhou & Shanghai & T saw thing most 5 year old won't even dream about.

Janet posted about the Olympic Friendlies (mascots) which reminded me of the ones T was presented with in Shanghai. In the picture is Charlie who we met out there, we plan to stay in touch. T & him beame great friends. Charlie showed us all round Shanhai & carried that big box arround all day! What a star.

Catching Up

2007-08-06T20:36:00.000+01:00

I haven't posted for a time, the weather has been great so we have been out & about.

M & I have been to London. M had an interview, so we decided to make a trip of it.

As we both lived in London in previous lives- younger & single. It was nice to revisit some old haunts. We also saw a show -We Will Rock You. I'm would class myself a fan of Queens music, but I kn0w most of the songs. It was nice to escape for a while.

China Girl part 2

2007-07-23T15:15:00.000+01:00

China Girl part 2, was on BBC Radio 4 at 11-11.30 am
If you haven't listened to it you should. This week it followed
3 families as they met their daughters. It was very emotive
& a wonderful positive representation of intercountry adoption.

Rumours

2007-07-22T21:23:00.000+01:00

Its that time again when we are waiting for the CCAA to send out referals, soon we will all be checking out the CCAA & RQ sites. Its always a rollercoaster ride, up go everyones spirits, then down they fall. This month there were rumours that maybe, just maybe the end of november would be in. RQ is now mentioning referrals up to 21/11.
How I long to see the end of November 05!

Water water everywhere

2007-07-22T21:01:00.000+01:00

It's still raining. When T woke up he said 'mum it really is morning, its not dark, its raining again, where has the sun gone?'

It seems that the main topic of conversation is the weather. How typically British. Worcestershire, Hereford & Gloucester have been badly affected. Oxford is expecting it next. It seems that the rain is running from the Welsh hills into the borders.

It's not funny anymore.

RAF and Coastguard helicopters have winched more than 100 people to safety and others have been rescued by lifeboat crews. It's all very sureal.
Our friends have family affected, the water is just inches from their doorstep, the garden is flooded & they've seen the fish from their garden pond making a bid for freedoom down the street.

China Girl

2007-07-16T11:37:00.000+01:00

I've just listened to 'China Girl' on BBC radio 4. It was presented by Emily Buchanan, who wrote
'From China With Love', so she's the right person for the job.
Part one covered the home study, it featured some friends of ours, who told of being turned down by panel & their successful IRM appeal - very moving. Next week follows our friend K after her referal.
You can listen agin here; http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/chinagirl/pip/setfg/

There is also a report of a British couple, who having brought their daughter home discovered she was a twin.

Its Raining Again

2007-07-15T19:12:00.000+01:00

Today is St. Swithins Day

There is a superstition that if it rains today then it will rain for the next 40 days!

What's it been doing already?

'St. Swithins day if thou dos't rain

For forty day it will rain

St. Swithins day if thou be fair

For forty days 'twill rain nae more'

Come on St. Swithin, give us a break.

School finishes at the end of the week, the children are going stir crazy, we live near some great beaches & we want some sun please.

Seven months !

2007-07-12T10:34:00.000+01:00

Its been seven months since our documents were 'logged in by the CCAA'
When we started this adoption the time from LID to referral was 8-9 months, so we would have thought that we would be close to meeting her. However the 'wait' is now approaching 2 years and climbing. We hope that the speed up in the review room in a good omen.

I'm glad about that!

2007-07-10T09:23:00.001+01:00

You Should Travel to China

China can satisfy your craving for many travel opportunities in one trip.
You can hang out in modern Shanghai, walk along the great wall, or visit sacred mountains.

What Asian Country Should You Visit?

Good Friends

2007-07-08T19:30:00.000+01:00

We are having a very difficult time at the moment, try to figure out what we do next.

Our friends S & P and J & H have been brill, both families have supported us J & S have listened to me & provided glasses of wine, P & H have taken M out for a beer or two. They have feed us & today us we have had a great day at Folly Farm near Tenby. It was nice today be busy, and all the children had a great time. It was just what we needed.

Some Good News

2007-07-06T22:21:00.001+01:00

Hurrah!!!

May has been in & out of the review room in 2 weeks April 06 was there for 106 long days. referrals are now we are half way through November 05. Lets hope this is a sign of things to come.

Shocked & Upset!

2007-07-06T21:56:00.000+01:00

I wish i didn't have to do this. Mike returned from China, went into work only to be told their plans have changed! CHINA IS OFF! what! we have be planning for this for months.
We are stunned. I've been granted a career break, we've found a tenant, sold posessions, given notice to school, breakfast & after school clubs. We had planned our lives!
Mike has also been told that he will be made redundant. AB/TT he won the Wales Quality award for you, built relationships for you in china & you have played with our lives!

Now we need to decide what we are going to do.

Whatshername has a name.

2007-07-01T20:54:00.001+01:00

K met her daughter today for the first time today.

She has been named Alice- we've seen her picture,

what a cutie! Alice look full of fun. T said 'mummy Alice is

happy because K's her mummy now' ahh.

Well said gorgeous boy.

Off to China!! YEAH!!!

2007-06-29T10:09:00.000+01:00

Our friend K is off to China to meet her daughter- currently known as

Whatshername & bring her home.

K has waited for this for more than 18 months. They will meet in Kunming this Sunday

at 3.30 pm which is 8.30 UK time. The next day the adoption will be formalised &

K will be her Mummy forever! We will be scouring K's travel blog to see the first

pictures & finally learn her name. Hoping for a safe journey, & looking forward to

seeing them before we move.

Homeward Bound

2007-06-27T20:52:00.000+01:00

My hubby is on his way home. Hurrah!

He's been very busy. As well as working he's

been trying to enrol T in school, looking at

apartments & entering the ballot for tickets

for the Olympic games. Not to mention my

shopping list!

When will it stop raining?

2007-06-26T20:28:00.000+01:00

It seems to have been raining for weeks. It almost seems incrdible that last year we had hospipe bans, we awoke this morning to hear Shefiield, Leeds & Hull has been flooded and the Ulley Resevoir is in danger of collapse. The reservoir near Rotherham is 46 feet (14 meters) deep and covers an area of 35 acres (14 hectares). It was built in 1874 and supplied drinking water to Rotherham for a century. By the 1980s it was no longer needed and is now a park popular country park.

The Dam is in the area we lived before we moved to South Wales.

A Makeover & An Update!

2007-06-25T20:23:00.000+01:00

Doesn't it look great? A huge thank you to Sara who 'Blinged my Blog '(see her link)
Such a lot has happened so here's a quick update: We have our LID which is 12/12/06 it's much later than we hoped but i suppose thats all part of the ups & downs of intercountry adoption.
In Sept we are all moving to Suzhou in Jiangsu provice PRC
When I said ' watch this space' I didn't realise the path our lives would follow.

Spooks, shooting stars & wishes.

2006-10-31T15:27:00.000Z

Happy Halloween! At lunch time Toby & I joined CACH at Atlanic Wharf for a chinese buffet lunch. It was lovely to see the girls with their families, Toby had a great time running around with them. We met up with a friend who is approaching her LID anniversary. I'm sure we both had the thought 'one day it may be me'.
I recieved my first wish for the '100 good wishes quilt' lovely wish, beautiful fabric- thank you Jennifer & Darcy in Winnipeg.
We enjoyed a Halloween party for the children of our street at a neighbours house, Toby went as a Samuri Warrior, I thought it was a pirate outfit when I bought it, oops wrong again! They all over dosed on sugar & additves & had agreat time.

Never a Dull Moment!

2006-10-30T18:33:00.001Z

What a day! flat tyres & pouring rain.
Mike had more discussions with his work, when the inital 3 months is over they may look at someone going there for longer....
What we do know is that the factory is in Suzhou which is in Jiangsu province, north of Shanghai.
What this space..... Sally x

2006-10-29T18:59:00.000Z

We are Sally, Mike & Toby our son, aka the Morgans. Follow our journey as we adopt our daughter from China. To become a family of four forever.
On wednesday 25th we were DTC! On thurs 26th we learned that Mike's job will take him to China for 3 months.