Dare we Dream on Day 128?

This Chinese character is "Dream". Dreaming is what I am doing tonight and hoping that Friday, Monday or Tuesday our long awaited TA will makes its wonderful appearance. We are at Day 128 and on the boards there are really no rumours or news from anyone about any TA's having been mailed out.

The agency has no updates for us. They are still waiting for the TA's for the last group who received their referrals..they are hoping our TA will be slipped in with those ones.

Another day of hoping that the phone will ring and Mireille's voice will shout the words I am so waiting to hear..."It is here..you can bring your daughter home". I just want her home already. We are close to 5 months of waiting..it is just so unfair to make her wait for her family that much longer.

The TA has to be coming soon! I just keep telling myself...maybe today..maybe tomorrow.

I love you Presley and miss you so. I can't wait to hold you in my arms, to read you a story book before bedtime with your brothers and sisters. So much I can't wait to see you experience.

With all our love,

Your Mom and Dad. (Mama and Baba)

xoxoxoxo

Our Wish this Christmas

Dear Presley..with Christmas quickly approaching....we can only hope that you will be home to celbrate with us. Today Mom took this picture of your special ornament that we have added to the tree. You are in our thoughts and prayers...wish you could be in my arms this Christmas.

Love Mom and Dad

Kennedy, Madison, Jagger, Colby and your big sister Jaden.

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox

Day 123 and still counting...the wait continues!

Hi all,

Many of you have asked if we had any news....and we have not heard anything at all...we just sit and wait and wait...
Our Christmas tree is up...the house is decorated...and in our minds we are trying to accept the fact that Presley will only be coming home in January...if it is longer than that I don't know what I will do...

I have to call The Shriners and now cancel her Dec 15th appointment ....if James doesn't leave Friday she will not be home for the 15th...the chances of him leaveing this Friday are almost 0...I guess I will try with a date in January...His chinese visa in his passport expries December 22nd....so it looks like we will have to be re-applying for that soon...and here I thought we would be gone mid October.

Christmas will be a little tough for us this year when the family is all together except for one...I know that Presley is happy with her foster family and on their part they are probably counting each day as a blessing that she is with them. They are dreading the day they will say their final goodbye to her as we are totally the opposite and so excited about seeing our little girl for the first time. I feel so bad that they will lose a little one they have loved for over 2 years. She is so much theirs. I know they know from the start that she could not be theirs and they knew in March of this year that she would hopefully be adopted internationally...but that does not make it easier for them to let her go...It is such a mix of emotions as one family mourns and the other is so happy..Our Presley will be heart broken I am sure....but hopefully she will adjust to us and her new brothers and sisters quickly....

I can't beleive in 4 weeks Christmas will be upon us....I keep thinking...in 5-6 weeks hopefully James will be on his way and soon...we will all be together. If we only knew...it will come in 5 weeks..it would make the wait so much more manageable...than the countdown could begin and I would feel so much better...the not knowing if the part that kills me.

A friend of mine told me to get a white candle as this sends postive thoughts and energy..so I went to Pier 1 on Thursday and bought a beautiful smelling candle and each night since buying it...we light it and keep it close to us...it moves from kitchen to family room...and will remain lit until Presley comes home. The light symbolizes a few things for us...the presence of our little girl....our hope that she is ok....and the sending of positive thoughts that soon she will be coming home.

Our kids even talk to the candle and send "Good wishes" to their sister.

Hey at this point of the waiting game...I have to try....it certainly doesn't hurt.

Our candle will burn bright each night until our angel is in her Daddy's arms.

Have a nice weekend everyone..it looks like a beautiful day out!

Karen

Day 113- Still no TA news

Hi all,

Well we are at day 113 today and we still do not have any idea as to when our glorious TA will appear. We check on the Yahoo boards all the time for any tidbit of news or rumours...that helps me get through the days.
Somedays I just feel like she will never be home. I know I have been through this many times and with lots of patience it does happen. Afterall we do have our 5 kids at home right?
So as our patience is running thin these days we are trying to do things to get our mind off the treacherous(sp??) wait.
I have had to cancel her December 1st appt at the Shriners. We have another one set for Decemeber 15th and I am so hoping that I won't have to cancel that one as well.
Work is busy and life in our family is busy as well. We are starting to get the house decorated for Santa's big day. Christmas will just not be the same if she is not opening her gifts right beside her brothers and sisters.
Say a little prayer for us that the TA will make its grand appearance any day now!

I would like to ask for a prayer for friends of mine..they adopted a little girl not to long ago from China and their little angel is sick. The doctors are still not sure of what it is she has exactly. We pray that Miranda gets well soon and that her guardian angels who have taken care of her all this time will keep watch over her and keep her healthy. Here we worry about getting a TA when little Miranda is sick.

Take care,

Karen
Presley's mom in waiting.
Love you baby!

Day 99 and a Tiny Update from Dalian

Good day everyone,

We were very lucky to get a tiny bit of an update this morning from Dalian thanks to Nancy and her friend James.

Here it is:

I got hold with Pan Yan(she is in charge of the adoptions at the orphanage) this evening.

She has been in contact with the foster family yesterday and Lijie’s situation is quite good. She can walk but with an abnormal gait.

Pan Yan said she will be the one who will bring Lijie to Shenyang to meet your sister (or brother-in-law). She got the letter from your sister and knows the intentions to visit Dalian. She got the approval from the orphanage leader that they can have a visit to the orphanage in Dalian where Lijie lives some of the time. Visiting the foster family might not be possible for some reasons (far away, Lijie lives there sometimes, orphanage assume the full responsibility, etc.)

So it was nice to have some tidbit of information. I am very thankful for those as it is what keeps me sane these days.

James is driving me crazy not knowing anything and when this will all happen. He is so worried about Lijie and how she is doing. He wants to go even though we have no TA yet.

Halloween was a blast! The kids were so excited and got a truck load of candy. I know one thing for sure, that next Halloween I will have Presley home and hopefully like her siblings she will be running up the driveways with bag in hand and yelling "Trick or Treat". We hope with her surgery that is imminent that she will be free of her pain and be able to run and play like all kiddies do.

We love you Presley...your brothers and sisters ask me everyday when you will be coming home. It is so hard not knowing what to answer. Soon...soon...soon...it wears very thin day after day.

It is already 12:36pm and no call from Formons(our agency)..I guess day 99 of the wait will turn to day 100...this no news is driving me bonkers.

A little bit of sunshine goes a long way....I keep telling myself that. Trying to be positive.

Karen