Happy Anniversay...that's a good thing but a little bit frustrated...but still okay.

It's our 7th wedding anniversary today! Hooray for us! And I love my husband Ken more today than ever...he's the bestest ever!

We just found out today that we won't be able to get our daughters until the 16th now...not the 15th as we thought. We first thought the 14th...and so it goes.

It seems as though there is the Moon Festival on the 15th...that may turn out to be really wonderful so I'm trying to look at the bright side. At any other time in my life, I would love to be travelling for longer but I'm still struggling with leaving Parker for so long...that is the dilemma.

I've been shopping up a storm and now I think I have everything on the list to take/pack for China...so I must stop buying! This week is about organizing everything and starting to pack. I even organized our closests today so I can think through what clothes I want to bring.

I can't believe it's the end of summer. Parker starts SK a week tomorrow...as I write this now, he and Ken are sitting at the kitchen table and are working on his reading...he's really doing well. I'm so proud of him.

Life is good....

One Step Closer!

We had our travel meeting today. Sandra in our group was so sweet and gifted everyone with beautiful hand knit panda bears for our girls...she stayed up day and night all this week to finish them for us for the meeting today...that is dedication for ya. So thanks Sandra...Logan will really appreciate her panda bear.
Today we went through all of the outstanding questions we may have regarding travel and I feel much better about everything now. Now all I have to do is pick up a few outstanding items and then it's time to pack! Wow...it's happening fast now...can't wait!

4 weeks to go!

So exciting...only four weeks to go. It's hard to believe it's almost time...it was April 17th, 2006 when we first went to the information session at Open Arms...wow...in some ways the wait was incredibly painful and in other ways it's gone by so fast. We took Parker camping for a few days this week and I can't believe that it's been three years since we first took him. Lot's of paperwork still to do and we have our travel meeting this Sunday...can't wait...it means we are one step closer to getting on the plane! Going today to make tons of photocopies of all of our paperwork...we are applying for our travel visas next week and then we should be ready to go. I bought new luggage and I'm already thinking through how and what I'm going to pack...wow! Parker is back to school in less than three weeks. Gotta get him organized as well. I'm so happy that we are able to be here to get him settled into SK before we go.
Oh! I'm so incredibly excited!

Feeling such incredible emotion regarding the Olympics and China

I'm feeling such emotion as I sit this morning and watch the Olympics Opening ceremonies in Beijing on television. It's such an odd feeling knowing that in only a few weeks we will have our daughter in our arms and will be visiting this incredible city. I feel such pride for Logan as her home country puts on such a beautiful and creatively inspiring show. I can't wait to someday show the video to her...I think I'm also emotional because as the Canadian Olympic team walked in...I also felt such a sense of pride that we are bringing Logan to Canada to begin her new life with us. I feel so lucky that we live in such an incredible country...full of promise. I think I also feel emotional today watching the Opening Ceremonies because 12 years ago, I attended them at the 1996 Atlanta games...what an experience...an incredible experience mind you....overwhelming but inspiring at the same time. I can't stop my eyes from tearing up. Somehow I feel closer to Logan today than I have in a long time...it's like I'm looking right at where she is right now...even though she is thousands and thousands of miles away...

We're leaving in 5 weeks!

It's so official now...we leave 5 weeks today and it's so exciting. We have all of our airline tickets and hotels booked now and it's really happening. We leave on September 10th and we are home on the 27th...
Parker talks about Logan all the time now...it's really sweet. I hope he will be secure in knowing that we love him so much and that won't change when Logan comes...our love will only grow and grow. I'm going to miss him so much when we are gone but I can't wait until we come home with our new little bundle...
I'm so excited to meet Logan and to enjoy China with her. Thank goodness Ken is such an amazing father...I know he will keep me grounded while we are there.
That's all for now...