Summer is flying by, and still no LOA.

It's hard to believe that July is almost here. We wait and wait and wait for summer to come, with beautiful sunny, warm days and before we know it, its over. I try to cherish and enjoy each day I have.  There is truely no place more beautiful than Michigan in the summer.  Lake Michigan is just down the road, but we could just stay and play all day here on the farm and be content.  Strawberry season is in full swing, with blueberry season soon to follow, and raspberries to look forward to in August.  Our mulberry tree is just heaving with berries this year, and the girls and I stain our hands and our faces with a mid-afternoon snack in the back yard.  It's so fun!

Father's day this year was a fun celebration, too.  My father and my husband are two of the most honorable and loving men that have ever walked this Earth, and they deserve more than just one day!

I've been getting to ride my horses more this summer than last, because there are no HUGE rennovations going on, like residing the house last year.  Just a few small summer projects, like getting closets rennovated building furniture, fixing drywall, and painting walls.  We are in full swing of the "making room for Elliott" projects.  But I love my 'barn time' like no other.  It's where I go to de-stress.  I'm so lucky that it's right outisde my back door.  My commute time is less than thirty seconds.  :o)

I love to also ride the Harley, but this has been increasingly difficult to fit into my schedule.  Matt and I are trying to sell it to finance this adoption, but it's hard to give up toys.  Especially knowing that it'll be at least a decade before I get it back.  So I'm enjoying the time I have.

So life is really good,  I can't complain, but I can whine.  I inherited that right with my two X chromosomes.  I'm tired of waiting to go get Elliott.  I'm ready for the next phase of our family life to begin.  I've had so much time to wonder what he's like, what home life will be like when he's with us, and I'm ready to just begin it.  We've waited well over 60 days from the time our LOA was hand-delivered to the CCAA in China.  From what I've read, the average wait is like 52 to 56 days.  In a way, it's kind of fitting because I waited past my due dates to meet M & C, so it's pretty fitting that I should get tormented in the same manner for child #3.  But it's hard.  It has been a relief to have met some really fantastic families, both in Michigan and abroad, who are in the paperwork process alongside us and are feeling the same frustration.  Those who have already adopted from China have been so helpful and encouraging, and it gives me hope that the path that lies ahead is a very very GOOD one.  I just can't wait to walk on it!

I read on http://www.chinaadopttalk.com/ that lots of LOA's and TA's come out on Mondays.  Here's hoping I have big news to post on Monday.  :o)