Burn, baby burn...

I've thought about it and man oh man...

I'm still mad...

About Referrals that is...

Don't get me wrong my faithful peeps, I am happy for those that got theirs - but I am piping mad about the pitiful few, and about the masses left out in the cold once again.

This is really starting to get to me and I'm not alone. I actually realized yesterday as I was decorating the house for Christmas that it really may not be our "last one" without Keira. Which made me mad. Again. Really mad.

Come on...by this time next year, we will have been in this process almost three years. That's far too long to ask anyone to wait. Simply put - it's plain old not fair to the families, or the waiting children.

Who's in charge of this quackered operation anyway?!? Probably the same guy who invented pantyhose, size zero jeans, Easy Cheese, and The Dress Barn. Jerk.

Baby, it's cold outside...

First of all - my "little" dog Kaleigh hates thunder. She shakes uncontrollably and cannot be comforted. She has taken to hiding in the bathtub for hours on end - alone and scared. I can't stand it. I would crawl in that bathtub with her, if I didn't think it would freak her out more. SO - I usually just find a warm blanket and put it in there with her. Case in point: last night. A cold front was moving in and a storm was brewing. Sure enough, the temperature dropped substantially and the thunder, lightening, and rain moved in. Needless to say, I found Kaleigh in her spot - shaking like a leaf. Isn't this just so pathetic?!? Gosh I love that pooch!

Meanwhile, I was very right about the cold front. Yesterday afternoon it was 75 degrees.
This morning I looked out my window and saw this:

and this:

which quickly precipitated this for the rest of the day and evening:

Now I know that this is not Midwest snow-storm crazy weather.
But in a place that was 75 degrees yesterday and quite comfortable, it's worth
mentioning that within twelve hours, we went to this.
Let's face it, it's got to get fairly cold for my car to be covered in ice and snowflakes, right?

Later AB came home and was kind enough to make a wonderful meal (per as usual!), which we enjoyed by the aforementioned fireplace. We had such a relaxing and cozy night, it was worth writing about. Hope wherever you are - it's warm and cozy and you're with someone you love!

The constant companions...err...beggars....standby while Dad prepares dinner.

OMG

Hmph...

That's all that I or Mr. Frog have to say about this months referrals...

Every month it just seems to get bleaker and bleaker. Talk about being at the mercy of a clearly "broken" time clock. You know, I realize we're a tough group - but most people can only take so much bad news when it concerns something so important.

For those that don't follow - China has only matched families with a Log In Date up to September 8th, 2005. We were expecting them to match all the way to the end of September, which just puts this wait off even more. For every delay, we all wait longer and longer. Imagine my dear friend Dena's dismay when she realized she had missed the cut off by ONE day...

The least they could have done was give us something to celebrate this month! It's Christmas after all, Uncle Scrooge!

Meanwhile, I would be remiss not to mention those precious few who have come before us and finally are getting their referrals - so to you Congratulations and I truly am happy for you and so glad your journey is finally nearing it's end.

For the rest of us sitting around watching the ground crack for months on end, I 'll just say...

Hmph!

Eight Ball - Corner Pocket

Eight Months Down and Happy LID to us...

??? months to go

Sigh...