And then there was one.......

Since Meisey is now with her parents it leaves us with one more member of the posse awaiting her little blessing from China. Christie and I have traveled almost this entire journey together (if you consider we were at the same information meeting) and have shared many tears and much laughter along the way.

I never would have dreamed back in early 2006 when I met this special group of women that we would travel such an emotional path together. When we first started out it was Kelley with her 2 little darlings, Erin with her 1, and Me, Christie, and Valerie all dreaming of becoming mothers. Now we have 2 kindergartners, 1 preschooler and 5 kids 18 months and younger! WOW!!! What a change. Needless to say with all the kids our schedules no longer permit us to get together quite as often as we used to but I treasure the time I do get to spend with these ladies (and their beautiful families) and each one will always hold a special place in my heart.

Who would have ever imagined the twists and turns our friendship has taken? We all started out on the singular path of bringing our little girls home from China around the same time but God definitely had different plans in store for us:

*All of being there the night V received the unexpected call about Lil Dude! The guys out playing pool and the girls goofing off at Valerie's.

*C receiving Quints referral only 2 weeks after her dossier was received in Ethiopia. Heck when we first met Ethiopia wasn't even on the radar!

*Who could have imagined that the mere 6 weeks that separated my and E's LID would calculate into an additional 7 month wait.

I guess all of this is to say that though we think we may know the path we are taking each twist and turn brings a new adventure! And the man upstairs definitely knows what he is doing because you can't look at any of our children with their parents and not be sure that divine intervention is what placed our families together!!


So thank you girls for walking down this road with me. Thank you for carrying me when I needed it and allowing me to do the same for you. You all mean the world to me and I will forever be grateful for the times we have shared and those we are yet to share.



To my dear Christie, no matter how long it takes, I will be there for you. I will walk beside you and I will be there with tears of joy when Keira finally makes her appearance!! She's coming girl!!! And last but certainly not least: HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I know this will be a very special one as both you and little Quint celebrate together!!


Enough rambling for one night.......I have a vampire book calling my name!

Thanks for checking in!!!