Finally...I finished a project!!

So...what do you think? I started knitting this fall when I bought my secret pal a knitting kit to make a scarf. I have not knitted since my late teens and even back then I never completed anything.

I made a heart blanket for Alison's room. I initially started it in a multi colored purple yarn and I ripped it out about 30 times, always at the same point...so I figured I'd switch colors...because you know it was the yarn color that was messing up and not me! I'm so glad that I stuck with it!!





Those are my hearts just waiting for Alison to come home...corny huh!

Our 2 Year LID is today....

2 Years...or

24 Months...or

730 Days...

However I want to look at this...I'm really not sure how I feel. We knew that it was going to take a long time to get Alison home...we were told between 14-18 months when we started and I was very optimistic back in August of 2006 that we would have her home by now.

We are still waiting and trying to stay sane but that is tough to do when you see life moving on without her. We are still waiting and we are going to see where we are this time next year.

Currently we are ONLY 350 days (paperwork wise) away from referral, but when you look at how the CCAA has been referring out days (this month was only two days) those 350 days could translate into years...many, many years.

There are the rumors that because the orphanage donations have increased that we may see a speed up in the number of referrals that are sent each month...but to keep sane, I can't get my hopes up until it actually starts to happen.

February is a short month...let's see what March has in store for referrals. We just have to take it one month at a time I guess.

Ouch!

I went to empty the trash tonight is slipped off my stairs and banged my head really bad on the bottom concrete step. No, I didn't go go the hospital...I didn't want to wait around for three hours for them to tell me that I may have a concussion and there is nothing that they can do for me. I did scare the crap out of Michael and my sister Lisa...I made my way back into the house and called them both on my cell phone crying...yes, I'm a big baby when it comes to banging my head on the concrete. The bleeding has finally slowed down, I hear that head wounds bleed more than other areas of the body.

So we will have to see how I'm feeling tomorrow...I already feel the big goose egg in the back of my head!

***UPDATE***
So now it's the next day...I feel like I've got whiplash...my neck and shoulders are killing me and I can't turn my head properly. I'm glad that I took a sick day today, I think I would have a hard time driving today. Hopefully this won't last to long.