NYC

Me, Cindy and My Samantha went to NYC last weekend. We stayed in Times Square and it was a trip!! It was like Hampton Beach on Steroids!!

We took AM TRACK from Boston to NYC and our train died 20 minutes from Penn Station and we had to sit for over an hour without air waiting to be towed in...I don't think that you will ever find me on the train again!!

We went for a girls weekend before my Samantha goes off to college. We saw Chicago on Broadway and it was AWESOME!! We were third row center stage. We walked everywhere and Cindy did great considering her legs! We all bought a charm bracelet to memorialize the trip and this is something special that we can buy for each other...so girlie and special...me, my sister and my Samantha!

Here are a couple of pictures...I'm not sure if they do the city justice.

Nope...no pictures...I've lost my cord to download pictures from my camera...I'm mad!! I think it might be at work..I'll have to check on Monday.

Stay tuned, picutres to follow!

3 Years...

August is our 3 year anniversary as far as starting our adoption process for Alison...our fist meeting with WHFC was in August and the outlook was grime for referrals...I think that it was 8-10 months at that time, but I don't remember...funny how things turn out isn't it.

I just finished my CIS renewal paperwork to get off to the agency. This time we have to pay for our renewal with the U.S. Government...our first renewal was free...now Uncle Sam has his had out AGAIN...we did our fingerprints back in June and those are all set.

So we had to send copies of all the papers to prove that we are who we say we are and our homestudy has to be updated.

I'm a little concerned about the homestudy because we have had a change here at home and I'm nervous that it's going to take too long to update everything and chance that we my have our CIS status lapse and then we will be subject to the new guidelines and be out of our adoption after waiting three years already.

Please keep your fingers crossed and say a little prayer to keep Alison alive and well in our hearts.