They've Got the Right Idea!

It is super cold out, not just regular cold but frigid cold. Just last week it was in the 50s and we took the dogs for a nice walk on the beach. In fact, it felt like a spring day. Anyway, I know I shouldn't complain but today was one of those mornings when you wanted to just remain under the covers and stay warm all day. When I left for work, I tucked my babies in under some blankets on the loveseat. Aren't they just so cute?!

Melkam Gena (Merry Christmas)

Today, January 7th, is Christmas in Ethiopia, known as Gena (also spelled Ganna and Gena). Ethiopia's calendar is different from ours ~ you can read about it in my previous post here.

source: http://nerissairving.com/soul/ethiopian-christmas/

Yesterday we went to Red Sea Addis, an ET restaurant in Boston to celebrate. Actually, I have been wanting to go there for months and a Christmas celebration was the perfect reason. I was not sure what to order so we got a combination platter. Their doro wat was much better than my ghetto crockpot version. I am not a huge fan of red meat and this becoming more true with each passing year; however, the beef dishes were amazing!

To read more about Christmas in Ethiopia you can follow the links below:

http://anicetime.com/events/melkam-gena/

http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/family/christmas-traditions-around-the-world-ga4.htm

New Number

After one month of being on the referral waiting list, we have only moved up one spot, from # 42 to #41. There were only 2 referrals within our agency during the month of December. I am trying to remain positive and remember that some months will be better than others. Hopefully next month we will move more than one spot!

RollerCOASTER Ride??

They say international adoption is a rollerCOASTER ride. Maybe it is...

My good friend and co-worker, Kelly, was my Secret Santa in a gift swap. She made, yes made, these super special coasters as part of her gift to me. Since we follow each other on Pinterest, she was able to see the different items I have posted on my ET Love board (adoption/ET related). She took those quotes and pics and made them into coasters. Of course they are too nice too actually use so I am thinking I may put them on a shelf in our son/daughter's room someday. In the meantime I am looking for a place in our house to display them. Thanks Kelly! I love, love, love this special gift!

Dossier to Ethiopia!

The day has finally come~our dossier was sent to ET on Monday which means we are officially on the referral waiting list at number...

This means there are 41 families ahead of us. Some families are requesting 2 children, or requesting 1 or 2 children, which lengthens our wait a bit. On the other hand, some families are specifically requesting  boy or girl, or a certain age range. In addition, any family can change their criteria at anytime so nothing is ever set in stone. The # of referrals each month also varies from month to month. This is another factor that will affect our wait. I feel somewhat at peace knowing our documents are all in order and we will wait for now until we someday get that call.