Quick Update

Only one referral early this week for twin boys. We squeaked up 1 spot on the list! Seven waiting families (post-referral) got court dates this week which is great news as they all waited through the court closure for dates!

Tomorrow marks 11 months on the wait list. As I've posted MANY times, baby boys are running about 11-12 months, so we should get the call soon!!

No baby projects finished, although I promised to post a picture of the quilt I finished for Gwen's birthday.

Signing off for now. Hope to have more referral updates next week. FINGERS CROSSED (and toes) EVERYONE!!!

Lots of Activity . . . Just no Referrals

No referrals last week. Just one thus far this week (older girl) . . . I think this makes us #31 or #32. Lordy, lordy, could it be I've lost track?? Well, it's because ultimately, we're still holding somewhere under the #10 mark for infant boys. The slow down (as usual!) is always a drag to endure, but it's not like we haven't been down this road before!!! SO . . . we are staying busy. Our upstairs bath just got remodeled which makes it the last room upstairs to be remodeled. The big, humongous downstairs project will be starting on Monday in an attempt to have it done by the time we get the baby home. Which, given the slow down of referrals, might not be as much of a problem as we originally thought!!! Grrrr . . .


I've also been sewing like a fiend (excess energy anyone?). Finished Gwen's queen-size quilt just in time for her birthday (which is this coming Friday). I'll post pictures once she's received the gift!



Also, I finished the diaper bag I started a while ago:


It's HUGE with about 6 pockets inside, and one on the back (which you can't see). It (like many of my projects) is a mixture of fabrics and wool.





Also, I found (at Etsy.com) a woman who makes-to-order these adorable Ethiopian boy dolls. I ordered a few weeks ago and just received it yesterday. SO CUTE!!



Lots of other projects are in the works . . . I'll post photos as they get done. AND, of course, I'll post new referral information.

First (Half) Week of October Update

Just a brief update for this week:

1. One referral was offered this week for two sibling girls aged 2 and 4 years. The family for this sibling group waited 14 months (one of the longest waiting families). We're now #33 on the overall list, but didn't move on the boy wait list due to the referrals being just girls this week.

2. Federal Courts in Ethiopia officially opened today, but in reality it'll take about 2 weeks for them to get into full swing.

That's it . . . I'll report more when we know more!