Catching up

I notice it's been a while. I've not taken time to do this, so now I have several things to mention.

First, the I-171-H is off and running. CAWLI received it Friday along with our $$. In a couple weeks or so we'll be able to start counting. Sounds like Feb/March (probably March) referral. That means late April/early May travel, probably.

And if things go as they sound as though they will, we'll be in school until late May, at least. The governor is messing with our insurance benefits. It's not NICE to fool with educator's benefits. It's not nice to fool with educators, period. They get nasty. The governor gets bad backlash. Stupid, stupid, stupid. Teachers strike, regardless of the legality. It hasn't happened since 1970 but it's about to happen again. I'm not one who says, "Strike." I hate it. I voted against it. But I've been so daggone verbal (read "whiney") about it that I'n wondering if I voted the right way.

But on to more pleasant things.

Went scrapbooking with Karen yesterday and met some more Chinese moms. The one whose house we invaded is the one who is going with us. She is doing her second. Her first adopted daughter is beautiful, as was the other little girl. (Do Chinese people make ugly kids? Karen says yes, but I doubt it. She says it's rare.) Pam actually saw the site where they found her daughter (not THAT unusual) and the person who found her (VERY unusual). A vendor--like a hot dog stand fellow--was working his beat when they arrived. After a few questions she didn't understand, the guide told her that he was the one. He pointed to the exact location where he found her. What a connection!

Had a dream several nights ago where I saw a face...