November 11, 2007

Week 2 Wrap Up: I Liked Week Two

(loosely illustrated)



  1. At the flea market today I limited myself to only one book that no one else would want. That is progress in my book. (Har.)


  1. My teeth still hurt. It's been since Tuesday. I was to go back on Thursday for the second cleaning, but I am afraid I will ruin my vacation if I do. I'm going to reschedule. Stinkin plaque. Stinkin gum disease. Stinkin dental floss.


  1. If you would like an easy, tasty recipe for greek salad dressing made from items you might have on hand, check out this recipe on FoodNetwork.com. Then smash some garlic and eat some greek salad for me.


  1. I hate when you read recipes that say you will have everything on hand and then I don't have everything on hand. It makes me feel lame and unprepared. Of course I AM lame and unprepared. But still. I don't need constant reminders from smirking chefs and cookbook authors.


  1. Seeeing HSM made my maternal heart go pitty pat. Even the shrieking. He strikes me as a fine young man. I absolutely cannot wait to meet him.


  1. Here is the letter from Z.'s CWI:

    We are very happy to receive your letter! We have also received the care package and presents you have sent for the children. The children love their presents and we thank your family from the bottom of our hearts for your generosity and concern for our SWI. We are very happy to see how much ZeGuo have grown. We are extremely grateful and fortunate to know that ZeGuo will be in such a loving family.

    We appreciate the understanding and concern that you have shown for all of us [the workers in the SWI], and we will do our best to take great care of the children, to provide the best environment for the children to grow in.

    We thank you again for your pictures and presents.

    The children from our SWI would like to express their gratitude to your family by making a card for you. We hope you will like it.

    The interesting thing is that there weren't any older children at the CWI except for a very few unadoptable children with more severe special needs. Makes the card even better. Also, the letter makes me teary for reasons I don't understand.


  1. I talk a good game. I have not started a single Christmas gift, although I have ideas for most of the people on my list. No ideas for my kids yet, but I can come up with something. I need to start. But I am wrapped up with other things I am working on currently. I think the next 6-7 weeks are going to fly by. Whoosh.


(illustrations from book no one would want, purchased today)

Posted by grrlTravels at November 11, 2007 2:12 PM
Comments

Heh. The pictures. I thought they were taken at the flea market today and I was thinking, "Dang, girl, where is this flea market?"

It is a sweet letter. So sweet.

Posted by: Shelba at November 11, 2007 10:46 PM

Don't I wish. Yo.

Posted by: Amy/grrlTravels at November 11, 2007 10:51 PM

Hey Amy, what a wonderful note from the orphanage. Was Z. at the SWI or the CWI? There are currently enough preschoolers (15-20 at any one time and 3 preschool teachers) at the CWI for a preschool to have been established there by HTS this past April. I believe they transferred any older children at the SWI over to the CWI as well. I loved seeing the card that was sent to your family -- it hopefully means the older children are cutting and gluing and using the materials that were set up for them there. Take care.

Posted by: betsy at November 12, 2007 4:19 PM
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