If you’ll look at the timeline above this post, you’ll notice that today marks ONE YEAR waiting for Lainey. To be more exact, our adoption paperwork was logged into China’s adoption system on 8/1/06. So, today is our LID anniversary. Since we began this process in March ’06, we’ve been waiting for about 16 months. Not that I’m counting.
Oh, are you wondering what that picture is? Since we were LID, we began a paperchain to mark out wait. We add a link at the completion of each week. I added the purple link to signify our 1 year milestone! Here’s a picture of the whole chain, as it drapes our kitchen window.
I’ll add a link on the date we receive our referral, too. The kids loved seeing what 52 weeks / one year looks like. Happy LID anniversary to us!
August 1st, 2007 at 5:18 pm
Happy 1 Year LIDiversary!!! I love your paperchain idea!! Hopefully you won’t have to put too many more on there before you receive your referral!
Praying for you,
Angie
August 1st, 2007 at 5:21 pm
Happy 1 year LID from another August 1, 2006 family!!! Love that you have the paper chain as counter. I should do something like that….I almost forgot today about our big milestone:) Hope you guys are having a great summer!!!
August 1st, 2007 at 7:02 pm
Happy 1 year – it’s seems like a long time some days and a blink others huh? We’ll be 11 months this month and I’m not sure if I want to celebrate or cry on our 1 year. I hate the idea of having to “celebrate” a 2 year LID! But you are 1 year closer for sure; that’s the good news!
August 1st, 2007 at 9:38 pm
Happy 1 Year! That’s a great idea with the chain. I was thinking of doing rocks in a jar to represent LIDs to go – but haven’t actually done it yet! 1 year closer…no matter how long you wait!
Laurie
August 2nd, 2007 at 7:16 am
Congrats on having one year behind you! (16 months-I always like to acknowledge the paperchase time too.)
I like the paperchain idea. Great visual for your kids. I hope your chain doesn’t grow too much longer.
August 2nd, 2007 at 10:37 am
Congrats on being a year closer to Lainey! Hopefully we will not see another purple link in that chain!
August 3rd, 2007 at 12:37 am
I LOVE the paper chain idea! Happy one year, my friend!
August 4th, 2007 at 7:13 pm
Wow, that chain sure has grown long since we were there in May!! Congrats on one year! I’ve got a feeling we’ll hear from Lainey soon, now that it’s August!! Love, Mom