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The boys are playing for the Red Sox again this year, with Dad assistant coaching. So, for a while, our Saturdays will be spent watching them hit, catch, and run! Thought I’d share a few pictures from last week’s game.

Baseball Brothers

EJ…Coach calls this “baseball ready” position

Pate…swinging for the cheap seats!

Janet (see the link to her site on the right!) invited me to join in the fun of revealing 5 weird things about me. Gee, like this is something I should make somewhat public?? Hee hee…

1. I label everything. I have one of those handy-dandy Dymo printers. I type in the info. and it spits out a perfect little label, all ready to peel and stick. I label anything and everything (so far, no people have been harmed…)

2. I don’t use condiments. Ketchup, mayonaise, mustard, nothing. Plain Jane, that’s me.

3. I LOVE to organize things (hence, the reasoning behind #1). Give me a junky drawer and some time and I’m in heaven.

4. I have a scar on my upper lip that I was born with. It’s basically an in-utero self-repaired cleft lip. I could have had plastic surgery as a child to smooth it, but I never bothered. Hardly anyone notices now, but it was darker as a child. My cranio-facial professor in grad school thought it was the coolest!

5. I’m a pillow snob. Gotta have MY pillow when I travel. Will they allow a pillow as a carry-on to China??

Feel free to consider yourself “tagged”! Either email your responses to me or let me know if you’re answering on your website or blog so I can see how weird YOU are!

Thought I’d share a few pics today. Most everyone else is bringing out the long sleeves and sweaters or even getting ready for snow (Hey, Janet!)…we’re enjoying the last few days of pool weather :)

Say cheese, guys!

The girls are always ready to pose!

Weeping willow branches become swords in the hands of my boys!

If you haven’t yet, go check out the “100 Good Wishes Quilt” page on our site. Every square that we’ve received so far is pictured there, with name and place of origin. We have loved every square we’ve received…how is that possible? Honestly, there’s not a “dud” in the bunch. The kids and I look forward to visiting the mailbox everyday, hoping for a new fabric square and wish. The squares we’ve received so far come from the ladies in my Yahoo July DTC “July Fireflies” group. I’m also planning on swapping with 2 other Yahoo groups, so we shouldn’t have any problems collecting those 100 squares. We’re also hoping that our families (hint) contribute squares to Lainey’s quilt. And, no, I’m not making the quilt myself. Though my mother in law attempted to teach me to sew, I’ve only mastered crochet (which she also taught me…thanks, Ann!). I’m working on finding someone to quilt it for me (you know who you are!). I’ll continue to add pictures of upcoming quilt squares, so check back. Enjoy!

Referrals for this month started coming in yesterday and the good news is that the CCAA got through 18 days worth of LID dates! We were hoping for a full months worth, but 18 days is an improvement! To get more information, click on the link to the “Salsa in China” site in my Friends Adoption Sites links. They’ve kept referral statistics for quite some time and you can see the history of it all. She also keeps a list of all the new referrals and their web sites…I love seeing all those new babies!

Average wait time for these referrals was 14 months. I’m hoping that the wait time goes back down to 12 months. Time will tell.