the latest...

MLK Jr. Day... we were going to attend the annual celebration at the Capitol, but I woke up with a killer migraine, which lasted all day. So, not much celebrating today. at our house... just a lot of laying in bed, which sounds nice until you can't move your head without it throbbing. But despite no celebrations here, I thank God for MLK Jr. and his legacy.

Wich is leaving us soon, to study at UW Whitewater. It's a great opportunity for him, and we're excited for him. It's a bit weird, seeing our Thai student leave! It was sad to see Shogo leave, and now Wich..

But we have another ESL student! Jihong, a Korean girl, arrived at our house last week, and we love her. So the house is not empty yet, and that's a good thing.

Adoption continues to lag and slow down. Some predictions are for our referral to arrive in May, other predictions are for the fall. I'm trying not to predict, but it's hard. It continues to be an absolute drag to wait and wait, and see that China's still slowing down and cracking down. Effective May 1, 2007 (so this does not include us), the following people can't adopt in China: singles, the fat, the depressed, those who have had cancer in recent history, and I forget what else. I'm told that occasionally this happens. And fluctuates... so it will likely change again. In the meantime, there are numerous couples and singles are waiting for our Chinese children....and waiting and waiting....

It has finally snowed in Madison! It's beautiful. Granted, Jim's the one who shovels, not me, so it's easy for me to be happy about snow... but it finally feels like winter! It's great. Hopefully tomorrow I will be up and out of bed, able to actually enjoy the snow.