Not this month

Well, a new rumor out there says that China may not make any matches this month since it's so close to the start of the Olympics. We always knew they wouldn't make a match in August since it's during the Olympics, but that means we probably won't get another match until late September. Which would put us two months behind. So if it's true, and they don't do anything for those two months, then we may possible get matched in May 2009. That would be three years and two months of waiting since we logged in. I will be 41 and my husband will be 43.

rain rain rain

This is from the site Up in Alaska. And it's so true. I got my SAD light this weekend to see if it would help my blah mood. And actually, the fact that I had to get out my SAD light in July made me feel worse. I miss Fairbanks.

stuff

Well, China matched 5 more days, which is pretty small. If they stay at this rate we might get a referral in March 2009, which would make it officially 3 years since we logged in with China. Of course the Olympics are coming up in less than a month and I will be holding my breath the entire time hoping no one says anything stupid about the one child policy or how many baby girls are in the orphanages. We don't want to piss of China people! My baby is over there!
In other news, I had a friend from Nome visit. She was down here for a class and we met for dinner. We caught up on all the Nome gossip and it just made me want to jump on a plane and move back up there. I've never lived anywhere so beautiful and fun as Nome. Maybe, someday.
Oh, and I have a dog story; the weather has been nice (for here) so after summer school I take them to the beach where they can swim and chase balls. Oh, and try to attack and kill bald eagles, our national symbol. Yes, I'm so proud of my dogs. Well, they didn't really try to kill it. They like to run along the shore and chase seagulls, (an activity I wholeheartedly support because I hate seagulls) anyway, an eagle was on a rock by the shore and they went after it. Apparently bald eagles don't scare so easily. May have something to do with the five foot wing span and razor sharp talons and beak. It gave out that piercing shriek they make and both dogs stopped in their tracks. I guess they speak eagle because they seemed to understand what it was saying and decided to not bother him anymore. Whats worse is it's not the first time this has happened. My dogs are brilliant.

Nirvana

As of today, I am never eating non-fat sour cream again! I bought a container of real sour cream by accident and thought I was in heaven when I ate my burrito! I don't think I've had real sour cream for years!! It was soooo good! I wonder what other diet foods I'm eating that pale in comparison to the real thing. I started drinking diet pop (Tab) in the 6th grade so I could be like the cool high school girls on diets. I've not had a real soda ever since, that I can remember anyway. Maybe I should try some Dr. Pepper! WooHoo I live life on the edge.

Summer School

I had the last two weeks off, but now it's time to teach summer school. It's not too bad, 8:00-1:00 Mon-Fri for 5 weeks. It will keep me busy and help pay the bills.
Not too much going on in my life to blog about, unless you want to know that I'm working my way through the X-Files. I'm on season 5 now. Mmmmmm David Duchovny, I love you so much.

8-10 days matched

It looks like China matched between 8 and ten days this week, we'll know for sure tomorrow. I actually let myself feel a glimmer of hope (never a smart idea) and looked at some referral pictures of the newly matched babies. They were adorable and I felt sick. I will not be doing that again for a while.
On the upside, the man across the street from us is pulling up roots and stumps from his yard. He ties a chain from his truck to the stump, then drives his trunk until they come out of the ground. It's terribly exciting and all the neighbors have been out to watch him at some point during the day. When he gets a big root up we all cheer and clap.
I'm so easily entertained.

I like it dark and quiet

About 3:00 this morning I had to go to the bathroom. When I got out in the hallway it might as well have been 9:00 in the morning for how bright it was outside. By the time I got back in the bedroom I was totally awake. I shut the door so it was just open a sliver, so the dogs can come in and wake us up in the morning, but then I saw that there was light coming through the sides of my garbage bags that I've taped to the windows to keep the light out. I went over and tore off some clear packing tape that I have on the dresser next to the window for just this reason. I lifted the curtain and the blinds and started taping here and there. All of a sudden I heard,
"Stop it."
Huh? Graham must of mumbled something. Then I heard it again,
"Stop It"
Well, I knew he was half asleep because he never just barks orders at me like that, but still, that was kinda snotty.
I was about to say something, but then decided not to. I didn't have very firm ground to stand on anyway since last time he was snoring like a chainsaw I was fully awake and sat up and said "For the Love of God, Stop Snoring or I'm going to Smother you To Death with your Pillow!!!"