Sweet Sixteen and Happy Chinese New Year

Today is our 16 month LID-a-versary and Chinese New Year. 2007 is the Year of the Golden Pig. The Year of the Golden Pig (or Fire Pig) is thought to be a fantastic year to have children because the children will be particularly blessed and lead comfortable and luxurious lives.

You are supposed to avoid housecleaning on Chinese New Year because you may mistakenly rid yourself of some good luck in the process. I wish I had remembered that before I spent the entire day cleaning my kitchen. I don't know about ridding myself of good luck but I definitely rid myself of some nasty things that were living under my oven and refrigerator!

I'm hopeful that we will have Lily's picture before our 17 month LID-a-versary and will be on our way to bring her home before our 18 month LID-a-versary!

We also received wonderful news from USCIS....our I-797C (Petition for Orphan Visa renewal) came in the mail! Tony had a mini anxiety attack when he saw the box that said we're approved to bring home two children. It was so funny and sweet. He started saying things like "Oh no, we only ordered one crib...what will we do if we're referred twins?!" We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. The good news is if we receive one referral (or two) we will be able to bring our babies home now!!