I had two rather crazy "ladybug moments" last Wednesday. The first came when I went at 7 am to pick up my turkey- I had ordered a free range turkey for the first time this year. When I went to get it, there was a sign saying if you bought a Diestel farm turkey you could have a free 5 lb bag of potatoes & a box of chicken broth. I went up to the front of the store where the potatoes were only to find the brand was "Ladybug Potatoes". No kidding. I have never seen or heard of this brand before, but here they were- my free potatoes were "Ladybug" brand!
I smiled and thought, REFERRALS! Then, as I dragged myself back to reality I thought, COINCIDENCE!
So I come to work and it's one of my employee's last day before her maternity leave. She received a fedex package with a gift from a colleague of ours in another state. She opened it at her desk and was reading the package (She is Korean and She didn't understand what it was at first) so she said, "what is this?" and started reading "Measure your child and mark with the enclosed velcro attached ladybug and turtle markers..."
Of course I jumped when she said Ladybug (As I hadn't seen what she was opening) and said, "what did you say?" My other employees know enough by now to know what the Chinese adoption community thinks about ladybugs, so they both stopped too and said, "did you say ladybug??" I had already told them the story of my 7 am potato ladybug encounter, so having this one happen just a few hours later was quite a surprise!Coincidence? Fortune Telling? Who knows. I guess we'll all find out in the next week or so.
But I do know that even if I'm not already matched with my daughter, that my file is probably already in the same ROOM as my daughter's file. And that, is a pretty crazy idea right now. That at the end of this long 3 year wait, it's finally happening...I am finally going to become a Mama.
13 comments:
Totslly cool ladybug sightings!! I am really hoping for the 10 day batch... you will be seeing sprout's face and I will be closer to Tate!!! Exciting times are ahead!
YES YOU ARE! I can hardly wait to rejoice with you!
Keeping fingers, toes and everything else crossed, that you are in this batch of referrals!!
I can't wait to find out!
I love that you had the ladybug sightings. :)
All my best -
Cathy
And a wonderful Mama you will be! All crossables are crossed for you this week.
Hey, I saw ladybug earrings while out X-mas shopping in Burlington this weekend, and I thought of you. Can you have ladybug sightings by proxy?
I'm crossing ALL my fingers!
AG
Howdy! I have friends that were in China/Beijing last week. They visited CCAA and actually SAW them matching LIDs of 2/24 & 2/25. Yeah for you!!!!! hope you have good news soon!
Diana
(AAO client & momma to 2 China sweeties!)
Woot! I got a message similar to Diana's message. I hope, I hope! Can you believe it? After all this time we are finally on deck.
Okay, this is the last time tonight I log onto your comments just to look at Diana's comment.
I'm going to have to sleep sometime!!!
awesome...cant wait to see the babies!!!
I am SOOOO keeping everything crossed right now! I'm checking RQ with you everyday to see if it's going to happen this month. GOOD LUCK, I'm thinking of you.
OMG Kelli. The thought that you could be in this batch blows me away. I am so keeping my fingers crossed for you. I'll hold off doing the Snoopy dance until we know for sure but I have a hunch that China is going to finish Feb this month, or at least I hope so.
I'm truly hoping that you're in this batch... All the positive energy I can muster is going in the direction of the CCAA for the mailings of both our referrals!!!
Bridget
We're thinking of you and thinking positively. Hope the ladybuggery is a good sign.
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