Fours years gone - and I forgot to mark the date!

August 10, 2006 - August 10, 2010!

In my defense - I was gearing up for a minor surgery two days later. Two weeks passed and I'm all better and I can reflect on the anniversary.

It's hard to keep from playing the forecasting game - "if they keep referring X many days, it could be as soon as . . . " which gets me excited.

Every time I do they change things up and slow it down again. Last month they referred 10 days worth, this month, only 3 days. Argh.

On the upside, my nephew Adam has added a beautiful baby daughter to the family - so I have another little girl to shop for!

Congrats to Adam, Krystal, and their little girl Jayden!

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A few stats and a little bit of blues

August will mark the 4th anniversary of my LID.

There are 3+ months, or 75 days, of possible LIDs before mine still waiting for referral. The most recent referrals were for dossiers on or before: April 26, 2006.

I've completed my 3rd Homestudy: my 3rd I-171H will expire this fall.

I turn another year older in 2 days.

I went into the nursery today and for the first time, found cobwebs on the baby clothes in the closet.

Could everyone put in a good word with their personal higher power and get this thing moving!?

Get out there are light some candles.

Thanks,

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I said I needed a hobby - not torture

Still haven't come up with a new hobby/ activity/ take-my-mind off-the-wait thing.

I did, however, come up with something to engage my mind.

Meditation? No. Training for a marathon? No way.

Torture myself by giving up my only real vice? Ding-ding-ding-ding!

I gave up soft drinks. Goodbye Coca Cola, my best-est friend.

Along with the soft drinks went fast food; I just can't roll through a McD's and order a burger, fries, and a water. It would ruin a perfectly good bad meal.

Withdrawal was sooooooo ugly.


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