Friday, September 9, 2011

Birthday Bounty

Well, I'm pleased to note that little Edythe Cameron has made out like a bandit for my birthday. We got a car seat and base, a high chair, a baby gate, a sewing pattern for baby clothes, a photo brag book, a big fluffy Teddy bear, and four board books. I love you baby girl and I hope somewhere on the other side of the world you feel how much your family loves you, too.

Friday, September 2, 2011

Target Registry

Target recently updated their entire online system which totally jacked up our baby registry there. Fortunately, we don't have any major items listed there. So, I think I'll take down the link for now and suggest getting the print out in-store if Target is your shopping locale of choice.

Also, I'm leaving up the China Sprout link because they are hard to find otherwise. However, their wish list function is often wonky and just about everything listed on there is for when Edy is older.

An Apple a Day ...

Hopefully does not keep referrals away! The latest batch of referrals was a dismal two days. On the bright side, it was exactly what Rumor Queen predicted and July 14 had a lot of families logged in. Apparently, the CCAA (the gov agency in China in charge of all this) moved offices and was closed for at least a week in starting July 15, 2006. This means we may cover a great many days in the next batch of referrals which should arrive in late Sept or early Oct. According to RQ, we should get our referral in late Nov or early Dec. Personally, I'm expecting late Dec or Jan.
In the meantime, the North Carolina Apple Festival begins just yards from our condo in one hour. I'm not scheduled to work in the doll shop until Monday, but I'm "on call" in case the massive crowds overwhelm the others. I'll head out in a few for an apple cidar slushy and other treats. I'm pleased to finally wear my newly made apple jewelry and for the shop to sell some of the apple doll necklaces I made.