WAITING AND COUNTING

YES, I AM STILL WAITING FOR PRE-APPROVAL, UPDATES, AND PICTURES FROM MY AGENCY DIRECTORS VISIT. I DID GET E-MAIL FROM MY AGENCY SAYING THAT SHE WAS SENDING THE PICTURES TODAY, SO I SHOULD GET THEM MONDAY. THAT IS SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO. SHE ALWAYS SEND ABOUT 20 PHOTOS OF MY LITTLE ANGEL. I ALSO GOT AN E-MAIL FROM GUATEMALA SAYING THAT MAYA IS GOING TO THE DOCTOR THIS WEEK AND THEY WILL BE TAKING MORE PICTURES. SO, I SHOULD BE GETTING AN UPDATE SOON ALSO. PRE-APPROVAL IS A DIFFERENT STORY. WHO KNOWS WHEN I WILL GET THAT. SOON, I HOPE. I AM JUST THANKFUL THAT WE GOT THROUGH THE DNA. DNA TIME IS WHEN I LOST MY LAST REFERRAL. SO, GETTING THAT DONE WAS A GREAT RELIEF. I HAVE TO FINISH PACKING FOR MAYA. I THOUGHT I WAS DONE UNTIL I GOT THIS HUGE BOX IN THE MAIL YESTERDAY FROM MY FRIENDS ELLIE AND ANGELENA. YES, MORE CUTE LITTLE OUTFITS. SEVERAL PURPLE ONES. AND SINCE PURPLE IS MY FAVORITE COLOR, I MUST TAKE THOSE ALSO. SO, MAYBE IT WILL BE 60 OUTFITS INSTEAD OF 50. POOR KID!!! I PROMISE NOT TO CHANGE HER 60 TIMES. SOME OF THE CLOTHES I AM JUST TAKING TO LEAVE SO THAT SHE WILL NOT OUT GROW THEM. I HAVE NOT EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT PACKING FOR ME. THAT WILL BE A JOB FOR THE NIGHT BEFORE I LEAVE. OH, BY THE WAY IT IS ONLY 12 MORE DAYS!!!!!

QUOTE FOR THE DAY BY HELEN KELLER:

THE ONLY BLIND PERSON AT CHRISTMASTIME IS HE WHO HAS NOT CHRISTMAS IN HIS HEART.