Summer Vacation!!

Well, the school year is finally winding down. I will miss my students. But....I am soooo excited for vacation! We have absolutely NO plans which great! Nothing but swimming, camping, visiting family. Our yard sale is coming up with proceeds going towards our China adoption fund. Looking forward to it. I've had many friends contribute items towards our sale and for that I feel blessed. It's a great feeling to have true friends who just want to give to the cause. I did a small fundraiser at my school and raised several hundred dollars for my China fund. My goal is to have all five of us travel to China. Don't know if it will happen but it's a goal.
We're still getting our quilt squares from our China group and it's lots of fun! I'll try to post some pictures of them after I piece them all together. Of course, that won't be for a while. Life is good!

One Hundred Good Wishes Quilt

Yesterday referrals came to families with LID's through November 1, 2005. I'm hoping things speed up this coming year, but I am doubtful. I'm trying not to listen to too many adoption rumors out there because it can be a bit overwhelming. But....pictures of the new babies are JUST SOOOOO ADORABLE! That keeps me motivated. My DTC group is doing a 100 Good Wishes Quilt swap. It's a Chinese custom to send an expectant mother a quilt swatch with a wish for the child on it. I'm hoping to sew a small quilt for Elizabeth's bed with the fabric squares and add the wishes to her scrapbook. I hope I can get 100 wishes!! Family and friends if you are reading this and want to send a wish for Elizabeth, make the quilt square 8"x8" and then write a wish for her on a notecard with a little 1"x1" swatch of the same fabric attached to it. Here is a cool website in which you can see what one of the finished quilts look like. Of course mine won't be nearly this nice. http://www.originalquilts.com/100_good_wishes_quilts.htm Oh yes, also my secret buddy sent me the cutest little ladybug books for Elizabeth last month! Thank you so much!