October: The Ghoulish Month

Hi Everyone,

There isn't much new news this month. Referrals from China have finally arrived for all families with a log-in-date in November 2005. We had really hoped to see families with a LID in early December 2005 get referrals as well, but the pace is slow.

There are currently rumors going around that the next batch of referrals are matched to at least the 10th. This will be quite amazing if it proves to be true-- but I have learned my lesson over the past couple of years. These types of rumors often fall short of the prediction, so I'm not holding my breath on this one. Hopefully, in a couple of weeks we will know how far into December 2005 the next batch of referrals will cover. Just a reminder, our application date, or LID is December 20, 2005. At this point we think we will get our referral in January or February.

On to other news:

Becky and Bob welcomed their newest addition to the family, Little Emily Chase Deconto. She is very content, mom and dad are both happy, but as you can see, big brother Nate is a little upset about the changes in his world.

The kids are finishing-up their fall soccer leagues. Gabrielle made the B-team for the indoor soccer league and has begun practices for this season. Xavier has decided that he does not want to do indoor soccer this Winter and instead is trying Cub Scouts. The meetings are a little boring for him, but he really enjoys the activities.

Phoebe has graduated from Puppy Kindergarten-- even though she tried to eat her cap. We are starting her in the intermediate class this Friday.

As you can see from this comparison, she is really growing into a much bigger dog!

Wim and I were relieved to hear from the Vet that he thinks Phoebe will be a small Golden and not even break 50lbs. That is FINE with us!

That is all the scoop for this month.