While Joe was in South America my friend Madeleine and I started painting Emma's room lavender. We ran out of paint and Madeleine said she could come back and help me finish the next day, but I had a big R.S. event I had to work on so I told her I'd finish it when Joe came home. Madeleine called the next day and said she REALLY wanted to finish it, so she and her husband, Ed, came up and finished painting the room!! It was so very dear and sweet of them. . We painted it lavender so it will go with Emma's cute quilts. The most recent quilt we received for Emma was handmade by my sister Barb's friend Debbie. Debbie is unbelievably good. She made a beautiful dragonfly quilt for Emma. The dragonflies have three-dimensional wings (check out the close-ups). This is truly a work of art and will be hanging on a wall soon! More pix to follow when the room is more complete.
Although we're still not sure when we will be traveling, our agency's travel coordinator (she is a native of Taiwan) did send us the following itinerary of what will happen when we're there. It's very exciting....
Day 1 arriving Beijing
Day 2 Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, HuTong tour
Day 3 Great Wall, Temple of Heaven, Acrobatic Show
Day 4 Beijing - local province (Changsha City if your baby is from Hunan province; Wuhan City if your baby is from Hubei province; Huhehoute City if your baby is from Niemenggu province.)
Day 5 Gotcha Day! Receiving your baby/adoption registration/notary/passport
Day 6 Baby supply shopping
Day 7 Orphanage visit (optional)
Day 8 City tour
Day 9 rest
Day 10 Local tour
Day 11 pick up baby's Chinese passport/birth certificate/adoption certificate
Day 12 Local province - Guangzhou/medical exam/paperwork review
Day 13 Consulate appointment (not confirmed)
Day 14 pick up baby's immigrant visa
Day 15 depart from China
We have heard from two of the families in Minnesota we will be traveling with. One family is from Duluth, MN, and is adopting a two-year-old boy they will name Nathaniel Gregory. The other family is from outside the twin cities and is adopting an 11-month-old girl they will name Lydia. Lydia's from the same orphanage as Emma (Qichun). Her Chinese name is similar to Emma's: Qi Jia Tian. Too bad Emma and Lydia won't live near each other, but maybe they can be pen pals.
6 comments:
Thanks for the pics. The quilt
looks beautiful and so does the room. We can feel the excitement
building way out here in Eastern Oregon.
Love to you both,
Mom and Dad
That quilt is BEAUTIFUL!!! I think I need one too! :) Can't wait for you to get your TA. Make sure you post the minute you get it!!!
Tiffany
This is the prettiest quilt I've ever seen
Holy cow--that sounds like quite a trip! What an amazing experience. Thanks, again, so much for sharing with us.
I love the lavendar color in Emma's room. Looks great. And, of course, Debbie's quilt is amazing.
When do we get to see the wish quilt that we sent pieces for? (that sentence makes no sense, but hopefully you can figure out what I mean.) :)
Wow! Emma's room looks super...so feminine and tranquil. Before you know it, Emma will be posing for a picture in her room. Oh, the fun you have ahead of you. I am so EXCITED I can hardly stand it!!!
XOXO -- Auntie Erin
That quilt is truly beautiful! What a treasure for your Emma!
-Jen
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