We got to leave work early today (at 4:00) because it’s a holiday weekend. Woohoo!

I told Eliana’s daycare provider that I would be leaving work early. She said that Eliana’s summer school class would be at the pool and I could pick her up there so that’s what I did. Unfortunately, the Empress was NONE too happy when I showed up. She didn’t like the fact that her friends were staying behind at the water and SHE had to leave. Man oh man…what a temper. Daddy was the bad guy.

On a side note, we tried out a brand new restaurant tonight in town. It’s called Showmars. Wasn’t bad but it wasn’t great either. It’s definitely nice to have another option for eating out.

Well glory!

Carmi and I just received an email from Traci with Christian World Adoption. She said the agency received our log-in confirmation today.

The China Center of Adoption Affairs received our dossier and our information was logged-in to their computer system on June 20, 2006. Current wait time to referral is 12-13 months but will most certainly change for better or for worse.

No matter. We’re IN, baby!

Today I enjoyed lunch with my mom who almost hurt herself laughing while recounting an educational moment from yesterday afternoon.

She and Eliana were watching TV and in response to something on the screen, Mom used the word stupid in a sentence. Clutching her little hands to her chest as though experiencing a heart attack, Eliana wheeled around and looked at mom wide-eyed with amazement and gasped.

“Oh, I’m so sorry.”, mom apologized. “That is NOT a nice word to say. I’ll do my best not to say that word again.”

After a short pause, Eliana leaned over towards mom and said in a very soft voice, ”Durn it is a bad word too.”

“Yes it is.”, agreed granmommy. “Now who have you heard say that word?”

To which Eliana leaned over once again and replied in the same matter-of-fact tone, “My daddy.”

The CCAA has finished reviewing adoption application documents registered with their office before October 31, 2005.

Eliana’s summer class in preschool goes to a public pool on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays so this was swim day.

When I went after work to get Eliana from daycare, her provider said that the class had to leave the water much earlier than usual today because there was a huge turd in the pool. She was quite adamant that, based on it’s size, there’s no way the crap could have come from any of the little ones.

What kind of idiot dumps in a public pool? Oh well, we do live in the midst of Redneck, USA.

Visions of Caddyshack are bouncing around in my head.

Some time ago, Carmi taught Eliana that the Chinese word for ‘dad’ or ‘father’ is “ba ba”. Eliana just thought that was the coolest thing and she frequently refers to me as “ba ba” when in a silly mood.

So after our church service was over this morning, I went down to the preschool area to get Eliana and prepare to go home. When I walked into the room, she ran excitedly up to me and handed me her creation.

Yeah, the spelling is off but I thought it was neat that she wanted them to include “ba ba” in my Father’s Day card. Plus she signed it herself because I recognize her spelling. That’s good stuff right there…