Thank You Secret Pal!

I was just about to get on a plane for a business trip, waiting at the gate, when my husband calls to say the package arrived... was tough not to be able to open it for 2 days!!!

Loved everything, especially the toy, that is soooo cool, can't wait to have fun with that. We almost picked up the yellow duck too a while back but I thought maybe, just maybe, it would come with a secret pal swap! LOL

Thanks again, we loved it all! Also, the card was incredibly adorable, a definite keepsake for her scrapbook.

All our Thanks, Lisa and Eric, Maryland

Thank you so much for the wonderful 100% organic cotton hooded towel.
I love the look of it and it feels very soft! It was so nice to get a gift and I let my hubbie open it. He enjoyed getting in on the fun. Thanks so much!

~Karen and Dean

Thanks Secret Pal!!


Wow- what fun gifts for the tub! I was so excited to get these- my first ever baby gifts!!! I loved the box with all of the lady bugs. And these came during the week we found out our dossier has been lost in China for the last 6 weeks. (It was found and now we have a LID of May 17.) You made a perfectly crummy day so much better-- thanks!

--Megan

THANK YOU SO MUCH SECRET PAL!!! I got a great surprise waiting right outside my door today, when I went out to check the mail. I love these little Aquatic Bobbers! They're so cute with the little fishies inside! Thanks for the baby wash cloths too! It will be hard for me not to open them up, but I will put them in a hope chest, where I have stashed all the stuff I have already bought for our little girly girl! Also thank you for the nice little note, I will put it away also, in a safe place, to put in a scrap book later. AGAIN THANK YOU!!!
Angela

Thanks for my awesome May gift, Secret Pal! I love all my goodies, especially the duck! I saw "him" at the store and thought it was such a great idea and good for safety too. Now I have my own "rubber duckie" until the baby comes home and I have to share. Thanks again.

Lisa

Thank you my Secret Pal!!!!!

How absolutely lovely! The Penguin giggles and laughs when you squeeze his tummy, he is so absolutely adorable. I love penguins! Great job, and the little washcloths are really sweet.

Your gift was very sweet and I really appreciate the thought that you put into it! I'm sorry that you cannot find my profile.....I have one. I am right between Lisa Eisenberg and Mara on 5/02/06. But I'll tell you that you don't even need it you did such a great job with this present. I plan to update it this weekend and try to give you a little more help with likes and dislikes.

Looking forward to next month..........

Lisa (and Barry) Fellman

Thank you Secret Pal!!! I absolutely love the bath towel that you turned into a hooded towel with a washcloth. I would've never thought to do something like that. It is just the cutest thing and I love all the pink. The fish toys for the bath tub are cute too. Pearson and I got in a fight over them, he thinks they're his! You are so awesome, thanks again!!!

Donna

Thank you to my wonderful secret pal! She sent me a delicious Crabtree & Evelyn Lizalamb shampoo and bodywash and the cutest butterfly wash handmit. It matches Amelie's bathroom perfectly-it's a butterfly theme, and I didn't even mention that on my profile! My secret pal is not only good, she is psychic!Thanks again!-Kristen de la Rosa

Thank You to my Secret Pal! It was so exciting to find a big box waiting at my doorstep today filled with goodies from my pal! We got the cutest hooded duckie towel (it says "Lucky Ducky"!), adorable Pooh washcloths, and some great bathwash! Thank you thank you thank you from Chris & Mara!

My Secret Pal, I was so surprised to find a big yellow box in our mailbox yesterday! I thought, "I didn't buy anything...". :) It was such a nice surprise! I had completely forgotten! I can't tell you how many times I meant to buy one of those bath toy nets with my first 2 and never did. I promise it will get put to good use! The hooded bath towel was much needed too. Our new dog chewed up my son's. And the cute rubber ducky is the perfect size for little hands. I know she will love this one. We will bring it to China with us as her first bath toy. Thank you!!! It was so very thoughtful of you! I hope your secret pal was as sweet to you.

Gratefully, Lisa :)

Thank you Secret Pal from Gayla and Kevin

We got the cutest stuff!!!! It was individually wrapped and then inside red tissue paper. It was fun digging in the box to see what all we got. The first thing I open was the bouy set then was the rubber ducky. The next thing I open was my all time favorite and it is a ladybug brush and comb set. They are adorable!!!! The last thing was the ladybug hand mit. And it was just as cute as it could be.

She also fix us a card and here is the poem from the Card

Once I'm in my bubble bath...
I like to stir up more.
Half the suds go in my eyes
and half go on the floor.
The fun is in the bubbles 'cause
they giggle on my skin,
and when I stick them on my face
they dangle from my chin.

And when I splash them hard enough
they pop and disappear.
And then my bath time's over 'cause
I've made the water clear.

These are very special gifts. I was really down yesterday about how long it would be before we would get to bring Adayla home. And receiving these gifts today as really brighten my hopes.

I can't wait to start scrapbooking for Adayla and tell her about our secret pal exchange.

Thank you secret pal for all that you did.

Thank You Secret Pal!
From Ryan and Stacy

We received our secret gift today! It is two toys that Tori will be able to play with in the tub.
Thank you secret pal. We really like the toys!

Stacy

Thank you Secret Pal from Moore Family.
I really loved the bath set toys. Since we are both outdoors people, we hope that our daughter will share our love of the outdoors - fishing, hunting etc. This bath toys are just the cutest things. Thanks so much.

THANK YOU SECRET PAL, FROM THE VANDEVEN FAMILY!!!!

I was so excited to see my 9 year old when he came home from school, especially when he had this package with him. It took all I had to concentrate on his last day of school excitement before I could go open it!

I love the ladybugs. Especially the light pink color! Funny thing, I just wiped down the kitchen counter with an old baby washcloth. Guess I never thought I would ever use them again. How plans change! So I have to hide these until KATE comes home to the ONE house!

Hi! We are Michele (41) and Chuck Kuhns (40) from the Albany, New York area, which is the state capital and just south of the Adirondack mountains. We’ve been married 10 years (in August). We currently don’t have any pets as we had to send our beloved meow-ser of 18 years to heaven in Feb 2005 and aren’t ready to jump into that arena (cleaning litter boxes) again yet. I’m a Controller for a construction company and also the Executive Director and Co-Founder of a non-profit organization, The Cinderella Project of the Capital Region. My organization collects donations of nearly new prom dresses and accessories and provide them free of charge to girls in our area that can’t afford to purchase a gown for the prom. DH is an Operations Mgr for a fire alarm company and an Assistant Fire Chief (Volunteer). Although we have 13 nieces and nephews so far (ages 2 1/2 - 23), this will be our first child. We've been working hard on our many house projects including relandscaping the whole yard so that the majority of the big project will be done before we bead to China.

Girl, Boy, Twins requested? Girl (Either requested but expect a girl)

Age requested? 0 – 12 months

Child/Children’s names? Undecided, we have a list which keeps getting new ideas added and some removed. Of course, we each have our favorite. Thankfully we have a lot of time to figure this out and come to an agreement.

Nursery theme and colors? Theme – unsure (waiting to see the new patterns that come out soon), paint color – pale yellow. Probably will be something with flowers, butterflies, etc in the brighter pastel shades.

Likes and Dislikes? Like: Classic country and French country, nothing “trendy” country. We don’t care for really heavily themed rooms, we prefer to do a mix of similar styled things. Simpler & relaxed is our room feel. We are fine with Pooh and classic Disney characters, just don’t care for the Holly Hobby, Hello Kitty and those types of characters. We'd prefer that our child never know who Barney is but we love all the Sesame Street characters. Elmo rocks but I'm also sentimental to Grover. Dr Suess is a classic in any child's life as well as Peter Rabbit. As you can figure out below, I love to bake although DH has no will power, so I have to limit the amount of baking so he doesn't go overboard. We spend a lot of time with fire department activities (whether planned events or unplanned events when we trying to do something else) so we don't get into boating, camping or other stuff like that. We do enjoy going on scenic train rides when we are traveling. We like to do short weekend trips to check out some of the great places within driving distance like the Maine coast, Mystic, Baltimore, etc. We've been to Disney in Florida many times so we are true kids at heart.

Hobbies/Collections? Me: Cake decorator (15 years), counted cross stitch, gardening, reading, making Ukrainain eggs. I collect decorative eggs of all types. And, of course, my non-profit is a hobby/2nd job/major passion. DH’s love is model trains (O gauge) and photography and, of course, the fire department (the other wife).

Favorite fragrance or scent? Chanel #5, Halston, the smell of the sea and of food with lots of garlic. Revision: I'm pretty allergic to many perfumes or what I call imitation flower scents like rose or lavendar scented candles or other stuff like that. Just going into a perfume shop sets the sinus's into stuffed-up mode. I love and really enjoy (no sinus trouble) the fruity and spicy scents like apples, pears, cranberries (both regular and spiced). Not to hot on vanilla scented stuff but I love anything flavored with the it.

Favorite foods? Blueberries #1, strawberries #2 and also tied with lobster, crab legs and shrimp! DH sticks to favorites of tacos, hamburgers and fries! And...I forgot to add DH's favorite food of all: Cheesecake (practically any old flavor will do for him)!

Favorite books or authors? Nora Roberts. I’ve read a bunch of them, but there are many more that I haven’t gotten to yet. Mostly her trilogies are my favorite and I still have to get to the "Key of.." set, the "Born in.." set, the "Night" set, and the "Irish.." set. There are a few others on her list but I'm not sure which ones I have already read. DH only reads his fire department, photography and model train magazines. I have a wish list on Amazon.com to start our baby's library. Watch out because I've got quite a lot of choices on there. I fell in love with practically everything I looked at. Good luck choosing from such a large list!

Favorite movies? I don’t really have a “favorite”. DH loves to watch practically any movie over and over and over and over….. Need I say more!

Favorite music? Country (Rascal Flatts, Kenny Chesney, Reba, Diamond Rio, Toby Keith, Keith Urban, Fiath Hill etc) and Jimmy Buffet. Hello fellow Parrot Heads! Plus: we like some jazz but don't like the rapp or heavy metal stuff.

Favorite color or colors? Periwinkle and French Blue for me. DH really doesn’t have a favorite or so he says. He isn't too good at picking out stuff in colors other than tan, white, black or navy blue (all the fire dept shirts) so he leaves that up to me.

Registered at a store? Not yet, too painful to think about at this early stage. We will end up at Babies-R-Us eventually. We will be starting one soon. We will advise you when we've got something on it.

Favorite clothing item for a child? Those cute little summer dresses with the matching ruffled panties and sunsuits. I also love the cotton bonnets with the big brims for sun protection. Practically any color or character is fine with us.

Anything else you would like to share with your secret pal? Although we are very anxious about the long wait ahead, we are looking forward to bringing our precious little girl home and becoming a family…and introducing her to my huge extended family. Many prayers and wishes to you for a faster referral receipt and save travel to your China jewel. I'm already feeling a "sisterhood" with my unknown pal and I'm looking forward to creating a picture of her in my mind based on the wonderful things that she will pick out for us. Since I've always been the one to buy the baby things for others, it will be a nice treat to receive some things this time. Thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts for making this time so much more special and precious. You are truly an angel to us. P.S. We will also get a picture of us added to this very soon.

Getting to know Karen & Dean Thomas

We are Karen and Dean Thomas from Rome, GA. I am a Registered Nurse and work in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Dean is a Chef running his family restaurant of 27 years. We are 30 and 37 years old and this will be our first child. We have a Brittany Spaniel named Charlie. We have been married for 5 years this November and are each other's best friend. Since I was a little girl, I have wanted to adopt from China. My dream of adoption became my husband's dream also and we are SO excited to be on this journey. We are with Great Wall China Adoption, LID 4 /11.

Girl, Boy, Twins requested?

We have requested twin girls, but fully expect a referral of one baby girl.

Age Requested?
0-12 months

Child/children's names?
Emily

If twins, will probably be Emily and Anna.

Nursery theme and colors?
Classic and a little shabby chic. My walls are a deep pink and I really like a classical little lady look. The nursey will be a pink and green. Nursery Bedding is a soft pink rose and green set.

Likes and Dislikes?
I love to spend time with my 3 nieces and cannot wait to have my own little one to play with them. We love to go to the beach, but only get there about once a year. We love to sleep in and enjoy our late morning coffee. I know enjoy it now!

We don't care for Pooh or Disney character decorations, but know that our daughter will probably love them.

Hobbies and Collections?

I like to scrap book and am enjoying starting a book for my daughter. I would LOVE to learn to sew and make my daughter's own clothes. Dean loves his IPOD and is looking forward to programming it for our trip to China.

Favorite fragrance or scents?
I like a vanilla candle scent and soothing smells, nothing too strong. Chanel #5 always reminds me of my own mother and growing up and snuggling with her.

Favorite foods?

We always enjoy going out and eating Chinese and Mexican food. Because we are in the restaurant business, it can be hard for us to enjoy meals out. We are a made from scratch type of business and recognize that canned taste easily.

Favorite Books?

I really enjoy reading Francine Rivers, but have read most of her stuff.

I am not into mystery, I want more of a move your heart kind of book. Not romance novel, but make you cry and get you to think about life kinda book.

Dean loves autobiography of real life sport figures.

Favorite movies?

Dean's favorite is Rocky I and Rocky II. He is a guy's guy. I love Anne of Greene Gables. One of my favorite movies is "The Ghost and Mrs Muir"

Favourite Music?

We love to listen to all types. I lik80's's, Counry, Christian Pop, 80's hard rock.

Dean is currently into Taylor Hicks from American Idol and wants his first album.

Favourite colour or colours?

I like pink, greens, reds, purples etc. Pink ALWAYS works!

Registered at a store?

We don't really know what we are doing yet but we just got an amazon wish list and started a registry at Target.

Favorite clothing item for a child?

TJ Maxx is my home away from home. I do love Gymboree, Baby Lulu and Baby Nay, but they can be pricey. I am a big Ebay shopper and seller. I love a deal!

Anything else you would like to share with your secret pal?

Anything else, will probably be on our blog.

www.paperpregnant.blogspot.com

My name is Jennifer Zilkey and my husband is Darcy Clevett.

We live in Winnipeg, Manitoba with our cat Chipper. We have been married 14 years. I am a Nursery School teacher, and Darcy is in computer support for the Federal government.

We are looking to start our family with a girl as young as possible under age three from China.

We have not decided on a name as we are at opposite ends of the spectrum as to what names we like. "Luckily" we have some time to battle this out!

We have not started any nursery plans. I would love to do a Hollie Hobby theme but I am not having any luck finding resources, so think I'll do a garden theme with a few Winnie the Pooh accents. I love Eeyore. As for colors, I like pastels but not yellow!

I like to garden, quilt, scrapbook and read. I enjoy watching figure skating but dislike the judges.

I dislike to cook and the color yellow. I love a clean house but dislike the work to get it done.

I like fresh scents like lilac, vanilla, and green apple. Cucumber melon is one of my favorites.

My food choices are pasta, ice cream and chocolate! I seem to favor creamy things. I do not care for spicy food. I try but we just do not get along.

My favorite authors are Mary Higgins Clark, and Amanda Quick. I like mysteries and romances. I do read other types but always go back to a good mystery with a little loving.

My all time favorite movie is The Sound of Music. I like comedies and light dramas. Some other favorites are On Golden Pond, Benny and Joon, and Chicago. I am not into scary flicks but do like if there is a twist like The Sixth Sense.

The music I listen to the most is hits from the eighties and nineties. I like anything that gets a person moving and grooving.

I am a girlie girl so I love pink and purple. Anything in the rose family appeals to me too. Ocean colors like blues, coral, and green soothe me. As mentioned above, I just do not like yellow.

I think jumpers are just the cutest thing. Velvet dresses would be a close second. Anything girlie.

I would like to share with my secret pal a hope for a speedy referral, and all the health and happiness possible.

Support note: I am Darcy and not as big a fan of Holly Hobbie or pink and purple. My job in the blog will be to try to keep Jennifer from destroying my computer in frustration. I am a science fiction fan and enjoy CFL football, fishing, and golf.

Getting to Know Trisha O'Brien and family

1. Add your name and a little something about your family.

My name is Trisha O'Brien and my dh's name is Mike. We will have been married for 20 years on June 7, 2006. We have 3 sons and their names are from left sitting in the chair Tyler who is 11, Chris who is sitting is 12, and my eldest son who is sitting is Mike who is 19. We are very excited about adopting a little girl from China and cannot wait for her to join our family.

2. Girl ,Boy or twins requested?

Girl is requested

3. Age requested?

12-24 months of age as young as possible

4. Child's name

Anisha

5. Nursery Theme and colours?

Barbie with ladybugs . Colour is rose, light purple and light blue.

6. Likes and Dislikes

I enjoy feminine pretty things, sunsets, spending time with my family and friends, dogs, traveling, and learning new languages. I enjoy crotcheting and redecorating. I like trying and cooking new cuisines and enjoy shopping.

I dislike going into a grocery store and wearing a buggy as part of my clothing which happens quite frequently when I shop on Fridays. I also dislike having my picture being taken.

7. Hobbies and collections?

I crotchet, sew, cook, read, collect cook books, music boxes and spoons from around the world.

8. Favourite fragrance or scents?

Lavender, coffee, Exclamation and anything with a strawberry or chocolate scent to it.

9. Favourite foods?

My favourite foods are definately anything Italian and Indian food especially when cooked by my best friend. My favourite dessert is definately icecream

10. Favourite books or authors?

My favourite books are a good mystery, comedy or scary story.

11. Favourite movies?
My all time favourite movie is Pretty Woman and my dh's favourite is Shawshank Redemption we watch these movies each time they are on tv. I am a big kid at heart and love cartoons! I like to watch Scooby Doo, Flinstones and the Jetsons. I sit down every Saturday morning with my boys and watch these every week. I like to watch Hindi movies, comedies, romance and a good car chase.

12. Favourite music?

I like anything that has a really good beat to it which allows me to get up and dance.

13. Favourite colour or colours?

My favourite colour is definately pink and blue a close second.

14. Registered at a store?

I am registered at Walmart.

15. Favourite clothing item for a child?

My favourite clothing item for a child is definately a hat.

16. Anything else you would like to share with your secret pal?

I am very anxious about adopting our little girl from China. I am a very outgoing person who likes to socialize alot. I enjoy meeting new people and am willing to try new things.

Hello, we are Matthew and Lenora Totten from Springdale Arkansas. We are both 30. We have been married for 6 years. Matthew is a family practice physician and I am a hospital pharmacist. We have 3 furry children--Raleigh(8 yr old Lhasa Apso), Mollie(5 yr old Calico), and Sophie(4 yr old Feist).

2. Girl, Boy, Twins requested? We have requested a girl.

3. Age requested? AYAP,as close to 6mos as possible

4. Child/Children’s names? Grace CN

5. Nursery theme and colours? Bright Pink and Green(pottery barn probably)

6. Likes and Dislikes? Dislikes-clutter,green peppers, and burned food(or the smell of it).Likes-same as hobbies.

7. Hobbies/Collections? I collect Eeyore and Barbie. Hobbies include cooking,travel,and shopping. I am trying to learn to cook. Every week I'm coming up with a new recipe. Since the Martha show had the cooking school I have become addicted to their website and trying new things.

8. Favourite fragrance or scent? No perfume. I like clean scents-lemon or sea type things

9. Favourite foods? Chinese,Mexican, Japanese,pretty much all kinds

10. Favourite books or authors? James Patterson,Mary Higgins Clark--or sappy girl books like In Her Shoes

11. Favourite movies? For Love of the Game, You've Got Mail, Pretty Woman,or anything similar

12. Favourite music? I love all music-pop,jazz,country,opera,classical,etc. Not picky at all.

13. Favourite colour or colours? I really love chocolate brown and pink.

14. Registered at a store? Not yet-will probably register at Pottery Barn and Target closer to time.

15. Favourite clothing item for a child? Dresses!!! or a cute pair of jeans

16. Anything else you would like to share with your secret pal? Thank you for doing this. I'm very excited to get to pass the time during the wait like this.

1. Add your name and a little something about your family. We are Kristen and David de la Rosa from Boynton Beach, Florida(between Boca Raton and Palm Beach) . We are 32 and 36 and have no kids-yet. We do have our three furbabies to make us laugh during the long wait-Quincy the Wheaten Terrier -yes I had to include him in his ladybug costume-and two cats. We are so excited to finally be our of the paperchase! We have been married for 5 years and after years of trying decided to adopt. I actually told my mom when I was 16 that I was going to adopt from China. I guess someone above was listening!
   

2. Girl, Boy, Twins requested? Girl! I have 5 older brothers, David has 3 older brothers and lots of nephews, plus all the furbabies are boys. I can't wait to buy some girlie things!

3. Age requested? As young as possible.

4. Child/Childrens names? Amelie(like the movie pronounced Ah-mah-lee) Josephine(middle name after D's mom). I do like Gianna as well. My mom thinks Omorosa Ella is nice with our last name-Omorosa Ella de la Rosa. Ha, ha...made you laugh...

5. Nursery theme and colours? Trying to go with the bright pink and lime greens-like the Lilly Pulitzer colors-with white accents. Pottery barn has a great set that I may go get one of these days, but I am afraid to start decorating too soon! The whole "jinx" thing.

6. Likes and Dislikes? I love to cook and am addicted to my cooking magazines(Bon appitite, Cooking Light, ect), I read them daily, drives D nuts. We love to entertain and have gourmet night and wine tasting parties with our friends a few times a month. I collect cookbooks, especially ones for entertaining with menus in them. I am so exciting, I know : ) Ha, ha! We own our own mortgage business out of our home, and really like what we do. We love to travel, this year we are planning many mini-trips around our home state of Florida to make the time go by a little quicker. David likes to fiddle with the computer and read books about computer programs during his spare time. You can usually find my with my cooking magazines when he is doing that. On rare quiet weekends we usually cycle to the beach, walk the pooch on downtown Atlantic Ave or picnic at one of the local Jazz festivals. Dislikes-the cold for longer than a day or two, hurricane clean-up, and Indian food-those go for both of us! Oh and I dislike Winnie the Pooh, Disney characters, ect for kids decor, clothes : )
   

7. Hobbies/Collections? me-Cookbooks(who wouldv'e known?), cycling(did the MS 150 two years ago), reading, volunteering to teach children's church at our church. David-tinkering with the PC, soccer, reading

8. Favourite fragrance or scent? I wear Origins "Frolic". I am addicted to Yankee Candles, they make the house smell wonderful! Oh, and the smell of my house when I bake my Key Lime Poundcake...

9. Favourite foods? Sushi, seafood, Thai, Cuban

10. Favourite books or authors? I love the "Bridget Jones's Diary" type books. Not much for expanding my knowledge base, but after a long days work, I need something lighthearted. I am reading a fictional book about China right now called "the Binding Chair". Memoirs of a Geisha was my favorite book long before they made the movie.

11. Favourite movies? Comedies-Old School, 40 year old virgin, Office Space, Tommy Boy, and any of the John Hughes films from the 80's(Pretty in Pink, Breakfast Club)

12. Favourite music? Jimmy Buffett(grew up in the Keys), Jack Johnson, Country

13. Favourite colour or colours? For baby-I love red and white together. I love bright colors too-watermelon pink, lime green-we have to fit in with the Palm Beach crowd!

14. Registered at a store? Not yet, probably will do Pottery Barn and Target eventually.

15. Favourite clothing item for a child? Nothing too frilly or with teddy bears or rabbits on it. I love Gymboree! I love sundresses because it's hot here 11 months a year!

16. Anything else you would like to share with your secret pal? I hope this time goes by quickly for your family, and ours!
    

1. Add your name and a little something about your family.
   

   Hi, my name is Lisa Phillips. My husband's name is Cory. We have been married for 11 years. We have 2 bio sons. Kaleb is turning 6 in June and Brayden is 3. We have 2 dogs and 1 cat. A regular zoo, huh?
   
   

   We are adopting through CCAI. Our LID is April 17th. My husband and I both wanted to also have a daughter and a sister for our sons, so we decided to adopt instead of going through the "natural" route where you have a 50/50 chance. Three boys would kill me. :)
   
   

2. Girl, Boy, Twins requested?
   
   

   Girl!
   
   

3. Age requested?
   

   0-12 months
   
   

4. Child/Children’s names?
   

   For our daughter? We don't have one picked out yet. I chose our 2 sons names, so my husband is searching for her name. He has picked out a few so far, but is still looking.
   
   

5. Nursery theme and colours?
   

   We have a room painted mostly purple, that was for my first son. It never really was used. He ended up sleeping in our room instead. I don't know if we will use that this time or if she will be in our room also.
   
   
   

6. Hobbies/Collections?
   

   Gardening, Homeschooling, started making a quilt for our daughter (I made one for each of our boys too), reading, country music, run my own business from home SkinCareful.com.
   
   

7. Favourite fragrance or scent?
   

   I prefer natural smells, like flowers, jasmine, vanilla or lavender.
   
   

8. Favourite foods?
   

   LOVE Mexican food! Japanese & Chinese food come in a very close 2nd. Oh wait, Starbucks would be first... :)
   
   

9. Favourite books or authors?
   

   I have really gotten into reading books by Dr Wayne Dyer (What do you Really Want for your Children is excellent!),James Van Praagh, & Sylvia Browne.
   
   

10. Favourite movies?
    

    I love to watch romance comedies. Some of my favorites are Sweet Home Alabama & Prince & Me.
    
    

11. Favourite music?
    

    Country. I like Reba, Garth, Trisha Yearwood, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, etc, etc. :) I really LOVE music. If I am in a bad mood, I pop in a CD or attach my Ipod to the stereo and I am very quicly singing along and happy again.
    
    

12. Favourite colour or colours?
    

    Purple & pink. Already buying pink for our daughter!
    
    

13. Registered at a store?
    

    I played with registering at Babies 'R Us, but hadn't really decided what we needed. I put a few things on there that a friend (with really good taste) recommended, but doubt that we need all of that. I should work on cleaning it up and figuring out what we really want.
    

    Babies R Us
    

    
    
    

14. Favourite clothing item for a child?
    

    Girly things. I am so thankful to not be buying stuff with tractors or trains on it! There is just too much testosterone in this house... I am going to be all about the pink/purple and the bows!
    
    

15. Anything else you would like to share with your secret pal?
    

    I started my own blog a few weeks ago and keep sharing information on it with our family and friends. It can be found here: Lisa's Blog. :)
    
    

Hey there!

We are Megan and Chris Anderson. We have been married for almost 10 years and this will be our first child. I teach 10th grade Biology, and Chris is a software engineer. We live just east of Seattle, Washington.

Girl, Boy, Twins requested?
Girl

Age requested?
Approved 0-15 months

Child/Children’s names?
Maybe Olivia? This could change.

Nursery theme and colours?
Right now I’m thinking bright colors, accented by black/white/lime green. (Like the bright children’s toys for newborns). I’m not into classic nursery styles such as light pinks, or nursery characters. We are holding off a bit on decorating the nursery.

Likes and Dislikes?
I love to laugh, travel, office supplies (it is a sickness), entertaining, bike riding, music. Dislikes: pets dressed as humans, spiders, berries, and I am a horrible cook.

Hobbies/Collections?
Starting to learn Chinese, and the violin. We have a boat and we love to spend time out on it during the summer. I scrapbook. I love Science themed toys about astronomy, animals, etc.

Favourite fragrance or scent?
Citrus, coconut.

Favourite foods?
Japanese, Mexican, Thai, Chinese, low carb protein bars, Chocolate (not low carb), Pretty much anything!

Favourite books or authors?
I like mysteries, books about science, chick lit, and I need to start reading up on child rearing techniques. I like Parents magazine, other publications like it.

Favourite movies?
Amelie, Return to me, So I married an axe murderer, Star Trek II- Wrath of Khan, Pride and prejudice (BBC), Grosse Pointe Blank, Bridget Jones

Favourite music?
I love 80’s music, classical, Fiona Apple, Madonna, Ben Folds, Death Cab for Cutie, anything but country, really. I’d like to start building a collection of children’s music- Raffi, etc.

Favourite colour or colours?
I wear a lot of black, punctuated by a bit of green or periwinkle, sometimes pink.

Registered at a store?
Probably Babies R Us, in a few months… merrygoroundkids.com maybe? I haven’t figured this out yet.

Favourite clothing item for a child?
I love funny baby clothes (tee shirts with pithy phrases, pop culture motif)

Anything else?
I have no items for the baby yet, really. Children’s books, products that people who have BTDT would recommend will be appreciated. We have been waiting a few years to start our family waiting until I turned 30 for the China program, and a bunch of failed infertility treatments in the meantime. We are excited to know that we will become parents soon. We are so happy to be here! Thanks in advance secret pal!
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We are Tiff, Andrew, Emily and Lucy Gray. Emily is 7 and Lucy is 5 and they are both our biological children. We have another daughter Sophie who is with God, she would have been two in the March just gone. Andrew does internet marketing and I'm a stay at home mum.

We live on the Mid North Coast of NSW, Australia; in a beach town on the East coast of Australia about 4 hours north of Sydney. It is an amazingly beautiful place to live; relaxed but with great coffee shops and restaurants to cater for the tourist market in holiday seasons. We live on 8 acres about 5 mins out of town...so we have the best of both worlds!

Girl, Boy, Twins requested?
Requested a girl.

Age requested?
We are approved for a child ages 0-24 months and we requested under 12 months.

Child's names?
Something in keeping with our daughters' names - Emily, Lucy and Sophie...so something classical. We will wait to see the photo and keep it as a surprise until the baby joins our family.

Nursery theme and colours?
Still deciding but we have a white cot the girls used and we will use that again....I won't be going all out as I did with my first child;-) I am making a bright, colourful applique quilt at the moment and the predominant background colours are blue and pink....so I guess other things will team in with that!

Likes and Dislikes?
I like dappled light through gently moving trees and the dancing shadows on our family room floor. I like summer. I like dining out with Andrew. I like laughing with my girls. I dislike cooking and being rushed and selfish people! Andrew dislikes the current fashion of crime/forensic type television drama.

I also like reading (but not crime fiction), playing sports especially hockey (field hockey) and running, watching sport in particular Australian Rules aka Australian Football League (AFL) and watching DVDs. I also like playing with my daughters, shopping, relaxing at coffee shops, being creative with craft, art and sewing.

Andrew likes watching F1 and MOTO GP, reading about F1, watching sports especially AFL and cricket, drinking coffee and eating out and playing field hockey....if he had more time he would also surf and body board more than he does (which isn't a lot).

Em and Lucy love to play pretends, colour-in (especially Lucy), draw and dress-ups. Emily loves ballet and jazz and is quite sporty.

Hobbies/Collections?
Reading, watching and playing sport, watching movies, seewing and being creative, reading and learning about China...no collections, although we are starting to collect art and replacing our prints with originals.

The girls love camping.

Favourite fragrance or scent?
How to spell his name?!?!? Isse Miyaki, I think that's right.
Vanilla with candles or oils.

Favourite foods?
Most foods really - Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Thai, cheeses, a good steak, seafood (no oysters for Andrew!). We like to try new things and new taste sensations! Andrew's all time favourite is anything with melted cheese...certainly not a fave of mine though! We both enjoy good wine but aren't fans of sweets or desserts.

Favourite books or authors?
Good Harbour, A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth, The Bronze horseman books, Memoirs of a Geisha, Amy Tan books, Maeve Binchy, Nicholas Sparks, Colleen McCullough...historical fiction...I read a lot and I will read anything that has good character development and a strong storyline. I also love kids picture books and fiction and there are too many I love to choose a favourite or 2.

Andrew doesn't read a lot...although if he had more time he would...he likes fantasy - Lord of the Rings books, Robin Hobbs books and he also enjoyed Colleen McCollough's first man in Rome series and for an easy fun read he has enjoyed Matthew Reilly's books.

Favourite movies?
We both like a lot of the same movies. We like romantic comedies...the better ones that is, Love Actually, 4 Weddings and a Funeral type-Jennifer Anniston-Meg Ryan-esque! We also like British scam/heist type moveis such as Shooting Fish; Lock, Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels and we enjoy movies such as Oceans 11, Italian Job, Usual Suspects. I really liked Bride and Prejudice and Hero and I enjoy the English period movies such as Pride and Prejudice. Andrew loves Star Wars movies and some other sci fi and he quite enjoyed the Lord of the Rings movies too.

Favourite music?
More Andrew's thing than mine. He likes most music but not country or R&B. He likes 80s and remixes of pop and rock, INXS, Kylie, Madonna's newer stuff, Savage Garden, U2, Talking Heads, Rogue Traders...and the list could go on.

I don't listen to music a lot...but I do like Jack Jonhson, Nora Jones, Eva Cassidy, John Butler Trio, Savage Garden, U2...that's all I can think of.

Favourite colour or colours?
To wear - strong colours...pink, aqua, some greens and some reds.
To dress my daughters in - bright pink, red, some more pink...aqua for Emily and purple for Lucy.
In general - fresh spring colours.

Registered at a store?
Not a big thing in Australia, so no.

Favourite clothing item for a child?
Nothing frilly or lacey. Fun, bright, functional and practical but cute and trendy. T-shirts and skirts or a cute pinnafore...Pumpkin Patch is a favourite brand.

I am excited to be part of this swap...anything to help the wait be more fun and to help make our little one becoming part of our family feel more 'real'! Looking forward to reading about everyone's surprises and delight over the pressies!
We are committed Christians with strong personal relationships with God but I wouldn't call us religious at all. We aren't into Christian music or religious items.

Greetings from the Smith 7!

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1. Intro

My name is Kelli and my husband is Tom. We live in Washington State in a small town outside of Vancouver. We have been married for 12 years and are the parents of five fabulous kids. Starting from the left of the picture is Hayden Kate (almost 6 year old biological daughter), next is Max (8 year old biological son), next is Kennedy (almost 10 year old adopted daughter from Almaty, Kazakhstan at 6 years of age), next is Baylee (10 year old biological daughter) and finally TJ (19 year old adopted son through the State of Oregon). We definitely thought we were done after the adoption of our daughter Kennedy, but God had other plans for our family. In December of 2005 we decided to adopt again, this time from China. We are all very excited to welcome the newest member of our family.

Tom and I are both RN's, both work with babies and children. I work part time in a NICU and Tom works on a neonatal and pediatric transport team.

We have two Weimeraners, Emma & Sara.

2. Boy/Girl?

We have requested a girl.

3. Age requested?

Under 12 months, or as young as available.

4. Child's name?

Our daughter will be named Xia Aubree. We will probably use her Chinese name as a second middle name.

5. Nursery theme and colors?

Xia will be sharing a room with big sister Hayden. Hayden got to pick out new bedding and she picked out a Pottery Barn Kids print that has matching kid and nursery bedding. It is yellow with pink flowers. Very cute!

6. Likes?

We love spending time as a family. Right now we are in the middle of spring sports. With four kiddos on four different teams we are sitting at the ball field a lot!! We also enjoy being out on the water with the kids, skiing tubing, etc. I also love to walk my kids to and from school if the weather cooperates.

Personally, on a different note, I do enjoy going out on a date with my husband and having a couple hours to myself on occasion.

Dislikes? Negativity, laundry and a messy house.

7. Hobbies and collections?

I don't collect anything, but I enjoy gardening and working in the yard. I knit a little bit and I try to stay in shape by going to the gym. I also like doing stuff on the computer.

I do like to shop both online and in store, I love to shop for clothes at Gymboree for my girls and Janeville for myself.

Tom is into R/C airplanes. He is actually building two, but has yet to get them off the ground. He is also loves working outside.

8. Favorite scents?

I do love candles and picking out different scents at Illuminations. Favorite would probably be MacIntosh Apple or Thai Market.

9. Favorite foods?

We both love Thai and Sushi for an ethnic treat, but other than that I love a great big salad.

We are both also addicted to Starbucks. Pretty much everyday we go for coffee. I also love their Pumpkin Scones.

10. Favorite books and authors?

I like anything that keeps my interest. I really enjoy Dan Brown and Nicholas Sparks. I also read a lot of Christian and parenting types of books. We also both love reading Harry Potter.

11. Favorite movies?

"The Notebook" and "Sweet Home Alabama" are my absolute favorites. Tom loves "Top Gun" mostly for the intro music on surround sound.

12. Favorite music?

I listen to Contemporary Christian. I especially like Casting Crowns, Steven Curtis Chapman and Natalie Grant.

Tom loves old 70's rock classics.

13. Favorite colors?

Red and black for me. Tom probably blue.

14. Registered?

No, with Xia being our sixth child I don't feel like we need a whole lot but sanity.

15. Favorite clothing item for a child?

Anything cute and coordinating. I love Gymboree as I stated above. I have been buying a lot of cute ladybug things lately.

16. Anything else?

Nothing really, we are just so excited about this adoption. This group seems like it is going to be a lot of fun. I look forward to getting to know you all.

Hi everyone! Well, here goes!

1. Name, and a little about our family.

We are Matt and Angela Wingenter, we live in Huntsville, Alabama. We've been married for seven years, and we are blessed with two BEAUTIFUL (if I may say so myself) little girls, Lily Faith who is 4 years old, and Madilyn Eve, who will be 2 at the first of June. Matt is a pharmaceutical sales rep. and I am a stay at home mom. I enjoy every minute of it, I could not imagine my life any other way!
We are also the parents of the four legged kind (most of them) we have two dogs, Dakota a golden retriever, and Jack, an Irish Setter and Chocolate Lab mix. We also have Three cats, Patches (poor thing only has three legs) who is 15 years old, I've had her since she was born (she was born with 4 legs, due to an accident, she lost one) there's also Sophie, and Isabelle.

2. Girl, Boy, or Twins requested?

We requested a little girl (NO, we are not crazy, and YES we do want three girls!)

3. Age requested?

We asked for a baby between the ages of 0-9 months.

4. Child/children's names?

We have not decided on a name yet, but we do have a few ideas. My Great Grandmother's name was Dovie, pronounced like dove, with the "Y" sound at the end. Chloe is another we like, and I also like Hannah, but like our first two girls, we will not pick out the name until we see her sweet face.

5. Nursery theme and colors?

Like our second daughter, she will not have a formal nursery. She will be in the bedroom were Madilyn is now, and Lily and Madilyn will share a room. We plan on buying a larger home, once the adoption is complete, and then HOPEFULLY she will have a nicer room where I can display all the cute stuff I have already collected for her.
I would like for her room to be pink and red, with ladybugs.

6. Likes and dislikes?

HARD QUESTION!!! Most of the things I'm thinking of falls more in the hobbies category.
We like to travel, spend time with family and friends, and play with our kids.

7. Hobbies, and collections?

Let me do Matt first, his is the shorter list of the two. Matt just started hunting this past season, he was so excited the first time he shot a deer, I on the other hand do not hunt, I would probably starve if I had to kill my own food.
He also likes cooking, and watching T.V. He does not really collect anything except for tools. Any kind of tool, mostly craftsman, he used to work at Sears. He also likes to make things, but due to his job, rarely has the time. Of course he knows one day, he will have to make our girls a playhouse in the back yard, one that I can decorate really cute, with a ladder going to a little loft.
For me, well, I like to make things, clothes for the girls, hair bows to match EVERY outfit. I paint, cook, do scrapbooking, take photos of the girls, I would love to take some photography classes. When we bought our house, I put down the hard wood floors, and laid the ceramic tile in the kitchen and baths. I like to garden, just planted several new rose bushes, and one is on the way, I also love Daylilies, I ordered several last year and got hooked, so now I am waiting on some more that I ordered last week. Matt says that is enough, but I will find the room for them SOMEWHERE!
I also have several collections. I collect Boyds Bears, Cherished Teddies, right now anything with a ladybug on it! I collect Fairies for Lily, that is the theme in her bedroom. And started collections for both girls with Precious Moments. I also like Lee Middelton Dolls, although not many due to their prices. I gave one to Lily for her second birthday, so now I have to find one for Madilyn. I have already found the one I will get (soon) for our next little angel, It is a new doll, just released in April, which I thought was kind of neat since we were LID in April. She looks Asian, so when I saw her I knew I GOTTA HAVE THAT DOLL!!! If anyone else is interested, go to the Lee Middleton website, and her name is Golden Buttercup.

8. Favorite fragrance or scent?

Well, the perfume that I love was discontinued several years ago, but I found some on Ebay, it is called Venezia by Laura Biagiotti, the closest other perfume I can find that smells anything like it is Amber Romance by Victoria's Secret. Also love the smell of my roses.
This is funny, but when Lily was born, I went through many different brands of diapers until I found one I liked, and once I did, oh, I love the smell of CLEAN Luvs diapers. I use to smell them everytime I changed her, and that is alot with a newborn!

9. Favorite foods?

Mexican, down home cookin', and of course chocolate!

10. Favorite books, or authors?

I love to read, but unfortunately don't have much time for that lately, unless it is on the computer!
I like History stuff, interesting things, not boring. I like stuff that makes me cry, like Chicken Soup for the Soul books. Also like my magazine. Before I got married I read a lot of Daniel Steel. Matt does not really read a whole lot.

11. Favorite movies?

For me, Gone with the Wind, The Wizard of OZ, Shirley Temple movies (I loved these as a kid)
Steel Magnolias, Titanic, Ghost, any chick flick.
Matt likes comedies mostly. He likes the ocean 11 movies, and any James Bond!

12. Favorite music?

COUNTRY! Keith Urban, Faith Hill and Tim Mcgraw!
I actually like classical music too! It is very soothing, we have cd players in our girls rooms and they go to bed liscening to it every night.

13. Favorite color?

Angela- GREEN
Matt- BLUE
Lily- BLUE
Madilyn- YELLOW ( I think she just likes saying it)

14. Registered at a store?

No, BTDT!

15. Favorite clothing item for a child?

Also another hard one, I love buying my girls clothes! Another hobbie I forgot to mention, I'm an expert shopper!
Love those cute little bathing suits, with matching hats, and sunglasses, just too cute!

16. Anything else you would like to share with your secret pal?

I am so excited to be able to get to now all of you better! Even though we already have children, we have talked about adoption, for a very long time. Even before we got married, I had read an article about a single lady adopting from China, and I told Matt then that I wanted to do that too one day, and well, here we are!

1. Add your name and a little something about your family.
Hi! We’re Mara & Chris Surridge! We live in Fairfax, VA, which is just outside of Washington, DC. Chris is a software engineer with a government contractor (whatever he is working on is classified…I like to think of him as doing something really exciting, but he claims it’s pretty boring…) and I’m a 6^th grade teacher. I’m actually not working right now…I stopped working to work on our paperchase, and decided to not go back since I am very much looking forward to being a stay-at-home mommy! (I’m looking for a part-time job now, in addition to teaching Sunday School, but I’m not having too much luck!!!) This will be our first child…we’ve been married almost 6 years (our anniversary is in July), and we’ve been trying and waiting to start a family for nearly 4 years …

2. Girl, Boy, Twins requested?
We’ve requested twin girls…not sure if we’ll be lucky enough to have that happen…we’ll be excited regardless!

3. Age Requested?
As young as possible…0-18 months I think…

4. Child/children's names?
Haven’t picked one out yet. A lot will depend on whether or not we’re referred twins!

5. Nursery theme and colours?
Haven’t picked that out yet either! Probably pinks and purples, maybe Classic Pooh…really more concerned right now about cleaning the bedroom out of all the boxes! (we’ve been using it for storage!!)

6. Likes and Dislikes?
I’m a HUGE Red Sox fan (the nursery might just end up a Red Sox theme…) and we both love going to baseball games. I like sports in general…I watch a lot of ESPN and listen to Sports Talk radio during the day (really). I’m a scrapbooker, and I love taking pictures too. And I am addicted to reality tv! Chris is into computers, and loves to read (his current passion is reading blogs…I swear, he spends a couple of hours each night reading all his favorites). He also plays chess and likes to learn things…he watches all those science-y shows on PBS (NOVA, Nature, etc.) with a passion! Together we play on a softball team, and we love spending time with friends.

7. Hobbies and Collections?
Hmmm…I guess I kind of answered the hobbies part already. Chris doesn’t collect anything (he’s not a collector). I collect Red Sox stuff (specifically game memorabilia…stuff that’s given out at games, newspapers from games I’m at, autographs that I get at games…) and moose.

8. Favourite fragrance or scents?
Not sure…I don’t like florals or anything that is really strong. Fruity, clean scents are good.

9. Favourite foods?
We both LOVE sushi! I’m also addicted to Starbucks…a skim mocha can really make your day!

10. Favourite books or authors?
Chris loves the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I read a lot of non-fiction (baseball books mostly!) but I also really like Fannie Flagg (if you haven’t read her books, you should!) and kids books (I am a teacher after all!). I have lots of children’s books…I do have an amazon.com wishlist for our daughters!

11. Favourite movies?
Mine is “The Wizard of Oz”, while Chris likes “Monty Python” (ugh). My favorite recent movies are “Love Actually” and “Fever Pitch” (of course) and I also love “Sleepless in Seattle” and “Field of Dreams.” We rarely agree on movies…thank goodness we have friends who are the same way so we can see separate movies!

12. Favourite music?
Another place where we really disagree! I like Barenaked Ladies, Pat McGee Band, John Mayer…stuff like that. Chris likes really noisy punk rock type music…the kind if you saw the band in concert there would be a mosh pit.

13. Favourite colour or colours?
Purple!

14. Registered at a store?
Not yet, although we have a wishlist on amazon.com.

15. Favourite clothing item for a child?
Nothing really…cute tops and hats, I guess.

16. Anything else you would like to share with your secret pal?
We’re Jewish…this really means nothing to the secret pal exchange except for the fact that we don’t want any religious things (so no Christmas stuff!!!). THANKS!

Ok, here goes.....My first real blog post:

Hi everyone, my name is Lisa and my dh is Barry. We are the Fellman's and we live in Southern New Jersey. This summer it will be 7 years that we are married. We will be traveling to China to bring home our very first child and we are so looking forward to having our lives completely change. We have requested a healthy child 0 – 18 months, AYAP, also we have requested twins if possible. We seem to not be alone in this request so I hope there are a few sets of twins for us come next year! :) We have not specifically requested a daughter, but as we have requested a healthy child I am making an assumption that it will be a girl. I will happily welcome a son or a daughter in our home with just some minor modifications on her/his name. Our first child will be named Jamie Lyn, and while we do have a second name chosen if we are lucky enough to get twins…..I am, as they say, Not going to count my chickens ....., and I (we) are just going to plan on Jamie Lyn for now.

Nursery

I cannot wait to get started on Jamie’s nursery. We bought the laminate flooring months ago and just have not had the time to put it down. She is going to have a very light and airy room with Winnie the Pooh and Tigger too! I am hoping to give her clouds and stars on her ceiling and little Pooh characters running across her walls. Wish me luck I have not yet figured out how I am going to do that!

Likes and Dislikes?

Hmmmm, I like cool but sunny mornings with a cup of coffee and a friend. I love to travel, but I also love to stay home. I cannot think of a way to answer this question that doesn’t sound like an answer to a singles questionnaire and I guess I dislike that! :)

Ok, Let's see really what do I like.....I love tea and coffee, I love to cook and try out new recipes. I love to sew and knit/crochet (those are all kind of repeated in hobbies). I have two very happy cats but I love all animals. We both enjoy movies, mostly comedy and drama. Dear hubby is not big on scary movies but suspense is good. We are both getting more into history, specifically US History so we have been reading more. (But again I have that mentioned later in Books and authors.) Mostly I like spending time with my husband and we don't get to do enough of that. Friday nights we have "date" night where we don't schedule any work stuff and spend time doing fun stuff. Usually we drive to the beach and walk the boardwalks. Then on the way home we stop at Dunkin' Donuts for a hot chocolate and a donut. I think I love Friday nights the best!!!!!

((Secret Pal - I hope this helps! But I am easy, I love everything!!!))

Collections, Hobbies and Favorite Foods:

According to my husband I collect everything! I am a bit of a pack rat but I am definitely trying to reform my ways! I love to sew, knit, crochet, cross stitch or otherwise keep my hands busy. I have never quilted and I am nervously looking forward to laying out my first quilt! I love to cook and bake but I think I love having people eat what I cook and bake even more than I love making it. So cooking all day to spend 5 minutes eating is just fine with me as long as everyone enjoyed it! My favorite foods…….that is a tough one. I love Mexican, Chinese, German, and Italian. I love soups, barbecues and I think I just love food! It would be easier to say what I don’t like, ANYTHING FROM THE SEA! My dh and I also don’t do Curry! I love seasonings but for whatever reason that is a seasoning that neither one of us are really fond of.

Fragrances or scents?

I love the smell of spring flowers, but unfortunately thanks to some extreme allergies I cannot handle any fragrances in the house. Believe it or not I have even had to change my husbands’ shampoos and deodorants because they were just killing me. I have to use only organic cleaners and even those cannot have much of a scent. I am honestly allergic to “inhalants”, cigarette smoke, incense, Clorox and other cleaners, air fresheners, etc. It is truly a pain!

Books and Authors, and oh yes favorite colors:

Oh I love to read. I don’t seem to have much time for that anymore and I guess that won’t change once we get Jamie. Well, it will I will just be reading children’s books as opposed to Patricia Cornwell, James Patterson and Maeve Binchey! A sacrifice I am very happy to make!!!!!!! My husband is also on a history kick lately and we are both reading the biography of John Adams. We are planning a trip to DC in the next week and I am very much looking forward to it! As far as movies go, we like dramas and comedies and some musicals too. The only thing we don’t do is horror and extreme gore. My hubby’s favorite movie is the original “InLaws”. What a hoot! But I think you need a dry sense of humor for that one! Music, well that one too, it is probably easier to say what we don’t like. We aren’t big on rap and hip hop. I tend to be a little top 40 my hubby will get a little more eclectic. On Sundays I love to listen to the oldies, Sinatra and Julie London etc, but we also like Elton John, Steely Dan, Elvis Costello, Alana Davis, Stevie Wonder…….. I could go on forever. We do not listen to much Country but I am starting to enjoy it more and more. My favorite color is definitely Purple, and even some dark blues. I like things light and airy though so I think with Jamie I am going to have mostly pastels for a while.

Have I registered…….

No, not yet. I am still not very comfortable with that idea just yet. Maybe I need to be a little closer to the referral date.

Favorite clothing item for a child?

Wow, this will be our first child and well, I just don’t have a clue! I think I can even honestly count on one hand the number of diapers I have changed. My dear hubby and I are in for quite a change when this little bundle comes into our lives. I am currently knitting her an afghan, and I think my mom has crocheted an afghan for her. My first cybershower buddy sent her a beautiful white satin soft plush security blanket. It is so beautiful! But more than that I am going to have to take my lead from all you experienced mom’s who have BTDT!To my secret pals: Thank you in advance! I know that I will treasure and love anything that you send and I hope that one day soon we are all in China together and get the opportunity to say hello!

Good luck everyone, I look forward to getting to know you!