Referral review: Non-special needs

Referrals came out today for families on the non-special needs (Not Waiting Child) queue:

On February 24, 2011, LID's of June 5-8, 2006 got referrals.
On September 29, 2010, LID's of May 16-18, 2006 got referrals.
On April 24, 2010, LID's of April 25, 2006 got referrals.
On June 7, 2010, LID's of April 25, 2006 got referrals.
On May 11, 2010, LID's of April 21, 2006 got referrals.
On March 1, 2010, LID's of April 11, 2006 got referrals.
On December 2, 2009, LID's of March 29, 2006 got referrals.
On October 12, 2009, LID's of March 28, 2006 got referrals.
On August 21, 2009, LID's of March 24, 2006 got referrals.
On June 19, 2009, LID's of March 16, 2006 got referrals.
On May 21, 2009, LID's of March 10, 2006 got referrals.

Waiting and waiting

Since we joined the Waiting Child list (kids with special needs), there have been two lists come out, but unfortunately, they were both very short lists due to the Chinese New Year and many offices being closed. We were not matched. Here's a note from Feb. 22, 2011 from our agency:

Good morning!

Last night, Cori and I were on the CCAA listing watching for new children to be added. This month, the CCAA only added a few children (fewer than 10-20) to the new listing. They continue to tell us the change in trends is due to holiday office closures, and not receiving as many children's files as usual. We hope that this trend improves very soon and that we will see more more children being added to the list in the coming months.

Please know we are actively looking for a little one to complete your family. If you have any questions, let us know!!

Weekend in St. Petersburg, Florida

We spent last weekend visiting Aunt Kate and Uncle Don. They brought us to Parrish to ride the train (Alex's true love...trains), to St. Pete Beach for shell collecting, and to Busch Gardens. It was so much fun! Especially near the end of the day when there were no lines for any rides.