Good and Bad....

So some good news and bad news.  Well, we will start with the "bad news," which is really not bad news, it's just that there has still been no movement on the waiting list.  What a drought!  But the good news is that I was speaking with some one at our agency and she checked on our list placement and we found out that we are #8 on the toddler girl list, not #9 like we thought! Even though we had to adjust our number on the baby boy list back one we are excited for the little bit of movement upwards in one category.  So our updated / corrected list is as follows...
Baby Girl - #41
Baby Boy- #20
Toddler Girl - #8
Sibling Group - #13

(And don't forget all you San Antonio people, our Chickfila Spirit Night is a week from today!!!  Mark your calendars to come and eat some chicken with us!) 

We love Chick-fil-a!

I am sure that you are probably wondering what in the world Chick-fil-a has to do with our adoption.  Well, December 6th from 5-8pm we will be having a Spirit Night at Chick-fil-a to raise money for our Adoption Fund!  This is such a blessing since so many Corporations mandate that you have to have certain "status" as non-profit in order to hold fund raising benefits. 
So if you live in the San Antonio area, mark you calendars for December 6th and come to the Chick-fil-a off of Culebra!  After you order just give your receipt to the cashier and tell her/him it is for "Adoption of Sons,"  and 20% of your pre tax sales will be donated directly to our fund, Viola!  Easy as pie, you will get a great dinner and help a grateful family  - US!  And not to worry, we will send out a reminder as the date draws nearer.  :-)

Next time...

Well, our salute to next time worked!  Yesterday another family accepted a referral and we were able to move on a couple of lists.  This move bumped us into the teens on the Baby Boy list and one spot up on the Sibling Group list.  Yay! 

Baby Girl - #41
Baby Boy- #19
Toddler Girl - #9
Sibling Group - #13

Here's to next time...

Once again I opened my email and saw that someone was congratulating another family for accepting a referral today.  So with excited fingers I typed my way over to to IAN's blog to see the movement on the waiting list, hoping that we had moved in a couple of categories!  And as I began to read the update I was completely... let down.  Of course this is a  selfish reaction and I truly am excited for the family that accepted a referral, but the biggest disappointment was that most of the movement was for below our #'s. Exactly.  For instance, we are #9 on Toddler Girl and everyone "Below #9 on Toddler Girl list moves up 1 spot." You probably understand my disappointment.  It was the worst to actually see our number listed but not get to move up!  Well, I guess this is the down side of being higher up on the list and one the we kind of anticipated.  So we will content ourselves to know that in God's timing we will move up and receive our referral and we will take joy in any movement on the list until then!  So our current standing is unchanged, here's to next time...
Baby Girl - #41
Baby Boy- #20
Toddler Girl - #9
Sibling Group - #14 

Ethiopia 104...

Well, we are pleased to announce that last week we did get to move up the list a little bit!  We bumped up on both infant lists, so our current numbers are...
Baby Girl - #41
Baby Boy- #20
Toddler Girl - #9
Sibling Group - #14

Ethiopia 104
Now for a little challenge for those interested.  The "lesson" in Ethiopian culture this time, is one that will take place in the kitchen.  In Ethiopia they do not eat with utensils, but instead use Injera (always with the right hand) to scoop up their entrees and side dishes.  Which mainly consist of various vegetable or meat side dishes and entrees, often prepared as a wat or thick stew.  So I thought I would post one such recipe for Injera and see if anyone tries it!  Good luck and happy eating.

Injera

1 tablespoon active dry yeast 5 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)

1 teaspoon honey 3 cups finely ground millet flour 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

	Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup of the water. Allow to proof and add the remainder of the water and the millet flour. Stir until smooth and then cover. Allow to stand at room temperature for 24 hours.
	Stir the batter well and mix in the baking soda.
	Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Pour about 1/3 cup of the batter into the pan in a spiral pattern to cover the bottom of the pan evenly. Tilt the pan to quickly even out the batter. Cover the pan and allow to cook for about 1 minute. The bread should not brown but rather rise slightly and very easy to remove. It is cooked only on one side. This top should be slightly moist. Remove to a platter and cool. Stack the cooked breads on a plate.

*Recipe from Allrecipes.com