Our Daughter From China

This Blog shares our journey to bring home our daughter from China. It tells something of her story and of our story with her.

Friday, November 10, 2006

Cirque Du Soleil's Corteo

We are anticipating possibly seeing an arcrobatic show in China. But next Friday we shall see in Washington, DC: Corteo by Cirque Du Soleil, a grand procession and festive parade imagined by a clown. Let yourself be transported into a theatrical world of comedy and spontaneity situated in a mysterious space between heaven and earth. Juxtaposing the ridiculous with the tragic and the magic of perfection with the charm of imperfection, Corteo reveals the strength and fragility of a clown, as well as his wisdom and kindness, to illustrate the portion of humanity that is within each of us. Corteo is a timeless and poetic celebration in which illusion teases reality! Tomorrow we are going out to lunch with Janelle and Edmund at a Korean eatery in Tysons Corner the place is called Woo Lae Oak. This is Steve's most difficult time of year and he has a cold because he is worried about his upcoming meeting in Washington, DC prior to Thanksgiving.
Corteo is also coming on DVD! In one of the ACTS called Bouncing Beds it is like a gaggle of young kids playing in their grandparents’ room, six artists jump on two big beds that move on rotating platforms. In a playful atmosphere, they perform acrobatic feats each more daring than the last.

Sunday, November 05, 2006

Waiting For Referral Brownies


From another family's blog in North Carolina. This blog caught my eye because the 60 year old Mom jumped from an air plane with an instructor. The phrase was, " We can't believe you did it Mom." "This is the first time in the 7 months that we have logged in that I am just sooo sad. It is likely to be another 7 months before we meet Sophie....if not longer. This process can be so defeating. Someone posted this on the March DTC board. I thought it might help. Maybe I'll make these with Hannah, it might help us both feel better.
Referral Wait Brownies
Bring to boil in saucepan: 2/3 c. shortening (what we wish the wait times were doing)
5 T cocoa (in honor of the coveted brown envelope)
1/2 c. evaporated milk (like our hopes of having our babies home before Christmas)
2 c. sugar (how sweet it will be to finally see a picture of our little ones!)
Mix in a bowl: 4 eggs, beaten (what the next person who asks how long till referral will be)
1 t. salt (in our wounds to hear that only 9 days of dossiers were matched this month)
2 t. vanilla (or cherry juice-a touch of red for good luck)
1 c. flour (for our little cherry blossoms waiting for us in China)
1/2 t. baking powder (I know, we'd rather be working with babypowder...)
1 c. nuts (because that's where we are all headed if we don't start getting some good news!)
Add saucepan mixture to bowl and mix thoroughly. Pour into ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Cool, frost, and top with halved maraschino cherries (pretend they're ladybugs and consider it your sighting for the day!)
Frosting:
3C powdered sugar
1/3 c. butter,
1 t. cherry juice,
1-2T. cocoa,
2 tsp. milk."