Halloween

Hi, this is Frosty. My mom doesn't know that I can use the computer, but I am a lot smarter than I look and I need your help. My mom had been telling me that this year was going to be different and that I would be spending the month of October in my favorite kennel, playing with the other dogs and having a good time. Now she tells me that she probably isn't going to be traveling for a while so we might as well go to the store for some treats for Halloween. I hate Halloween, but she did mention a ride and treats so I was excited anyway. Well, we are back from the ride and I didn't get a treat, but I did get this:

I hate Halloween. It is the most humiliating holiday for me each year. My mom seems to enjoy it, but then again she thinks I look cute in my outfit. She did mention taking me for a walk in my outfit and if she does that, I will never be able to face the rest of the dogs in the neighborhood again. I can hear them laughing now. There should be a rule against totally humiliating your dog. Does anyone know the number of the ASPCA or PETA?

Baby's room Update

Since I don't have any info on the adoption to update, I thought I would post some recent pictures of the baby's room. I finally got my rocker in. After I put it together in the living room, I realized how big it was and barely managed to get it through the door to the baby's room. That was a duh! I also finally found a lamp I like and paired it with the matching wall hanging. I also added the stickers along the bottom of the wall since that will be the eye level of the baby when she gets home. They are hard to see in the pictures, but they are animals and flowers. The cushion on the chair is a light sage. For some reason, it keeps coming out tan in the photos-maybe it is the light from the windows behind it?

No news

Several other families whose blogs I follow have received their LOIs this week. I am really happy for them. However, now all the families whose blogs I follow and who were at about the same dossier timing as me have traveled or have their LOIs and are preparing for travel so I am feeling left out. I still have no news other than now it may be a while before I travel. I really thought I would be traveling this month, but LMI is new to the Shymkent region so what you think is going to happen seems to change a lot. Once you get there and meet your child, the rest of the process including court seems to go smoothly. It is just the first part that seems to be tough.

I think this is the toughest part of the wait, to know you are close, but not knowing how close. It just leaves you confused and wondering what is going on most days!

More gadgets

This portable hard drive will hold about 60 hours of video or 2 hrs of video/day I am in Kaz so that will be much easier to handle than trying to take blank disks and burn them there. It is about the size of a post card and 1/2" thick so it is very small. I laid out all my electronic that I am bringing on the table today. It looks like a small electronics store! I also have about 100 movie DVDs packed so I should have enough to keep me occupied as long as my computer is functional. I have no idea of Internet capabilities in Shymkent, but since it is a larger city, there should be Internet cafes at least and hopefully I can get semi-reliable Internet in my apartment. I have been on cable Internet for so long, I am not sure how well I will handle using a very slow dial up system.

No update on when I will get my LOI. All I know is that when I get it, they expect me on a plane within 5-7 days. It doesn't sound like I am going to get any advanced warning. My suitcase is packed except for clothes which is really a very small part of the packing. It has to be since the suitcases are already full. Most of what is packed in my check-in bags is donations, gifts, baby stuff and a few things for the apartment. My electronics and dossier/paperwork fill up my carry on. Now that it is getting colder, i will also have to drag along a winter coat. I hope I don't have to lug all of this very far once I get to Kaz. Most of the apartments seem to be on the 5th floor with no elevator so the first trip up with the luggage may be very interesting.