"We often think of the intersections in our lives, those that are planned, those that occur by chance. Some encounters we hope for, particularly love, and alas, some meetings never happen despite what we wish. I think of how those intersections have the potential to change us, our character, our circumstances, our hopes. We think about how they add to the unfinished story of our lives"...(Amy Tan, Mei Mei, 2005) Chinese folklore speaks of invisible red threads that connect a newborn child's spirit to all the people who will be important in the child's life. As the child grows, the threads shorten, drawing closer those people who are destined. We anxiously await this special meeting, a life changing intersection which will soon take us to China to bring home our little daughter, Cali Griffin.

January 1, 2011

Care Package

We sent a care package to Cali this week via a company in China that specializes in gathering gifts and delivering them to the child’s orphanage. Ann, a Chinese entrepreneur and very sweet lady, also gathered new pictures and current measurements of Cali for us as a part of the service.

Sweet Cali is still a little peanut with little hair; we are guessing her head was recently shaved as is common in orphanages.  She looks like she has had a cold with little chapped lips and a red nose...she just needs to come home to us! She is definitely bundled up with several layers of clothing which is very common in China. These pictures were taken in the outside play area of her orphanage.

We continue to move along in the travel end of our paperwork. We submitted our Visa information via Fed Ex this week. Our agency will be processing that and is continuing to work on travel details while we await our travel approval.

Scout just asked me to add that he’s really excited to have a sister and is already enjoying capturing stuffed animals from her room and holding them captive on his bed. He’s not really sure why we’re spending so much time in that pink room, but thinks that it’s a pretty cool place to visit. We’re sure that he has no idea what lies ahead, but hope that he and Cali will become fast friends and help each other burn off energy!


1 comment:

  1. Amanda GreeneJanuary 1, 2011 at 6:02 PM

    Krista and Bob,
    She is beautiful! I love that you were able to send her a care package with many treasures for her. Happy New Year!!
    Jeff and Amanda

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