6 years!!!

We have officially been waiting for our Little One for 6 years now, yup, that's 72 months- a very long "pregnancy".  Today marks our 6 year LID anniversary as our dossier was registered in Beijing on November 27, 2006.
That sounds like forever ago but also seems like it hasn't been that long either; as life has gone on and not waited for us a bit.  We are 6 years older, still working the same jobs, but for me in a different  location.  We  sold our house and built a new one.  We have done a lot to free ourselves financially and with God's grace we've been successful in doing so.  We've lost a few family members and gained a great niece.  We lost our precious Meeka dog also during this time.  We've taken a few vacations, beach, mountains, trail riding, hiking and a little boating.  Our priorities have shifted a lot and we're more boring frugal and focused.  We've done lots of thinking and dreaming about our family to be.  Still worshiping our Lord at the same church but with many new people and some wonderful older saints. Still healthy praise be to God.  We've learned a lot more about China, its culture and a lot more do's and don'ts of parenting.  As we are finishing up our home study for the umpteenth time, it's nice to know this is the final set of paperwork that will used to "make" our family.  So China, let's see what the next 12 months has to offer!