Oct. 10, 2011

Well, our run of good weather came to an end today.  Today, it was raining and the temperature was considerably colder. 

We had our typical long wait until it was time to go to the orphanage.  We didn't have much to do to pass the time.  We watched TV and ate lunch.  After lunch, we walked to the market down the street to buy a few items we needed.  While there, I bought some more treats for the children.

We spent time inside with Emily today due to the weather.  It was nice to have some time alone with just her.  When we are outside, much of our attention gets distracted by all the other children.  It is nice to spend time with the other children too but most of our time the last 3 or 4 days was spent outside with all the children.  We really enjoyed the individual attention we had with Emily today.

When we arrived, the children for the other families came in the room.  It was a little while later before Emily arrived.  I asked where Emily was and I was told she was busy.  We weren't told the exact reason because it was a surprise.  When Emily came in the room, she handed us two pictures she drew for us.  She was still working on them when we arrived.  The pictures were of Hello Kitty.  The drawings were very good.

After hugging and saying hello, we sat on the couch and Emily looked at a magazine we brought for her to look at.  Then I handed Emily the treats I bought for everyone.  Emily passed them out to everyone.  She gets so much joy from sharing with others.

After passing out the treats, we watched a movie on the computer with Emily.  She picked Dickie Roberts.  She really enjoyed this movie and laughed a lot.

Emily can barely contain her excitement about being adopted.  Today, I told her it was 3 days until court.  She said no, it was 2 days until court.  Then, she counted Tuesday and Wednesday.  She said Thursday doesn't count because court is actually on that day.  I saw Emily telling some of the other children that she gets adopted in 2 days.  Seeing Emily's excitement about getting adopted brings us so much joy.

When the time to leave arrived, Emily helped us gather our belongings like she does everyday.  She walked out to the van with us.  She told us "I love you" before we could say it to her.  As we hugged her, we told her "I love you too." She responded by saying "I love you" several more times.

Today was a good day.