Final Camping trip of the summer

What a fun trip we had to Lake Mayfield last weekend, four fun-filled days. The weather was beautiful and it was so relaxing. Only a couple minor glitches... Our little Beagle, Faith, got a bladder infection on the second day we were there so she had to pee all the time.. even in the middle of the night. I guess it is good training for getting up with a baby :) But, fortunately with a baby I wouldn't have to take her outside in the pitch black up in the mountains where who knows what kind of wild beasts were lurking in the shadows!! I know what imagination I have. BUT... we were attacked by a wild beast on our last night there! We were all (me, Don, Grandma & Grandpa Staggs, Jake & Faith & Brandy) were taking a walk about 9 pm. We saw a heard of deer off in the distance and we were trying to see them.... When all of the sudden a rabid cat jumped in front of us and it was hissing and screaming and then it jumped on poor little Faith. I was holding Faith's leash and I started pulling to get her away from that crazy cat. It finally let go and ran off with Don chasing it. Poor Faith cried for what seeme like 5 minutes after the cat ran off. She is such a little princess and she was so scared. I took her back to the trailer and cleaned up her ear where it bit her or scratched her or something. I think she was glad when we got home... it wasn't one of her favorite trips. On the other hand.. Jake had the time of his life. although he has fun no matter what he does. He loves the water and got to swim in the lake for hours on Saturday. He looks so funny when he is wet.

When we got home we got the news about referrals for October. CCAI made referrals up to 2/16/08. Another 7 days, not too shabby. I can see the end of this tunnel. Don't want to get too excited yet, alot can still happen. There were rumors that this tainted milk incident my affect referrals. My heart has been so saddened by the formula that the babies were being fed in China that was tainted with that Melamine. How can a company make something that would poison babies! I just don't understand the way people think. I pray for all the babies in China and that have been adopted that may have been exposed to this milk... that God protects them from any ill affects. Our adoption agency is contacting the Orphanages they work with to find out who used this formula so they can warn potential parents who adopt from there to have their babies tested. It is scary not to know if our baby has been born yet and may be exposed to this formula. I just pray she hasn't been born or at least wasn't given any of that formula.

October is going to be a busy month. Going to Seattle to visit my wonderful Grandma Marybelle this weekend and the 18-20th we are going to the OR beach with my mom & her boyfriend. That will be so much fun. And we have lots of stuff to wrap up around our property before winter. Don is finishing our sidewalk this weekend and hopefully finish our fence this month. Then we will start on finishing the nursery. So it will be all ready for our little China Angel!