Koon She Fa Choy!

Happy Chinese New Year!!! Today is a big day for the Chinese. It's very similar to our Christmas in the fact that it is a National Holiday, everyone decorates for it and people go home to visit familiy. In many cases businesses and schools will close for a week or two. Also, it is the day everyone turns a year older. Most older Chinese don't celebrate indivdual birthdays. So welcome to the Year of the Rat!! (I agree, I don't think I would want to be a rat either)

Also Today was the premiere of the new Nick Jr show Ni Hao Kai-Lan. Many people have compared her to a Chinese Dora. Mia has been so excited about this, she has talked about it all week. She couldn't wait to watch it. And it didn't disappoint. We learned how to say Hello, Good-bye, count to 3 and Grandpa all in Mandarin. I am hoping we can learn a lot more before our trip this summer.

Which brings me to my next item. I heard back from our adoption agency yesterday that our dossier (paperwork) is finally back from the Chinese Consulate here in the US and should be sent by DHL to China on Friday. A copy of it is already in China and is being translated. So, it looks like we should be logged in by Feb.14. It may have been sooner but due to CNY everything is closed. So, hold on Ty we're coming. (4 - 5 months from now)