Blessed Mother's Day - It is now real

Karin has been one of my adoption soul mates. We met through the wonder of the internet, specifically through a message board for those waiting for a referral for China adoption, and even more specifically for those whose dossiers were sent to the Chinese Center for Adoption Affairs in April. Ironically, both Karin and I were DTC ("Dossier to China") in March. However, the process slowed down so much, that March DTC'ers could have been April DTC'ers, so many of us networked on both March and April DTC boards.

Karin responded to something I emailed on the message board, and I discovered that she lived in Fredericksburg, VA. I coincidentally had a work obligation in Fredericksburg, and Karin and I met and ate INDIAN food! I knew I liked her when she chose INDIAN for lunch. The dates our respective dossiers were "logged in" (LID) were exactly the same, April 7! What that meant, is that our wait would be very similar, as the progress is predictable from LID.

So Karin and I emailed and called each other, after meeting each other. She helped me immensely with her responsiveness and sensitivity to the neurosis of my wait. We received our referrals on the same date, and coincidentally had plans to meet again in Williamsburg the Sunday after our referral date. We missed each other in Guangzhou by days, but we made up for it today.

I am blessed and honored to have spent my very first Mother's day with dear Karin, easy going Bill and lovely, sweet Maya at Busch Gardens.