60 Days

We are at 60 days waiting for LOA. I'm getting a little stir crazy. My emotions go up and down all day long. I toss and turn when I really need to be sleeping. Now that it is the Harvest Moon Festival in China, no one is working and no one will be back in the CCAA offices until Thursday. That means at least another week with no word.

We spent the official Moon Festival day, Saturday Oct 3rd, sitting around a bon fire in the back yard, eating moon pies instead of moon cakes, and I told the story of Chang Er. It is a bit of Chinese folklore, and the kids expect that I will tell her story as we all sit around looking at the moon. It had been cloudy all day, and I was sure there was no way we would see the moon, except perhaps a bit of a glow behind the thick layer of clouds. It was such a nice surprise to see the clouds had parted, the rain had stopped, and it was actually a warm night.

Next year, on the Harvest Moon night, we will again gather together around a bon fire in the back yard. Holly will be there, and our family will be complete. Now if we can just get that LOA in the next batch, my prayers will be answered.