We were very excited to read the location of the GWCA reunion in 2006 - in China! We will be traveling to China in 2006 for the adoption, probably in the fall, and we were thinking of spending an extra week to allow the girls to become more familiar with their birth country. Now, we are contemplating going on the reunion trip in May/June and then when we go again in fall, we will only do the adoption travel and nothing else. This would be in place of our trips to Tuscany and another wine run to Burgundy, France - hmmm, tough trade off but we are thinking about it. We hope others from Nora and Ji Ji's adoption travel groups will also attend as that would really make it enjoyable.

Today is Xmas eve and the girls are excited to get their presents from Santa tomorrow. For us this year, it has been a fine line between spoiling them and wanting to give them everything that we would have wanted when we were young. How much is too much? And if they get everything that they ask for, how do they learn the value of things?

Merry Christmas and I hope you all have joy in your house on Christmas morning. (JR)