We had a lovely Saturday with Jeff's family. We haven't seen his cousins in a while - so it was nice to see them. We finally got to see his cousins twin boys - they are 8 months old and adorable. They have the most lovely smiles - big blue eyes, blond hair and beautiful smiles. We also received some additional good news - another of his cousins's has gotten engaged. So, it was a good day.

I've been suffering with my migraines. I've had a very bad 2 weeks at work and I don't know if that combined with the warm/cold/warm/cold weather has combined to greet me with a killer headache or not, but I spent most of yesterday flat in bed with one. I can get out of bed for 1-2 hours and then the pain becomes unbearable and I end up back in bed. I stayed home from work today and I've been sleeping on & off. I hope this helps.

There is no new news on the adoption. I keep hearing that things will speed up - but the RQ website shows that we'll be lucky to get our referral in 2009 if they keep up the slow pace of referrals. I honestly don't know if my head/migraines can handle another full year at my job. I keep looking for a new job - but I keep getting told that I'm either over qualified or under qualified. So, it appears that I am stuck treading water in my job and in my adoption - not the best option for a migraine sufferer.

Jeff & I will be travelling in a little while for a trip to Washington DC. Jeff went there 20 some years ago on his grade 8 class trip. I, ironically, have never been there. As an American citizen, I find it terribly funny that I've been to my adopted country's capital (Ottawa) but not my own :-) I'm looking forward to getting away from my life for a few days. We'll also be visiting my family and attending my niece Mei's violin recital. She's very good. I enjoy watching her - she doesn't have stage freight at all - she marches up to the platform without fear and performs beautifully! I'd love to have her strength :-)

Well, that's all for now. I need to heat up my microwave heat bag and put it on my head for a while.