let’s hair it for henry! part 4

so, 31 days into this journey, and here’s what we know….

:: henry is 31 days older and we still don’t have him home with us.
:: we love him more and more every day and we still haven’t officially met him.
:: my moustache connects with my beard much better on the right side than it does on the left.
:: henrypalooza is going to be awesome - my friends are blowing my doors off - i’ve heard rumors of some pretty major potential sponsors in the works….
:: (by the way, several people have asked how to get involved. one of the big things we’ll need is lots of volunteer help at the two events - sept 27 and oct 4. to put your name in the hat, you can email kris stoner at kstoner@crosspointe.org)
:: several “non special needs” referrals have been issued for other children in the gansu province, where henry is from. this could or could not mean that we get expedited by our agency to travel with that travel group. unfortunately, it’s not completely up to our agency anyway…
:: responses to my hair growth have been all over the map. one person says i look shady. another says it fits - that my appearance essentially hasn’t changed. c.c. says she’ll tolerate the beard if it means i’ll keep the hair. i was told i look like a wise sage. definitely several votes for “older”…..
:: have you ever had the experience where you get a new (or used) car and suddenly you start noticing the same model all over the road? well, i was at the wilco concert last weekend, and dang if there weren’t dudes all over the place rocking the beard!
:: it’s incredible how you can be dizzyingly busy, and yet feel as though your life is on hold until your son is home.