New Ticker Added

Last week I went ahead and added a new ticker to the blog. This ticker keeps track of the current wait from LID to referral for China adoptions. Last month there was a very small batch of referrals... rumors are there were 600 - 800 referrals, but they only covered 2 LIDs. My guess is that the majority of these were referrals to Europe because I saw very few referral notices on the adoption boards and CCAI had no LID that received referrals (the second time in a row that this has happened). The next LID waiting for referrals is 10/27/05.
I'm trying to be hopeful that things will speed up, but it doesn't look too promising. There is a rumor that a European agency is telling its clients that the wait will get up to at least 30 months.
Next week is International Labor Day (May 1) and the CCAA closes down for an entire week. Hopefully they will send out a batch of referrals before they take off for the holiday.
So, all we can do is pray that things will speed up. And, if you see us... don't ask how much longer... we're just likely to smack you!