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Wednesday, May 7, 2008

YOU WANT TO READ THIS

Ummmmm......so just a little update....

WE GOT OUR REFERRAL CALL THIS MORNING FROM JESSICA!!!!!!!!

Jessica called at 11:30 am mountain time this morning to tell us all about our beautiful 2 month old baby girl! She is absolutely precious.

I'll post more details later.

Amazing. Simply amazing.

smj

15 comments:

graceling said...: SOOOOOO Happy for you!; May 7, 2008 at 1:08 PM
coffeemom said...: hooorrahhhh!!!!! Congratulations!!! How thrilling, you must still be floating. What a week, w/ so many referrals! WOw! I am leaving on Sat, if you want pics or a package sent, email me!; May 7, 2008 at 2:06 PM
m&r said...: Yay! Congratulations - we're so excited for you and can't wait to hear all the details.; May 7, 2008 at 2:24 PM
J, A, T and Y said...: I can't concentrate...I am so excited. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!!!!!!; May 7, 2008 at 2:32 PM
Anonymous said...: Congratulations! :)
Love ya, Ashley; May 7, 2008 at 2:45 PM
The Soucys said...: WOO-HOOOOOOOOO! Congratulations!; May 7, 2008 at 2:46 PM
{B} said...: Welcome to the family, little Miss Johnson. We can't wait to meet her...and wrap our arms around all of you! Congratulations...what a blessed day in all our lives! Love...Dad & Billie; May 7, 2008 at 2:54 PM
Heather said...: Congratulations!!

I am sitting here crying happy tears for you & your family!! I just told my husband how I posted this morning on your blog wishing for the "unknown" call to come... YAHOOOOOOO!!!; May 7, 2008 at 3:09 PM
Zach and Erin Kennedy said...: WOOOOO HOOOOO!!!!! That is so awesome. All of these referrels make me so excited. Mabye we will travel together! That would be awesome! If you send any pictures out we would love to get them too. zach_erin@cox.net
Congratulations!!!!!!!; May 7, 2008 at 4:09 PM
Unknown said...: Yeah! Congratulations - can't wait to hear all the details!; May 7, 2008 at 4:36 PM
Elisabeth said...: Congratulations on your referral - may the wait to court be short. Your blog is awesome and a comfort at the same time - we are not on the waitlist yet and have switched agencies and countries and sooo can relate to that very first post of yours. Blessings to you - it was all worth it!!; May 7, 2008 at 5:17 PM
Dan, Misty & Ashar said...: Just found your blog and saw the exciting news! Congratulations on your referral! We are also adopting from ET and are a month in on the wait for referral. We live in South Dakota. Congrats again! Awesome news!!; May 7, 2008 at 8:37 PM
The Love's said...: Friends of the Oswald's here...CONGRATULATION'S.; May 7, 2008 at 9:07 PM
Anonymous said...: We are SOOO for exicted for you and the wonderful news! can't wait to hear more about Baby Johnson!!; May 7, 2008 at 10:52 PM
Jana said...: YAAAAYYY! Congrats to you!!!!; May 8, 2008 at 6:26 AM

ETHIOPIA FACTS

• 720,000 children have been orphaned by AIDS alone, and there are 4.6 million orphans in Ethiopia.

• One in six children die before their fifth birthday
• 44% of the population of Ethiopia is under 15 years old
• 60% of children in Ethiopia are stunted because of malnutrition

• Half the children in Ethiopia will never attend school. 88% will never attend secondary school.

• The median age in Ethiopia is 17.8 years
• 1.5 million people are infected with AIDS (6th highest in the world)
• Per capita, Ethiopia receives less aid than any country in Africa
• In the 90s the population (3%) grew faster than food production (2.2%)
• Drought struck the country from 2000-2002 (first year no crops, second year no seeds, third year no animals)
• Coffee prices (Ethiopia’s only major export) fell 40-60% from 1998-2002.
• Ethiopia’s doctor to children ratio is 1 to 24,000.
• In 1993, after 30 long years of war, Eritrea broke from Ethiopia and became an independent nation leaving Ethiopia landlocked without any major seafaring ports.

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Wednesday, May 7, 2008

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