Rhonda said she talked to Deb, and that the background check from ND came back. So, she could send stuff on to the MN Whatever Department. Rhonda thought too that Russia had our home study. The folks in Russia are getting back in the swing of things, as their Christmas holiday is at the beginning of January, so things shut down for awhile. So, we might be able to go as soon as the end of March, will just have to wait and see.

When John wants to be picked up, he'll say "hold you". Still has yet to figure out the difference between you and me. I say to him, "It's 'hold me'. When it's you, you say me. When it's me, I say you, because to me you are a you and I am a me, but to you, you are a me, and I am a you." He just looks at me. The other night he said to me "rock" and pulled me over to the rocking chair and wanted me to rock him for a little bit. That's the first time he's done something like that. Rhonda said maybe in the orphanage he just never learned to ask for what he needed or wanted, and so at first didn't do much of that with us, but he's been doing more and more of that. He's been asking for something to drink for a long time now, will pull me by the hands to play with him, if he gets a bump he'll ask us to kiss and make better, and lately has been asking for food too if he's hungry, so maybe's he doing more of that.

Also, we're going to refinance our mortgage again for the second time in little more than a year. We're going to get a rate of 5.75 for a 30 year loan. It will save us about a hundred dollars a month in payment, maybe a tad more. So, why not.