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Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Some Shred of Hope*
The 3 waiting families are pretty much all nuts now. I sent out an email asking who would be the first to email Olga. Of course our trusty Suzanne was the one. Good girl. I'm too chicken. The reply is that Olga didn't hear from the in-country facillitator, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. Evidently web servers often go down in Russia causing emails to get stuck for eons. So Olga is going to call Irina in "her morning." It is currenly 5:36 am Wednesday in Khab so we still have a few hours to go.

I really feel for my co-workers at the church, because this is where I will likely be when we get the "call." I apologize to all of you in advance.

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*with a stat-counter update!

you guys are too funny. So I'll give you a little taste of what our stat counter is doing. Our highest hit count ever in one day was 245. That was last week I think. Yesterday was 344! and as of 12:39 Pacific it is at 301! Holy crap.

My top 5 states are Missouri, Washington (that would be Suzanne), Illinois, Oklahoma and Texas.
Top 3 cities: Columbia, MO; Decatur, IL; and Oklahoma City, OK.

You guys are great. To know you are going nut with me makes it seem like I am less crazee.
21 Comments:
Blogger Suzanne said...
Hey! I pestered her before you pestered me. If I'm to be know as the pester, I do want it to be clear that I am a self-directed pest.

ok, yes, I am completely over the top now . . .

Anonymous Anonymous said...
You are going to have 17,000 hits from IL today! I am praying you get some news soon.
Mary

Blogger Jenny said...
Come ON!!!! I am dying over here.... :-)

Blogger Deb said...
Yes you are nuts. But so are we. Your counter's have got to be going crazy.
The rejoicing will be heard around the world when you get the news in a few hours.
Sending prayers of sanity your way.

Blogger A Room to Grow said...
yeah, sorry to keep hitting your site. just really excited for you guys!!!

Blogger Suz said...
I agree with Debbie! Your counters are probably flying this morning/afternoon! You know there are gobs and gobs of people in blog-land who will be hip-hip-hooraying for you as soon as we hear!

Anonymous Anonymous said...
Don't you worry, if you get the call at work, don't hold back.....have yourself a big ole sob fest. Thats what I did and its a very sweet memory now of the day my life changed. ;-)
Its going to happen. Take care. Serena

Blogger Suzanne said...
Yup, I'm probably a hundred of those hits. Refresh email. Refresh D&L. Refresh email. Refresh D&L. Repeat.

Anonymous Anonymous said...
I come through as Walnut Grove, CA when I'm at work so that is me all those times checking in girl!

Blogger Suz said...
Aww man! Now the competitive side of me is bummed that Texas is last place in the top 5! Come on Debbie, let's keep clicking on Elle's blog so we can move up in the ranks!! Click, click, click!!

Blogger A Room to Grow said...
I'm surprised CA isn't up there... There are really people checking more than me? I find it hard to believe it's humanely possible!

So I'll be working on raising the hits from San Marcos, CA (work) & Carlsbad, CA (home)!!!

Blogger Suzanne said...
oh oh, feel free to have a hit competition on my blog too. I'm hoping to hit 9000 total this week.

Funny how we focus on the meaningless things we cannot control to distract from the substantive things over which we have no influence at all.

Blogger Suzanne said...
oops that was supposed to be meaningless things we CAN control

no brains left at all

Blogger 6blessings said...
Woo Hoo Oklahoma City!!!!! Rooting you on like crazy and can't wait to hear the good news hopefully any time now!! Cry your eyes out, scream and holler when you get your news! That's what I did. My kids thought I was nuts! You'll have the whole world crying and screaming with all of you waiting parents!

Blogger Deb said...
Come on Texas!!! :-)
You didn't know today was going to be so much fun did you Elle?
Not only am I watching you and Suzanne's sites. I now have a time zone page linked so I can watch the time in Khab. Not sure why. It's changing just like my time.
And I agree do a little dance, scream, cry. Whatever you want cuz your Pickle is coming home soon.

Blogger Amy said...
We have been waiting on our Ukrainian adoption for 28 months. So when you say crazy, I am right there with you.
Representing Indiana :)
Amy

Anonymous Anonymous said...
Hm
I think only about 10 of those hits are me ;) hehe

I'm anxiously waiting, too!!

Blogger Rhonda said...
I'm sad that Alaska didn't make the list. I figured I could carry the state myself.

Anonymous Anonymous said...
Whoo hoo Decatur, IL...hope my boss does not see this :o
Mary

Anonymous Anonymous said...
OK, if we're counting hits today then I claim 15 by myself starting at 3:30 this morning - and I nearly had a heart attack this afternoon when we got home from errand-running and there was a flashing message lite on the phone! I tho't for sure "this is it"!! (Was my sister instead!) So I guess this makes #16. MIL
(Come on, bloggers, make this a day for Elle and CS to remember - start your "blog engines" and sign in!!!)

Anonymous Anonymous said...
hm it's been almost 3 hours since my last comment. Still no news???

Or are you just too busy throwing a party (or packing????) to post...

I'm still anxiously waiting :)

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