Fortune Cookie Tradition

When we were in the adoption process, we started a tradition of eating a fortune cookie on the 7th of the month.  The 7th of February, 2007 was our Log-in-Date with the China Center for Adoption Affairs.  Every month on the 7th, we would discuss how many days were matched that month and try to analyze how much longer it might take to get a referral.  We marked the 7th by eating a fortune cookie and reading the fortune for fun.  After switching to the waiting child program, we were waiting in a different line, but we still continued to celebrate the 7th.  We were finally matched with our little girl whose birthday just happens to be on January 7th.  So, the tradition continues.  ;)