Exciting new projects!

Since I've made the decision to take a break from performing, I've decided I need a project or two. Anyone who knows me knows that I can't sit still!

I JUST finished and ordered Maya's 2008 photo book. Ever since her adoption in China, I have created a photo book (http://www.photoworks.com/) of each year. I was a tad behind on getting her 2008 book done, so now that that's done and ordered, I've started working on her 2009 book. I love to see how much she has grown over the years and she really enjoys looking through them and having me tell the stories associated with some of the photos.

Another project I decided to work on is a photo book of Tonggu County, Jiangxi Province, where she was born. A few years ago, a fellow adoptive mom put together a photo CD of shots that many other adoptive parents who travelled to Tonggu had taken, as well as some shots from online, from brochures, etc. Tonggu is an absolutely beautiful place, although I have never seen it in person. We were unable to travel there during our adoption trip. We hope to go back to China in about five years or so for a homeland tour. Until then, I thought it would be good for Maya for her to have a photo book of where she was from. I don't have a lot of details about the area, but what I do have I'll put together for her. I want to give this to her on her birthday in March, so I better get moving!