Sunday, March 22, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
I just did IT!
I'm not sure how I feel, but I just sent an email to our social worker inquiring about domestic adoption...I think I'm going to be sick...and I'm very sad.
I've been so torn about waiting for Alison and wondering if she truly will come home to us and we are not in our 50's when she does come home.
We have to get real...do we want a family or not. Of course we do! Do we want to wait for Alison to come home from China...Absolutely! But how long do we wait?
I know that family's are now waiting 3 years for their referral, and you figure we already have two years behind us, but realistically, it could be another 4-5 years before we even get close to our referral date.
So today, we are inquiring about domestic adoption...this is scary too as there is no guarantee with domestic adoption either, but we are just looking for information now...
We are not pulling any paperwork...we are staying in line for our dear sweet Alison...but we have to look at all options now if we truly want to become a family of three.
Please pray that we find our way to our family...I'll take all the good prayers that I can get right now, for Alison or another child domestically that is meant to complete our family.
I've been so torn about waiting for Alison and wondering if she truly will come home to us and we are not in our 50's when she does come home.
We have to get real...do we want a family or not. Of course we do! Do we want to wait for Alison to come home from China...Absolutely! But how long do we wait?
I know that family's are now waiting 3 years for their referral, and you figure we already have two years behind us, but realistically, it could be another 4-5 years before we even get close to our referral date.
So today, we are inquiring about domestic adoption...this is scary too as there is no guarantee with domestic adoption either, but we are just looking for information now...
We are not pulling any paperwork...we are staying in line for our dear sweet Alison...but we have to look at all options now if we truly want to become a family of three.
Please pray that we find our way to our family...I'll take all the good prayers that I can get right now, for Alison or another child domestically that is meant to complete our family.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Fur Babies!
I think that Fur Babies are going to be our babies...really.
I want another fur baby now! We have two cat's, Lucy and Cosmo, and since it's looking like a child, our child, is so far out of reach right now and even a couple of years from now I want my dog now!
I'm planning on paying for child care IF Alison comes home, so I can use that money for a dogie day care...that works right?
Michael was looking at a breed called "Chinook" here is a picture:
They are part Shepard, part Lab and part Husky...they are sled dogs what are supposed to be very good with children and they are just as happy to be a coach potato with you on those coach potato days. They are also very good therapy dogs, and I think that I would like to explore that with Charlotte...Yeah, I really like the name Charlotte for our new fur baby...Michael may have other ideas, but I really like Charlotte (did you hear that Michael).
Now, the only problem we may have is that Michael wanted a special dog, and we found out that the dog that my brother Scott adopted from "down south" is a Chinook...they weren't sure what he was when they got him, but they told us last night...I hope that this isn't going to ruin it for Michael, because I think that I'm in love with them...just look at the picture...they are beautiful and have a great temperament.
LET'S KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED THAT MICHAEL AGREES!!
At lease we can get one baby home with us!
I want another fur baby now! We have two cat's, Lucy and Cosmo, and since it's looking like a child, our child, is so far out of reach right now and even a couple of years from now I want my dog now!
I'm planning on paying for child care IF Alison comes home, so I can use that money for a dogie day care...that works right?
Michael was looking at a breed called "Chinook" here is a picture:
They are part Shepard, part Lab and part Husky...they are sled dogs what are supposed to be very good with children and they are just as happy to be a coach potato with you on those coach potato days. They are also very good therapy dogs, and I think that I would like to explore that with Charlotte...Yeah, I really like the name Charlotte for our new fur baby...Michael may have other ideas, but I really like Charlotte (did you hear that Michael).
Now, the only problem we may have is that Michael wanted a special dog, and we found out that the dog that my brother Scott adopted from "down south" is a Chinook...they weren't sure what he was when they got him, but they told us last night...I hope that this isn't going to ruin it for Michael, because I think that I'm in love with them...just look at the picture...they are beautiful and have a great temperament.
LET'S KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED THAT MICHAEL AGREES!!
At lease we can get one baby home with us!
Monday, March 2, 2009
Thank God for Kids!
All is can say is THANK GOD FOR KIDS! I had my kid fix this weekend. My nieces three kids came for a sleepover pajama party and they always lift my spirits...Michael's too.
We went to lunch on Saturday and then went bowling...Devin did great, he is 9, Kyle was getting the hang of it, he is going to be 7 next month and aunties little princess Gabrielle who is 2, scared the crap out of me when she tried to throw the bowling ball, but her gutter ball actually knocked down two pins...just seeing her face when it was her turn to bowl made my day. I'm so mad that I forgot to bring my camera bowling!!
We got some special treats for the kids and my Kyle was coloring a special velvet poster of kitty's for me and he made them look like my Lucy...he is so proud and couldn't wait to finish the poster for me:
So I'm hoping that the next time I see him I have some new art work for the walls...Now I just have to figure out where I'm going to hang it.
We went to the bakery and the kids got to pick out something special for dessert...can you guess what Gabrielle picked....
This is exactly how cupcakes are supposed to taste!
I took them home on Sunday just as the snow started falling...they are the best thing that I could ask for in this crazy wait for Alison...I know that it would be so much harder not having them around...they truly are beautiful, wonderful children and they help to keep me sane.
We went to lunch on Saturday and then went bowling...Devin did great, he is 9, Kyle was getting the hang of it, he is going to be 7 next month and aunties little princess Gabrielle who is 2, scared the crap out of me when she tried to throw the bowling ball, but her gutter ball actually knocked down two pins...just seeing her face when it was her turn to bowl made my day. I'm so mad that I forgot to bring my camera bowling!!
We got some special treats for the kids and my Kyle was coloring a special velvet poster of kitty's for me and he made them look like my Lucy...he is so proud and couldn't wait to finish the poster for me:
So I'm hoping that the next time I see him I have some new art work for the walls...Now I just have to figure out where I'm going to hang it.
We went to the bakery and the kids got to pick out something special for dessert...can you guess what Gabrielle picked....
This is exactly how cupcakes are supposed to taste!
I took them home on Sunday just as the snow started falling...they are the best thing that I could ask for in this crazy wait for Alison...I know that it would be so much harder not having them around...they truly are beautiful, wonderful children and they help to keep me sane.
Adoption Update
We got word that the CCAA only referred up to 3/6/06, which translates into 4 days this month. You have to understand that before this horrible slowdown in referrals, the CCAA averaged approximately 15-20 days referred per month...sometimes even and entire month.
I started to track the number of days referred each month once we hit 365 days or our one year mark to our LID date and that was in October 2008. Since October 2008 - March 2009 there have only been a total of 18 days referred.
I KNOW!! IT'S CRAZY RIGHT! It has taken the CCAA 6 months to refer what used to take a month. IT'S ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU CRAZY AND THINK THAT YOUR ADOPTION WILL NEVER, EVER HAPPEN, because your getting to old or you may get sick...it's odd, the fascination you get about getting sick...it's just morbid...every little cough or blotch you think it's the worse and it's incurable...I'm getting paranoid...really I am and I'm making Michael CRAZY!
But this is what China Adoption does to us waiting parents. I actually think that if my sanity holds out and we get Alison home, that I'm going to be the MOST patient mother this little one could ever have OR I'm just going to turn her into a completely spoiled rotten brat...well maybe just spoiled...not really rotten or a brat.
I started to track the number of days referred each month once we hit 365 days or our one year mark to our LID date and that was in October 2008. Since October 2008 - March 2009 there have only been a total of 18 days referred.
I KNOW!! IT'S CRAZY RIGHT! It has taken the CCAA 6 months to refer what used to take a month. IT'S ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU CRAZY AND THINK THAT YOUR ADOPTION WILL NEVER, EVER HAPPEN, because your getting to old or you may get sick...it's odd, the fascination you get about getting sick...it's just morbid...every little cough or blotch you think it's the worse and it's incurable...I'm getting paranoid...really I am and I'm making Michael CRAZY!
But this is what China Adoption does to us waiting parents. I actually think that if my sanity holds out and we get Alison home, that I'm going to be the MOST patient mother this little one could ever have OR I'm just going to turn her into a completely spoiled rotten brat...well maybe just spoiled...not really rotten or a brat.
More Snow! THINK SPRING!!
ugh! I'm so ready for Spring!
We got another storm that started yesterday and got worse over night...we were supposed to get between 10-15"...I think that we have 10", but it is still snowing. It's very pretty, but I'm over the very pretty, clean, snowfalls for the season.
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