It's a Small World

Yesterday I received a call from a woman my sister grew up with.  Last year she and I ran into each other at an adoption class (the kind you have to take to become eligible to adopt), and since then we’ve kept in touch.  She has a SUPERCUTE little boy, and she and her husband are hoping to add to their family via adoption. 

She called me because of something work related, but we ended up talking about our adoption efforts for quite a while.  We’ve been able to celebrate the little triumphs (like getting our banners to post correctly on our agency’s old website) and commiserate in the frustrations (such as THE WAIT!) that come with adoption. 

I hadn’t seen her info/profile on our agency’s new website, so I was hoping this meant good news for her family.  Unfortunately, that’s not the case.  Her house was burglarized and they got cleaned out.  She’s bummed that their TV was stolen, and that most of her favorite clothes are now gone.  But she’s most upset that her computer (a.k.a. photo album) is gone.  How do you post an adoption profile without any photos? 

BUMMER!

She has some ideas for scrounging up photos of hers living in cyber space.  I hope she finds what she needs.  And I hope her family gets a new member soon!  So if you are looking for a family for your child and Sam and I don’t seem like a good fit, check out Steve, Suzanne and Wyatt.  They have a blog you can check out, too.  I highly recommend them! 

Annual Home Study/Visit

Yesterday we had a home visit with our new adoption worker.  I was a little anxious because we aren’t 100% done with remodeling.  I was worried we might get in trouble for not having any interior door knobs installed yet.  And what if she looked under our bed where I hide things I don’t know what do with—like a Christmas decoration I’m still making?  Would we get in trouble for not having enough water in our food storage?  Of course I was over thinking things, but that’s what I do.  We spent Monday night completing a list of things I’m pretty sure are important: 

• Install missing heating vents;  check. 
• Buy new fire and carbon monoxide detectors (Sam went out to find some at 2:00 in the A.M.); check. 
• Maker sure neighbor’s cat’s poop isn’t all over the yard; check.

The visit went really well.  There are just a few things we have to take care of like put child locks on the cabinets that hold cleaning supplies.  Best of all, I really like our new adoption worker.  Although I don’t know her very well yet, I really like her a lot.  She’s totally on the ball and seems to realize how important this is to us.  She’s genuine and I feel like she can empathize with the ups and downs that come with this whole thing.  And she didn’t look under our bed. 

      

Slumber Party!

Last weekend my sister and brother-in-law went out of town. We figured this was the perfect time to follow through with a promise Sam made to their kids to have a slumber party where we stayed up all night watching movies and eating popcorn and candy.

We didn’t end up staying up all night, but we did watch a movie and eat popcorn and candy.

And of course there was jumping on the bed that turned into a pillow fight.

The 4-year-old woke up in the middle of the night because she had a nightmare that her daddy was the Grinch. I tried to console her, but I was also trying not to crack up at her nightmare story. She woke up again, but before I could get up, Sam was headed to the living room to check on her. I woke up awhile later and Sam was still gone. Then I found this:

After that I only woke up once because the baby wanted to snuggle (that was heaven!). In the morning I was awakened when Sam and the girls brought me breakfast in bed.

Yes, I married the best man in the world!

We went to church the next day and got some interesting looks. A lot of people know we are hoping to adopt, so I think they thought we hit the jackpot!