Well, after much excitement in the Brown house over the last week after the March 23rd rumor came out, we fell back to earth with the latest rumor. The European agencies are predicting referrals for March 1 and 2 only this month. If that proves true, we will have 5 days in front of us. Two days is so disappointing, but we are thrilled for the Marching Pandas who will see their children's faces in the next week! Hopefully it is only two days because of the quick turnaround, and the rumor that the CCAA is moving quicker will prove true after Chinese New Year!
It's back to work for me until the next set of rumor referrals start to trickle out. Probably the end of February...looks like we will hit the 36-month mark after all. More time to nest, right?
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
Excited, Anxious, and Nervous? All at the same time?
Charlie is away all week on business and I have more work than one person can accomplish in one week. I have a sick dog (poor Scout) and it is supposed to snow today (woohoo...we haven't seen much of that since we moved back to the land of four seasons). I am signed up to run the Mardi Gras Marathon (and am totally not ready) while we are in New Orleans for our 7th anniversary next weekend.
Given all of that and the normal busy stuff, our little one is first on my mind and the thought of getting our referral within the next week is just crazy! If it is possible, I am super excited, incredibly anxious, and unbelievably nervous - all at the same time. This is either going to be a super long week while we wait for rumors (or a super short week while I try to get my work accomplished). Wish us luck!
Given all of that and the normal busy stuff, our little one is first on my mind and the thought of getting our referral within the next week is just crazy! If it is possible, I am super excited, incredibly anxious, and unbelievably nervous - all at the same time. This is either going to be a super long week while we wait for rumors (or a super short week while I try to get my work accomplished). Wish us luck!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Anxiously Waiting for Rumors
The "rumor" is that the "rumors" might start at the end of next week regarding the next batch of referrals. We know that we aren't next, but we are sure close to being next! Who knows...maybe the cards are in our favor this time! Over the Christmas break we went out for Chinese. My fortune was "Good news of long-awaited event will arrive soon." I can't think of a more long-awaited event!
We took Scout and Boo to the park on Sunday morning and kept commenting on how much we looked forward to fun park visits with our daughter. We splurged on the stroller last month and are ready for those walks! For the record, I was able to get the 2009 model at a significant discount AND it is awesome! Probably not worth the money, but with the amount of walking that she'll have to endure, we wanted to make sure that it was comfortable for her and was easy to maneuver with the pups. It's also a very unisex stroller, which will also work for any future children (?).
Since we are getting close to a referral, I sent our agency a message today asking what else we need to be doing. Our paperwork and updated home study are on the way to USCIS as I write this, but I know that there are probably other things that we should be doing. Hague treaty training comes to mind...wish us luck!
We took Scout and Boo to the park on Sunday morning and kept commenting on how much we looked forward to fun park visits with our daughter. We splurged on the stroller last month and are ready for those walks! For the record, I was able to get the 2009 model at a significant discount AND it is awesome! Probably not worth the money, but with the amount of walking that she'll have to endure, we wanted to make sure that it was comfortable for her and was easy to maneuver with the pups. It's also a very unisex stroller, which will also work for any future children (?).
Since we are getting close to a referral, I sent our agency a message today asking what else we need to be doing. Our paperwork and updated home study are on the way to USCIS as I write this, but I know that there are probably other things that we should be doing. Hague treaty training comes to mind...wish us luck!
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