Today marks 1 big fat year since we received our CIS clearance and our dossier was sent to Ethiopia.
One long, dumb year.
This 1 year does not include....
the time we spent gathering paperwork,
homestudy,
nor does it include the 13 painful weeks that we waited on CIS clearance...
remember that miserable time period???
So, don't let the 1 year mark fool you...
we've been working on this adoption for about 21 months now.
This whole picture does not at all look the way we planned it.
Crazy.
A year ago today, we never would have guessed that we would be in the situation that we are in now.
And there is no end in sight to this wait for Little Man.
No light at the end of the tunnel.
It seems that more and more delays keep popping up.
It's very disheartening.
We thought that we would be bringing that sweet boy home while Brooks was in 8th grade!
The way it looks at this point, he might very well me a junior in high school.
And this very morning...
this big boy was up early to go take the PSAT
seriously, we are talking about things like the PSAT! ugh...
This whole adoption thing was originally Brooks' idea...
so we would kinda like for Brooks to get to be a big brother to Little Man for a while before he heads off to college and all...
Frustrating?
yes, the most frustrating thing ever...
We think about him every day, and we talk about him all the time.
Whoa. I just had to delete a whole whiny paragraph!
Anyway...we can't wait for Little Man!
We really hope we have him in 2012!
In other news....
Ellison is following in big sister's shoes and earned a spot on the 5th/6th grade dance team. We are so proud of her!
She is loving getting to do this with her friends,
after she watched Halle Caroline do it.
Ellison and her good friend Miss S.
They are super close friends...
until it comes time for Texas/OU weekend.
then there is a rivalry between those 2!
Ellison came home today saying...
"Sidney just kept rubbing it in my face all day"
I told her, "tell Sidney... our day will come"
haha!
6 comments:
Praying with ya that your Little Man comes home in 2012! And I am praying that our Caroline Faith will too! :)
Can't believe that Brooks is taking the PSAT! How awesome! And that Ellison - what a spittin' image of her mother when she was that age!
Life goes on...
You are so patient. I know this must be very difficult for you. Keep up the good work!
This journey is unbelievably I hard, I know. Hang in there Heather. I was so thankful to God the other day that there was some more movement. God has a plan and He will see it through to completion, friend! :-)
Hang in there. I have enjoyed reading your blog and you are a lovely family!
Oh i so hear you on the whole adoption craziness. We are a fellow Gladney family...just passed month 11 on waitlist and I agree: the absolute "no end in sight" thing has me feeling pretty crazy most days. Our oldest is our only daughter and she frequently asks if "Little Sister" will be home before she is about to move away to college. Only the Lord knows...we are trying to trust and be patient. It is very hard right now.
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