Let's try this again

I wrote a post last night, but thought I misstated something, so I quickly took it down when it was brought to my attention. It turns out I was okay, but the post is lost so I will try to re-create it.

First, congratulations for your new referrals Kansas Family and Roth-Vinsons! Also, congratulations to Kelly at Snips and Snails! She and her husband are new foster parents to two boys!

The other thing I wanted to let my "blog buddies" know is that I am leaving. The blog world, that is. I spoke with my agency last week and I'm not expected to get a referral until around 18 months wait. (A long shot from the 6-9 month estimate when I signed with them. And I even have serious reservations about the 18 month estimate. I think it could easily be 24 months, but they'll just change their estimate once I reach 18 months.) Given that I'm six months into my wait, and therefore have around/at least a year left, I'm ending my blog. How many ways can I write "Still waiting..."? I created this blog to keep a journal of my child's adoption process, and then a way to share the goings-on of a new family. Since both of these will be a while, I need to put this on hold for a long while. Plus, it's too frustrating to say "Still waiting..." over and over again. I promise I'll be back. Probably with a new URL (thinking about starting my own website), but will update here when the time comes. I'll also keep reading and commenting! Hopefully, many of you will get referrals and/or travel soon! I truly appreciate your support over the last few months!

So, as my original post was titled...Now it's time to say goodbye.

What a weekend!

When we last left our heroine she was in the midst of a bunch of bad news and not looking forward to working overnight on Saturday, thus canceling her weekend trip. Well, readers, good news came on Friday! Crisis averted at work and I left SA at 1 pm for Austin! I had a fabulous weekend and feel quite refreshed. We had good food, good drinks, dinner with friends, family cooking time, shopping, and an enjoyable church sermon. Good times were had by all!

One of the several conversations I had with my sister was how bad I felt about my adoption process. I'm normally a pretty optimistic person, but this wait and lack of progress has been quite frustrating. After a positive update from my agency (referrals are coming in the next 1-2 months!) and a change in perspective, I feel much better about things. Yay! With a 12-18 month wait I have 6-12 months left. I'm going to start looking at the "this is the last time" or "next year I'll have a child". It feels much better than "no referrals yet". Now, I realize that 12-18 months is a guesstimate and things happen in IA, but a positive attitude feels much better than moping.

I hope everyone's weekend was as enjoyable as mine! Happy Independence Day!