Training

Wow. This was an interesting, informative, but intense day. (This post brought to you by the letter "i"). I went to my agency's training class for families adopting internationally today. I have a ton of paperwork to read (at least I don't have to fill any of it out!) and a lot more to think about now. Fortunately, for the most part it's good stuff - I think it will help me be a better mother to the Lil' Bit. Once I process it more I will share my thoughts on the day with all of you. Oh - LB got his or her first present! My agency gave each family that attended a teddy bear for their new child, how fun is that?! In case you can't tell by all the exclamation points & the disjointed grammatical structure, I'm a little wired tonight. Lots of caffeine, very little sleep last night, and information overload. A friend of mine asked me about my mood tonight & I just said I'm practicing for being a Mama. I don't think he got it, but to me it was funny!

Reflections

Well, I've had about a week & a half to come to terms with my most recent birthday. I know, it's not like it was that big of a deal - I'm only 28, after all. The thing is, I hate my birthdays. They always make me realize just how far I am from where I wanted to be at this point in my life. So, it usually takes me a little while to get positive again & see what I do have. Ok, so I don't have my baby yet - but I am actively working to make it happen. No, I don't own a house - but I have an ok apartment that is big enough, in a good neighborhood, and low rent. I'm not wealthy or fabulously successful - but I make enough to support myself & LB and I have a decent job that I enjoy. Yeah I'm single, but I have a wonderfully supportive extended family & a "chosen family" of friends who love me & are waiting for the Lil' Bit so they can love & spoil him or her too. See - sometimes we don't have what we think we want, but what we do have can be pretty great!

Impatient Much?

OK, I admit it. I'm not very good at waiting patiently. (Family, if you're reading this - STOP LAUGHING! Stop it. Right now - that's enough!). Anyway, as I'm wading through the piles of paperwork to send in for my homestudy, I got somewhat frustrated at the thought of the wait ahead of me. Fortunately, right about then I opened my mail & found the flyer for the international adoption training day coming up at Bethany. YAY - another step will be taken care of. Progress makes me VERY happy. That means I'm that much closer to bringing my baby home.

Happy 2008!

So, now that we're very firmly into 2008, I though it was time to post. Had a great new years, lots of family yesterday (all 5 of my dad's siblings came over along with various spouses, children, & grandchildren) - lots of food, loud laughter, etc. Big families are so much fun! Now it's back to business, trying to finish getting my homestudy paperwork together & sent in so I can move forward & work on getting LB home. Hope all you out there in blog-land had a safe & fun new year's celebration & that you all have a wonderful, blessing-filled 2008!