Bad blogger

That is how I feel. This week I started being a full-time student and working only part-time. It has been really hard. I usually leave home around 8 a.m. and get home around 8 p.m. to eat and do homework. Fortunately it will just be for the next 4 months.

The good thing is that my hubby has taken over the kitchen. And he is doing a fantastic job at it. This week I had steak salad, macaroni and cheese, and turkey chili. And one night I had a frozen yogurt (he doesn't tell me the recipe) with strawberries and chocolate sauce. Dinner was ready when I got home. He is really spoiling me... Maybe he can continue to do this. He is a great chef with an huge amount of creativity. And the best: I have even lost some weight. Not a whole lot, but about 4 pounds. I don't know whether that is from his cooking skills or from the stress...

On Wednesday we had our intake meeting with the social worker of our out of state agency. It went well, but he told us that we are still at the beginning of the process. He asked us about how we feel about adoption, why we decided to adopt and how our families reacted to the news. He also wanted to know whether we would be open to any race (yes, we are) or for twins. I said that we would love twins and my hubby added that then each of us would get one....

I already sent a lot of paperwork to them and we are actually not missing that much any more. But our agency still has to release some documents to them and they haven't received our home study yet either.

We still need to work on our profile. Our birth parent letter has to be changed a little and we still need to put our pictures in a nice way (we only have a PDF so far). Hopefully we will get to that this week-end. Our homework package is waiting for us as well. I am currently reading the first book that we have to read. And in April we have signed up for our infant CPR class. But he is aware that we are moving in September and hopefully we will be able to adopt before then.

I still haven't heard from my dad yet. I called yesterday and he hadn't heard from the doctor. But he was in a good mood. He takes it as it comes. There is really not much more that he can do. Of course I asked Dr. Google about spitting or coughing blood and there are lots of possibilities for those symptoms - but cancer is the one I am really scared of. Please continue praying for him.

Phone Tag

Yesterday morning I told my Dad about our adoption plans. He asked me whether I couldn't have children so I told him the whole story. I had always tried to protect him because of my health, but I feel like he needs to know. He said that he fully supports us in this case and that he is very happy and looking forward to meeting his first grandchild. I was really surprise how well he took it. I told him it was our little secret and he shouldn't share it with the rest of the world, yet. And he asked whether he could tell my Mom. He seems really excited about it. How sweet. I told him that my Mom already knows and that she has not been very helpful so far.

Yesterday the lady from the adoption agency finally called back and left a message on my voice-mail after I left her two messages on her voice-mail. I wanted to do the intake meeting on Thursday afternoon because that is the day where my hubby could make it best, but she isn't available that day she said. Instead she offered us Friday morning or next week. I really would like to do it this week, but my husband and I both have to work on Friday morning. I might be able to take some time off, but my hubby won't because he is currently in a training class. But fortunately she left me her cell phone number, so I will hopefully be able to reach her. I just tried it, but it was just her voice-mail. Will I ever be able to set up that meeting?