We are at the stage in the home study where we need to write autobiographies of ourselves, without consulting with each other. We have to write about our feelings and reactions to people and events, rather than minute details. I've found this to be harder and harder as I go along. I didn't realise how many unresolved issues I had with my family, ( Read more... )

With the looming deadline for this project over my head, I'm starting to have one of those "What made me think I could do this?!" moments. I have to be driving cardamom_23 crazy by now with my ranting. Sorry Card!! :) And this getting up at 5 every morning is starting to get on my nerves ( Read more... )

I don't remember anything exciting happening last night. I folded laundry and watched TV. Elizabeth ate chicken that wasn't in nugget form... that was exciting. She wouldn't eat the pasta, though, because it was shells and -white- cheese. I guess pasta has to have yellow dye #7 and red dye #5 to make her happy ( Read more... )

Ok, so last night I was discussing the use of recreational drugs with my younger brother. Since we've been going through adoption training (and let me tell you, if everyone had to go through this training before they had kids, there would be a lot fewer kids in the world!!!) we've been studying the cases of children that end up in the foster system ( Read more... )

After I started knitting the cat barf sock for my neice, I took out the lovely handspun yarn that my SP sent to me and fondled it for a little bit. I think I MUST make some socks for myself with it, but I'm not sure there's enough to do it with. Maybe If I used both skeins and make the toes/heels/cuffs in contrasting colours. I've been fondling my ( Read more... )

We got our adoption paperwork from Lutheran Family Services yesterday ( Read more... )

I am feeling much better today. I think the mono has finally run its course (mostly). I'm still feeling a tad drained, but much more awake than last week ( Read more... )

I've been doing a lot of research over the last few days on the adoption process in America. It's not easy. And, well, it really shouldn't be - this isn't something that should be taken lightly. We've had to answer some difficult questions over the past week (just to ourselves, right now) about why we want to adopt a child, why do we think we'd be ( Read more... )