Back track!!

I found some diary notes from 20th December 2006. Which was the date we were approved by DoCs as suitable to adopt from overseas. My jubilation was evident in the yippee opening paragraph. Gosh if i'd known then that in March 2010 we'd still be waiting to be parents perhaps I may have begun the sentence a little less excited!!
In this above mentioned journal I also found some quirky creative writing poem style rhymes i wrote which I should publish into a book for kids one day. I reckon they are pretty good.

So the wait continues...
This month has been extra tough for me, Sat 13th March my darling little Ruby (7 year old Kelpie) was poisoned and died a very horrendous death. We were home to witness her suffering and in some ways I am glad that I was with her til the end, but in others I am left shattered with the visions of her suffering and pain as she took her last breaths. We buried her in the garden where we will plant a beautiful tree in her honour. She was totally my fur baby and my little buddy, followed me everywhere and kept me smiling when times were tough. I will miss her more than anything, and we pray that some good news will come soon to help ease my sadness. RIP Ruby Doo I will always love you x

18 month Milestone

Today marks 18 months ICAB approved, a milestone for us in this epic wait to become parents. To be honest, I never thought that we would have to wait this long, so it is a mixed emotions day. On the plus side, between now and end 2010 we almost certainly will become a family. Mark has threatened to move overseas if we are still waiting come Jan 2011, however, I am convinced we will not have to do that.

Some days I find myself pouring over orphanage websites in PI, there are so many little faces staring back at me and again I am left in bewilderment as to why it takes so long to match these children to families.

Intriguingly, our little one(s) are already treading this globe. They have a first name and a warm bed and they dream of one day, soon, meeting their mummy and daddy. Gosh, we pray for the day when we will unite.

Meanwhile we continue with our house renovations in preparation for 1, 2 or more little munchkins. The plans have come in from the architect to make 2 rooms out of one upstairs (secretly I am very proud of my design skills on that one). Mark's shed plans look very impressive. He can't wait to build his new shed and finish the pool fence around it.

Here's hoping that call comes in by end March. Stay tuned :)

Blog ONE, kick off

A girlfriend suggested I "CRAFT UP" and create something for our child(ren) to help me get through the "wait" during these last weeks, maybe months before we are a family. "Knit something or make a quilt or what is it you do?, you're an artist aren't you? she says. Yeah right I'm thinking, felting is so NOT me. So, being that I am a graphic designer and spend most of my day at the computer I thought hey I know I'll write a BLOG and that way all our friends can read about our "lack of progress" in awaiting for our allocation, and when our little one(s) arrive we will have a journey to share with them.

I also figure it'll be a fantastic way to keep you all posted without having to reply to the same questions over and over! Like the old trusty xmas newsletter which some people used to think was non-personal because it was so general. Well that's progress folks and I'm cheering for the BLOG!

I won't bore you with my daily grind but at least try to update it regularly enough for you all to be kept in the loop. Oh and once we are allocated, it will light up with all the news we have been longing to hear. So bring it on, may we all not have to wait too much longer...

Current wait time 17 months 3weeks.