No Time to blog

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I’ve been working and knitting and caring for sicks kids and blowing my nose and I’m just exhausted!

  • Work – still loving my job! A bit of a change might mean less hours for me but we’ll have to see. Definitely, getting a new employee up to speed is going to take some extra time. A friend of mine is going to start working with me! Yeah!! I will continue what I’m doing while shifting a few things to her. She starts on Friday – I can’t wait!
  • Knitting – Finished mom’s birthday socks. Started the Secret of the Stole 2 and making a little something for JGirl. I’ll try to take pics when it’s done.
  • Sick Kids – Yep. J3 has been home sick – which J1 and J2 seem to believe means they should have sick days too! LOL Sorry – homeschoolers don’t get sick days! LOL

Just wanted you to know I was still alive. Just busy. I did call the fostermom to find out what size JGirl is so I could knit her something. No reply. Guess I should call the caseworker. Hate to bug her over something so simple. We are on day 6 of the 10 day period for the ruling to be contested. No new news.

The News

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I finally got a call back. I was so positive that I knew what was going to be said (“The judge gave her more time – we’ll get back to you in 3-6 mos) that I almost didn’t hear what was said!

The judge agreed to the adoption plan and said she could be moved to California (to US!!) before the parental rights are terminated. This will be a “legal risk adoption” like our others. The birth mom has 10 days to contest this ruling and have another judge rule which would delay our adoption but not placement with us.

So, what happens next is the caseworker schedules a committee to approve us as adoptive parents (it’s how they do it in Oregon) which will happen in mid/late February. Then we would need to start transition. We’ll need to find comparable services here so that her treatments will remain the same.

I’m wondering/hoping that we can bring her home sometime in March.

I’m sort of in a daze. I’ll probably have more to say later! 😉

In the meantime….here is a recent picture……

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Today’s the Day

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Today court is being held.  I don’t know what time but at 4pm PST I will call and try to get through to the caseworker.  If I can’t reach her today I’ll have to try tomorrow.

Even though I’m hopeful – I am preparing myself for another delay.  I don’t want it – but I guess it’s a way to protect myself.  I know many people are praying and I’m relying on the fact that the timing will be perfect even if it’s not what I’m hoping for.

I’m surprisingly calm today.  Seeking refuge in the Lord as needed.  Thank you for your continued prayers on our behalf!

Praying

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I’ve been praying and hoping that we’d get a call to tell us some good news before next Tuesday.

We never got that phone call.

Now we are starting a three day weekend.

After that three day weekend, in a Northern city there will be a meeting in a courtroom. In that courtroom there will be a DA, a caseworker or two, several attorneys, the birthmom and a judge. While I will not be there physically….my heart will be.

Please join us in praying that this meeting will be the beginning of our new life. Please join us in praying that we will all be together very soon.