Tomorrow is Friday. Tomorrow our home study will be 2 1/2 weeks late from the date our SW told us it would be done. Best of all (I am obviously being sarcastic here, but you cannot hear the tone or timber of my voice so I'm cluing you in) I have not heard hide nor hair of my lovely SW. So, I don't know if she is on vacation OR trapped underneath something heavy, like a deep freezer. I don't know if I should call the police OR a psychoanalyst to make sure I'm not paranoid and just going slightly loopy-crazy.
I am sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
frustrated, but I also know we have been fortunate with the timing of a lot of our paperwork. I should not complain, because I know that we will be united with OUR CHILD, and maybe OUR CHILD has not yet been born/ brought to the orphanage.
I feel like screaming, but I also cannot imagine what some of the other ETH families have endured, liking changing countries/programs/SW agencies/adoption agencies, and waiting, waiting, waiting for referrals.
So, I will go home, have a glass of wine (which at this point should be called whine) and meditate on the fact that everything will be already.
I will pray, pray, pray for referrals tomorrow for the families on the list.
I will cross my fingers and toes that we get the home study tomorrow.
I will get ready for my BFF Jaye coming for a visit tomorrow night. I have missed her terribly since our wedding in 2006.
I will call and talk to my Em, and think about visiting her next week, if it works out w/ my sis.
I will be glad for my family, hubby, cat, dog, house, car, clothing (although I do not currently like the dress size of said clothing), and be thankful for my good health and the fact I'm currently in remission.
I will not dwell on this home study being late and WILL NOT, repeat WILL NOT let it ruin my evening w/ my sweetie -- since he's going to be out of town this weekend, and we do not like being separated.
Deep breathe. Exhale. repeat. Deep breathe. Exhale. repeat. Deep breathe. Exhale. repeat. Deep breathe. Exhale. repeat. Deep breathe. Exhale. repeat. Deep breathe. Exhale. repeat.
The Weekly Ramble – August 29, 2025
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4 comments:
Our homestudy was held up a couple of weeks and it was driving me crazy. I kept calling and calling. It was a good thing for me to finish the paperwork and know it was all out of my hands. The wait stinks but at least you KNOW that there is nothing you can do to control it. I'll be thinking of you and hoping Friday brings your homestudy and a whole bunch of referrals!
We waited 6 months for our homestudy (not to try to one-up you!!) because DCFS and CHI were having some sort of power struggle....anyway, I don't know what a "normal" time should be in IL...who's doing your homestudy?
i totally know what you are going through on this one! this happened to us with our first home study for the vietnam program last summer. i had many a ranting post about the topic :)
my only encouragement is that now, 16 months later, it all seems like a blur! you will get through this and it won't seem as bad once your through it (i know, hard to think about that when your in it!).
just know that God has the perfect plan for your life and there is nothing you can do to speed it along or slow it down. this is my main source of comfort during this process...i don't know how anyone survives this process otherwise. your homestudy will be in your hands at the moment He intended it to be...not a moment later. rest in that. His plan if for the good of all!
okay, i totally know this STINKS!! i just wanted to be a little encouraging, but i wanted to let you know that i do sympathize with you :) hang in there!!
I hope you hear something today! Lot's of prayers and good thoughts coming your way.
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