Everyone says that adoption takes time. Adoption is slow.
Well you know what, we are just at the start of the process and it’s driving me crazy! (FYI, I acknowledge that I have never been known for my patience, in fact I am very well known for my impatience).
We chose our local adoption agency in part because they told us a schedule to anticipate. The first two steps were supposed to go something like this:
Step 1: Submit your paperwork and fees
Step 2: A social worker will be assigned and you will do home study right away. At most there will be a week or two delay if all the social workers are busy.
So, we have stalled out at Step 2. We have been here for over 3 weeks now. Not a word from the agency. Not a single word, not even a simple “there has been a delay” or a “we are still waiting for a social worker to become available.”
But, they sure as heck took our money and processed our payment within a day of dropping off our paperwork.
I get that I shouldn’t complain, a few weeks is not that big of a deal in the scheme of life, and I get that the process is slow, but I didn’t expect a month long delay right out of the gate. I don’t want to call and pester them or neg, as I’m afraid I may start annoying them. It is probably not a good idea annoy them considering we learned early on at the mandatory adoption seminar that they aren’t big on having people question them and so we probably shouldn’t irritate the people who hold the keys to our future family. So, instead we wait without any type of communication.
But, honestly we’ve paid them enough that we deserve some sort of communication! I’m not asking for much, I do not expect a daily or a weekly email or phone call. A simple little email touching base is not a hard thing to accomplish, and would take less then 10 minutes of someone’s time. Seriously, I’d feel a whole heck of a lot better about this delay if they could just send an email to acknowledge that they remember we are alive.
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Another week of photos for your viewing pleasure.
I hope you enjoy the photos as much as I enjoyed each moment.
Day 181 – January 3, 2015: We had friends over for dinner tonight. Mr. MPB and I had a great time prepping and cooking appetizers and dinner all afternoon. Plus, we had a wonderful time with our friends eating, visiting and drinking.
Day 182 – January 4, 2015: Mr. MPB and I hid inside today thanks to some bad weather. So, the scrabble board came out for a best of 3. I won the first game by a whopping 163. But then Mr. MPB came back to win the next two. We had a wonderful time.
Day 183 – January 5, 2015: Yummy sautéed vegetables.
Day 184 – January 6, 2015: To round out the cardio exercise program we’ve been working on for a few months now, we hired a personal trainer who develops a program and comes to our house to show us what to do. Day 1 summary – my upper body is feeling it and I suspect tomorrow it will hurt to even lift a pen. Score one for healthy living.
Day 185 – January 7, 2015: Dinner out at a local brewhouse. The beer, a rare treat for us, was particularly yummy!
Day 186 – January 8, 2015: After watching our dog play in the snow, I stood outside in the freezing cold (In my slippers without a jacket, a toque or mittens) to capture a little bit of the happy moment.
Day 187 – January 9, 2015: Mr. MPB and I took a late night 3 hour drive to visit family. Somehow we always have a good time chatting the hours away when we are stuck in a car together.
Wishing everyone splendid happy moments!
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