Well, THAT wasn't supposed to happen -

We got our actual confirmation letter from DCFS in the mail this week. YAY US.

Next day, I got a message from the social worker that we needed to watch Wednesday's Child this week - she'd gotten an email on a child being featured that she wanted us to see.

We endured an hour of Faux News last night to get to the segment.

He's 12 years old, and a perfect fit for Jim. She wasn't kidding.

Now.

We pursue this, and we kiss the international stuff good-bye for a year. A year more than what we're already looking at, which looks damn close to a year and a half from now.

Twelve years old, looks like an only child - and the first thing he's going to find out is that we're going to adopt other children. That alone worries me a tad.

Yeah, we were up late last night.

I had Jim call the social worker to get more information. Somehow, I had made a short list of Rules about placements and hadn't realized it. One of them was I wasn't going to turn down a placement or consider a child because it was inconvenient. Which this, frankly, timing-wise? Oh baby. *sighs*

We'll get more information. We'll think some more.

I just want to know more. I don't know if that's a good thing right now or not. He'd fit us. Would we fit him?

Well, THAT wasn't supposed to happen -

We got our actual confirmation letter from DCFS in the mail this week. YAY US.

Next day, I got a message from the social worker that we needed to watch Wednesday's Child this week - she'd gotten an email on a child being featured that she wanted us to see.

We endured an hour of Faux News last night to get to the segment.

He's 12 years old, and a perfect fit for Jim. She wasn't kidding.

Now.

We pursue this, and we kiss the international stuff good-bye for a year. A year more than what we're already looking at, which looks damn close to a year and a half from now.

Twelve years old, looks like an only child - and the first thing he's going to find out is that we're going to adopt other children. That alone worries me a tad.

Yeah, we were up late last night.

I had Jim call the social worker to get more information. Somehow, I had made a short list of Rules about placements and hadn't realized it. One of them was I wasn't going to turn down a placement or consider a child because it was inconvenient. Which this, frankly, timing-wise? Oh baby. *sighs*

We'll get more information. We'll think some more.

I just want to know more. I don't know if that's a good thing right now or not. He'd fit us. Would we fit him?

Well, THAT wasn't supposed to happen -

We got our actual confirmation letter from DCFS in the mail this week. YAY US.

Next day, I got a message from the social worker that we needed to watch Wednesday's Child this week - she'd gotten an email on a child being featured that she wanted us to see.

We endured an hour of Faux News last night to get to the segment.

He's 12 years old, and a perfect fit for Jim. She wasn't kidding.

Now.

We pursue this, and we kiss the international stuff good-bye for a year. A year more than what we're already looking at, which looks damn close to a year and a half from now.

Twelve years old, looks like an only child - and the first thing he's going to find out is that we're going to adopt other children. That alone worries me a tad.

Yeah, we were up late last night.

I had Jim call the social worker to get more information. Somehow, I had made a short list of Rules about placements and hadn't realized it. One of them was I wasn't going to turn down a placement or consider a child because it was inconvenient. Which this, frankly, timing-wise? Oh baby. *sighs*

We'll get more information. We'll think some more.

I just want to know more. I don't know if that's a good thing right now or not. He'd fit us. Would we fit him?

You live and learn -

Another thing about adoption.

The agencies don't play well with each other. Actually, not at all.

I had to let it slip to DCFS that we were actually looking to adopt internationally.

That, is a Big Bad No No. If we go forward with Heartsent (duh), we need to let them know and that lovely letter that took us two years to get? Gets filed in the circular one.

And that kid from last night? We can show interest, but there's no guarantee of a match - and no more information if or when a match is offered to us.

It's going to be a Talk tonight with Jim, but I think it's pretty clear.

DCFS is leaving the building. I think.

You live and learn -

Another thing about adoption.

The agencies don't play well with each other. Actually, not at all.

I had to let it slip to DCFS that we were actually looking to adopt internationally.

That, is a Big Bad No No. If we go forward with Heartsent (duh), we need to let them know and that lovely letter that took us two years to get? Gets filed in the circular one.

And that kid from last night? We can show interest, but there's no guarantee of a match - and no more information if or when a match is offered to us.

It's going to be a Talk tonight with Jim, but I think it's pretty clear.

DCFS is leaving the building. I think.

You live and learn -

Another thing about adoption.

The agencies don't play well with each other. Actually, not at all.

I had to let it slip to DCFS that we were actually looking to adopt internationally.

That, is a Big Bad No No. If we go forward with Heartsent (duh), we need to let them know and that lovely letter that took us two years to get? Gets filed in the circular one.

And that kid from last night? We can show interest, but there's no guarantee of a match - and no more information if or when a match is offered to us.

It's going to be a Talk tonight with Jim, but I think it's pretty clear.

DCFS is leaving the building. I think.