Long Awaited News

Soo its been a really, really long time since I have had anything to say here. We've been waiting a long time just to get some news from our agency, and we finally got an official email today. How exciting!!! Things feel real again.

We still don't have a timeline or any info. about a timeline but we are hoping to have that info soon. I felt for so long that this was simply not going to happen but feel a little more hopeful that our little boy or girl will one day be a part of our family. God knows the time. And we continue to trust in his plans for our family as we are now and the one will will be.

jb

Feeling good right now. Looking forward to this next year. We have had lots of wonderful people helping us and we are very grateful. Things seem to be moving in a positive direction and we are starting to see the light. Thank you Thank you Thank you.

What Now

Would really like for all this awful stuff to be over. I wake up every day and wish that is was all just a bad dream. We have many people helping out with the situation now so we are very grateful for this. The worst is not knowing if we are going to loose everything or maybe be able to continue on where things have been left off. We really don't want our money back. We want our child.

With the latest news that has now hit our world we are in mourning. I don't think others truly understand the gravity of this news. The pain that is lingering in our home is unbearable. We are in a stupor. We can't think straight. We can't seem to function. Does anyone even care that this is happening to us? To these children? If dishonesty has been behind this how do you trust anyone. A christian organization. God hear our prayers.

Home recovering from surgery. Not exactly the way I want to spend these last few summer days, but can't do much about that. More endo problems, but thats par for the course. Maybe we zapped thoses buggers for good this time huh.

Nothing else is really going on here, Molly is with here Grandparents in Fredericton while I recover. Mike is taking care of me and I am going crazy laying on the couch for undetermined amounts of time. All the things I want to do. I've never been good at doing nothing. You can only watch so much tv.

My highlight of the day will be the coffee I'm am going to drink.

later,

jana

Getting settled from being away on vacation for a week. Got some pics to post etc. Just getting ready to head out to work here now. Still no news on the baby end of things. Expecting to wait at least another 6 mths before we really get any news? Not sure. Its hard to wait, but worth the wait:).

talk soon.

Talking to my sister today she said I needed to update my blog. I'm not very good at posting things on here. Don't know how much of the normal life stuff every one wants to hear.

We have been busy updating our yard again these last few weeks. A dump truck dropped off a load of topsoil last week for us and we have been using our amazing muscles to transfer that from the driveway to the backyard. Wheelbarrows are fun!!!!

We are also getting ready to head out on vacation here on saturday. We are heading to Cape Breton for some much needed R & R. Its hard for me to actually stop and just do nothing so we'll see how well that goes. Hopefully we will be able to do a little of nothing and something to help keep us all happy. We are also planning on bringing the dog with us so that may be an experience in and of itself. I'll let you know how it works out.

Stuck on the couch today with a nasty back ache.  Probably a sign of the endo. within.  Not looking forward to what this pain may mean.  Pain killers are nice but really just take the edge off.  Its a beautiful day outside, Oh how I want to be out there.  I was supposed to be at work today, but since bending is not possible right now, here I am.

Watched a Baby Story today about a family going to Korea to pick up their 10 mth old son.  It was awesome to see it unfold.  I can't wait.  Its an amazing journey that God has us on.  Still seems surreal.  Can't wait to see if our new addition will be a boy or a girl.  

all for now.

Still here in the waiting game. Seems surreal right now because we have finished all the paper stuff and now we are passing time. Life continues as normal. Lots of people have been asking when we are going to have more kids. People don't understand how personal that question is. Do they really want to know?

So there really hasn't been much news. We are patiently looking forward to the day when we get "The Call".

We are in the middle of saying goodbye to my Grampie. He has been in a nursing home for the past 5 years and it has been difficult watching him disappear slowly from us. Thankfully he has a strong relationship with his maker and I am so thankful that I will see him again in a much better place. Still, Goodbyes are hard. He was an amazing Grampie and I am so blessed to have had him in my life. Thank you Grampie for all the love you shared with me while you were here. No more tears, no more pain:).

We never had the chance to tell Grampie about our plans to adopt, but I'm sure that he knows now. I only wish we had more time with you here, but you were so ready to go home. We love you.

Great News Today. Our File is in Ethiopia. Sooooo Exciting. I know we are still on the long side of the wait, but it is so exciting to see the process take place. So much is really out of our control. Things have gone so smoothly for us that we keep waiting for something to happen. That however is my worry side. So I choose to say thank-you instead. This is great news to receive on Mike's Birthday. Happy Birthday Baby.

Our file is on its way back to pei and then being sent to Ethiopia. We are getting a little closer every day. Still a long wait but at least the behind the scenes events are happening.

Storm day here on our little Island.  Unfortunately I still have to head to work.  We are getting ready to send another big chunk of funds, the last big chunk, to our agency.  This is exciting news because it means our file will be sent to Ethiopia very soon.  Still its a waiting game, but each accomplishment is one step closer.

We are kind of swarming in fundraising life, which is good but tiring. Anyone out there have ideas let us know.   Every little bit counts and we would like to be able to bring some type of gifts with us to the orphanage or Faith Village when we arrive.  Not sure what yet or if we are even permitted to do that.  We  will have to wait and see.

Today we found out that our papers will be sent off for Authentication in Ottawa. Once this is complete they are then sent back to us at home and then off to Ethiopia. Yeah!!!! Very Exciting.

We got word today from our agency worker that they now have our papers.! Yes! We are getting closer. We saw a family tonite while we were out who were obviously a multi racial family. It was exciting to see them. We are all soooo excited. They had 6 kids, all different ethnicity.

Sending off more important papers tomorrow. We are now at the point where we have to prove we are Canadian citizens. This is necessary in order for us to be able to bring our little one home to Canada once we get to that point. Something that we are told can take up to 8mths. So although we don't even have a referral for a child yet we would hate to have to wait extra time because the immigration documents had not been processed.

We are hoping that our other papers have been sent off to our agency and that we will get word soon that the next part of the process will begin. Little steps every day bring us closer to the big day.

We have finally decided to start the blog journey of our family.
Since we have received our provincial approval for our adoption we are ready to share our news with those of you who would like to keep updated.
We are soooo excited to have finally past this hurdle and are looking forward to the next few weeks and months to see what news they bring.