Roller Coaster

September 1, 2013 Steve and I rode our first roller coaster, the Big Dipper at Camden Park.  And we lived!  If you don't know about Camden Park, it is an amusement park that opened around 1900 and I think that roller coaster was built then!
How can we be married 5 years and dated 4 and never been on a roller coaster together? No idea. Cause this girl loves roller coasters, I rode my first roller coaster when I was 8 years old and too short, (my mom put wood chips in my shoes so I would be tall enough) to ride The Beast!  The rest of the story consists of me passing out, my mom flipping out thinking I almost died lol, (there was only a hand rail back then, not the over the shoulder braces they have now).  But that set my determination to never give up.  The next year, I was really tall enough and rode every ride!   I once rode the Vortex at Kings Island over 7 times in a row without getting sick! (Given no lines that day!).

Little did we know a year ago, to the date God was leading us to begin the adoption process.  We had been discussing adoption since February 2012, and in September we applied to our agency (will post that blog entry soon, it is on our FB page Why Adoption).   And adoption is like a roller coaster, many ups and downs, twists and turns.   And an emotional roller coaster, whoa.   Let me tell ya!  The week before Thanksgiving we received an email from Holt asking if we would consider a certain medical condition, like a calm and reserved girl I am (he he) I emailed back that Steve and I would discuss it and get back with her.   We looked into the condition, it was a no brainer, of course we would accept a child (adoption special needs are so different than what we consider special needs, that's a whole new post).    Email sent back with a yes and no response.  I caved the next day.  I called.   I needed to know what was going on.  Was there a child for us?  Why ask so specifically about a condition if there wasn't.   Do they really know what referrals are coming in and don't tell us?  Were referrals on the way?   Yes. This is my head.   I think I'm loosing it ha ha   Not really.    I'm sure our girls at the agency dread my calls from here on out lol.
   Basically, some of our papers did not match from our dossier to the medical conditions check list.
Our dossier was vague.  No kidding on that one.  Our dossier took longer than I wanted, because our case worker wanted everything to match...monies, dates, etc.   I pay attention to details, and I could not figure out how it was all to match with dates and monies always changing....ugh.   When we received our final copy of the dossier, I was conserned about the type of child we would consider section, because it was so vague.  We discussed medical conditions in detail, like 1 1/2 hours! And I explained to her what those conditions were!  that was the section she skimped on! Ugh!  

Good news is we are close to knowing who our child is.   Our adoption agency is going the extra step to make sure children are matched with the right families.   Our turn is near!  If not January, then April.  Yay!  

Please don't be offended if I do not return emails, texts, or phone calls as quickly as I once did, I'm trying to stay busy... keep myself busy.  I'm focusing on a rediculously addictive candy game.   Christmas shopping is complete, except those who will not tell me what to get them.....
Time to enjoy the season, love my family and God.


Please friends, keep us in your prayers, our child in your prayers as well as the birth mother and foster family.