Wednesday January 8th was a DSDW board date in Thailand adoption world. Every board date since we began the process of adopting our child I have ordered lunch off the Thai menu of the Asian restaurant across the street, hoping to bring good news to the waiting families and the hopes of a referral. Today, I forgot to order Thai! I was so distracted, I kept going back and forth from pad thai, sunset fried rice, veggie lo main, or sesame chicken.....last minute I ordered veggie lo main and chicken with mixed vegetables....too much food and something I never order.
So let me give you some insight to why I was so distracted, yesterday, the electricity was shut off for mainence check. Ok middle of winter, it's not cold here..(sarcasm). 2 hours or so, it was getting chilly, gas fire place, check we were toasty. That morning, after a flush, my toilet didn't sound right...ah no worries, I'll flush again later it will be fine....by evening I thought I'll try flushing again, no worries, not working right, Steve will be home tomorrow, he can plunge it. (ie. I HATE plunging, it totally grosses me out! Germ-a-phobe right here. The thought of germs sloshing around, vapors in the air...egk...gross....Can. Not. Deal. So house is cold I'm going to take a shower (shower stall type). Ummmm drain in shower not working!!! Agghh. Water is tipping the brim! What the crap! I cave and plunge the shower, the toilet. Not. Working. Gross!!!! Steve's shower is working, (and yes we have separate bathrooms, life is better this way).
The next morning, I have to sign Jude up for pre school. I wake up because I am so COLD!
It is 55 degrees in my house!!!! Why is that light not on! Power is out again!! Ugh. School is closed again, it is less than 7 degrees out side. School is closed, no preschool sign ups (been trying to sign her up since Monday and it's canceled, taking off work to stand in line to get into "the preschool" with only 12 spots!). Ugh no electric, it is estimated to turn on by 8-9pm....."Baby it's cold outside" singing in my head.
So back to my lunch order, between us 3 ladies we were ready to eat! We each had multiple orders, 2 items each. I was making the call, cause we are on first name basis. Half way thru the order, my
phone rings, it's Holt! (With my special ring tone). I stare at it. Toss the work phone to my colleague point to where I am on the list and run into the splinting room! And in a professional voice, I hear, "hello Michelle, this is Jessica from Holt in the Thailand program".....(do you really think I don't know who you are!) " I just tried calling your husband and he didn't answer"...( he never does when he is out of town. But I'm really thinking you called him first!!!! Really!!!! ) Ha ha. In my excitement, I gather myself together, and tell her it's a great time to talk. I hear the most beautiful words a mother could hear. "We have a little boy referral for you to consider." Ahhh. She goes into some details about his story, (which will be his to tell if he chooses). Then asks, "would you like to look at his file". Of course!
We have a son! Born on valentines day. Precious little boy, you give me a reason to celebrate that dreadful holiday! Yay.
Steve is on his way home, I wanted to look at the file together, but wait no electricity! I talk to him
and we decide I open the file at work (it's more secure at the clinic anyways) I was also able to
securely send his pediatrician his files. I should hear from her tomorrow, no worries.
I have to pick Jude up from my mom and dads, holy cow, must contain excitement around them! 2 hour visit, waiting on Steve to check if electric is on at our house so we can look at our little button's files together. We decide not to go to our small group meeting at church, we know everyone will ask, how is the adoption going...(.there is NO WAY we would be able to sit with a straight face) plus we cannot wait any longer to see our SON! Electric is on! Jude and I head home, praises she fell asleep. Steve and I can look at his file in quiet. Look at our SON! It doesn't matter what the doc might find. He is ours, we are his Family.
Random things I do not want to forget:
Saturday Jude started introducing herself, my name is Jude Elizabeth, big girl sister. I think she knew something.
Jude was registered for preschool, #8 slot! Referral on the 8th.
Steve said he thought something good was going to happen on the 8th, I on the other hand, was not
expecting our referral.
8 is my number of choice, or favorite number.
In this whirlwind of our referral, there was a chemical leak, don't drink the water (DMB in my head) it has contaminated multiple counties, over 300,000 people affected. Holy cow!!! Luckily we are in a different water service than most people around us! The clinic was closed as well as everything else.
We had our families over for dinner on Sunday January 12 for dinner, half of them did not have water, and told them of our new SON!
On January 14 we emailed our acceptance note.
January 20 sent out our paperwork and first care package.
Hopefully all our acceptance paper work will be sent out to Thailand on Friday
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