As you can imagine, Ethan and I were flying high after being linked and potentially matched with Cooper and Kit. As well as preparing ourselves emotionally, having numerous heated debates about the size of our Vauxhall Corsa and whether we would need an upgrade for two children, Ethan had the inspired idea of appealing to Read more about Spoke too soon…[…]
It feels like an eternity has passed since I last felt able to write an update on our adoption journey. In fact it’s been almost a year since I personally wrote a post and 5 months since James filled you in on our story! For the sake of my sanity and emotional well-being, rather than Read more about (Really) Long time no see – Part 2: Light at the end of the tunnel[…]
So, it’s been five months since our last blog update! Apologies, dear readers for the long delay – I wish I had a fantastic reason for this. That we had been SO busy at panel, so busy looking for children, so busy matching with our chosen child and doing our initial visit. Sadly, none of Read more about Long time no see – Part 1. The Meeting[…]
So, dear readers, we left you on the tantalising cliff edge of our getting absolutely nowhere! Since then there has been one major development: we met someone competent (cue fireworks, sounds of cheering and a single shooting star traversing the night sky). Yes, I can confirm that such a person does exist in the Read more about At last: someone who knows their sh*t![…]
“And now we’re lost in wilderness Lost, crying in the wilderness And if anyone’s watching it seems they couldn’t care less We’re lost in the wilderness” ‘Lost in the Wilderness’, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz The government aim is that the process to approve potential adopters should take six months. We were accepted by Read more about Lost in the Wilderness[…]