Still waiting

Just thought we would give you all an adoption update...yep, we're still waiting. As you can see by the ticker, it's been 13 months. I've been waiting all along for the one-year mark, but I'm not sure why. One year ago our agency in Indianapolis said their average wait to be matched was 15-18 months. Several months ago, we both picked the date we thought we would have our baby home. Michael picked November 17, 2009 and I picked March 5, 2010. Neither has passed yet, but we are getting closer to each date AND our baby!

In the meantime, we are very excited that our agency says they do not have to do another home visit at this time. But we do have to renew our fingerprints, background checks, and physicals since a year has passed. Also, we have decided to list with another agency in Fort Wayne. They will accept our info from our original agency so we don't have to do that paperwork twice, but they do want to come and meet us. (Is all of this confusing?) Basically what it means is that we will be on two adoption waiting lists and will have twice as many chances to be chosen by a birthmother.

Please keep praying for our patience during this wait!

Rest in peace, Yohan

As some of you already know, we lost Yohan last night. He was sick and we took him to the vet for surgery, but he didn't make it. It is very strange to not have him running around, meowing, and sitting with us. We will miss him.

Boo!

I (Mandi) found this really cool idea for Halloween cookies. So I decided to make them for this thing we are doing at school this week. They were very easy and turned out pretty cute...don't you think?