More paperwork...

Today Alex and I prepared another set of paperwork to take to the Colombia Consulate in Chicago on Thursday. I am so grateful that Alex has a part time job (even though he does not get paid as much as he deserves), because without that we would have not been able to do this process at all. It's very difficult to explain to people the complexities of the adoption process. Most people are incapable of understanding it. The only people that do are those who have actually gone through the process. A friend of ours at school adopted a little girl from China, and she always smiles and says... "I know how it is". It is nice to hear that, because there are times when I think that people don't believe when we tell them we have to wait to do this and that... We understand the reasons why the process is this way, and have been compliant with everything. What has been most frustrating is the lack of communication with our Adoption Agency in Minnesota. There have been times when we send an e-mail and don't hear from them for days to a week. I know I would loose my job if I did that. We also hear from our local agency in WI that other families are having issues with our agency as well. It's too bad our experience has been so negative, although my friend who I mentioned before said "Once you see the girls, you'll forget all that"...I'm sure that will be the case. --Cedinin--