Zander's Story...Part 2

So I didn't get back to the story the next week. Oops! But I am back now and here is Part 2 of Zander's Story.

When last left off, we had transferred our adoption profile from the Denver, Colorado office to our now Idaho office. This was in June of 2008. We bought a home and began to remodel, which helped us put the adoption "out of site, out of mind", so to speak. Sometimes its easier to be busy, so that everyday you are not reminded of the "waiting" period.

Sometime in mid July, Carl and I were working on the house and needed a break. We took off to grab a bite to eat for lunch. May I paint a pretty little picture: Carl and I in our grubbies, hat on head, no makeup (for me at least, ha) and just dirty, dirty, dirty. We are eating in a fast food restaurant and my cell phone rings. No thought, I pick it up. It was our caseworker saying that there was a birthmother considering us, but she was also looking at several other families.

Both Carl and I began to cry, right there in the restaurant. With the way we looked, I am sure people around us thought maybe we were homeless and at "rock bottom", when really we had hope. We were being considered. That's when it all felt real, again.

I have a little guy that needs my attention right now and a daughter that wants some attention too. So, this will be another break from the story. I will not wait so long for the next one, this time.