Love Me Some Vitamin D

Today is January 6.  

The weather in our state is normally bone-chillingly arctic a bit on the cold side in January.

  BUT NOT TODAY!

Yup, that's my girl in her sunglasses.  She's wearing them because the thermometer hit a blazing 5-2 this afternoon.

Lil' Miss and I took advantage of the weather and soaked up a big dose of vitamin D.

This California girl is holding her breath for an early spring.  

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ADOPTION UPDATE

Wednesday was supposed to be our first home visit for our China home study.  (Quick Backstory:  Yes, we have done three home studies in two years, but we have to do another one with a new agency that is accredited to work with China.  Starting from scratch on paperwork = not fun.)  

Jeremy took the day off to do a few projects around the house and to keep me from completely melting down over the crumbs in the oven or the dust on top of the ceiling fans.  (I know.  I know.  I'm a teeny bit OCD.)

When our appointment time rolled around, the house was spotless.  Lil' Miss was looking and acting like a wonderfully well-adjusted three year old with parents who would be more than competent to raise one or two or three(!) more kids to healthy maturity.  The only thing missing was...our social worker.

Just as I was thinking, maybe I should call in case she got lost, my phone rang.  Unfortunately, it was my social worker - who was thinking the exact same thing.

Because our meeting was supposed to be in her office.

Two hours away.

I thought about posting an update Wednesday night, but I figured that all of you didn't want to listen to me crying myself a river.  Because, even though we were able to reschedule for next week and eight days really isn't the end of the world, it felt like the end of the world.

So, instead of posting a sad blog post, I went in the bathroom, melted into a heap, and cried until my socks were covered in tears and snot.  (Gross, I know.)

This journey has been so long.  So incredibly long.

I'm just ready for our kids to come home.