Never in a million years did I think I would be typing this post! Never! And as if never wasn't enough, I add: In a million years, people! One million years is a long time. So just let that sink in first and I'll wait.
While I was busily working on piecing together a book (based on this blog) about adopting Tomorrow, The Ghost of Caseworkers Past called to say "HOLD THE PRESSES!" and/or "There is going to be a sequel."
We were contacted by Denver DHS and asked if we are still interested in adopting M-----!
WE were contacted by Denver DHS. Okay, have you accepted that part? That alone is apparently newsworthy. [Denver DHS is currently under a lot of scrutiny for the deaths of children who were in foster/kinship placements under their custody, and case workers who neglected to do follow-up calls and visits (despite several documented calls to the child abuse hotline by various concerned family members).]
After you get over the initially unenthused "meh" of your brain, try this part on for size: We were asked if we are still interested in adopting our adopted daughter's sister. The child we wanted to adopt THREE YEARS AGO.
In a shocking turn of events (drip, drip, drip...that's the sound of oozing sarcasm), we ARE interested in adopting her! We are currently pursuing certification and it's been a real barrel of monkeys so far, let me tell ya. Yet we know it will be worth it in the end when our daughter and her full sister are reunited at last, and our family is finally complete.
Until the next child anyway.
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