Application Mailed!

After several months of hard thinking, I decided to take the plunge!

I've always wanted to be a mom. I always expected that one day I would find Mr. Right, get married and procede on to having children... perhaps 8. Somehow, my life didn't turn out like that. I never found Mr. Right who wanted to have 8 children or take off on a road trip on a moments notice. I'd like to think that I was so busy gathering stories to tell my grandchildren, that I forgot to carve out time to have the children who would have those grandchildren. As those around me kept getting married and having children, I would think that "one day it will be me..." except it never was. For the last few years, I didn't want to think about because it made me sad. I started to realize that it may never happen me and at the age of 37, time started running out.

It occured to me that I could adopt a child. It was kinda weird - like I woke up one morning thinking "hey! here's what I can do!" because it never occurred to me before. Maybe I was just grasping at straws. Maybe, I just don't know any more... after months of thinking and reading, I just can't think any more. Or at least, I just can't gather information any more. I've read, and re-read.

I chose an agency with a waiting list. For singles, it's either that or a lottery or special needs. Right now, the waiting list isn't long, but the number of spots isn't that long either... The best guestimate I could get is 2 years. So let the countdown begin!