Hurry Up and Wait

I haven't been spending a lot of time online this week. Mostly because I always drift into China adoption groups, blogs, websites...etc. and they just depress me. I don't know why. I mean, I do... but...

It's the wait time. Everyone is always "talking" about it. Guessing, extrapoling data to predict the how long the wait will be for people. I know what my projected wait is. Heck, it's right at the top of page. Even so, to hear others talk about it just hits me harder. Weird isn't it? So for now, I'll just keep finding other things to do. Who knows? Maybe I'll even find a new hobby.

I'm still working feverishly to make the May 1st deadline, despite Mother Nature's apparent dislike for me - seriously, 4 wind storms, 2 snow storms and 3 ice storms? In a part of the country that is generally 50 degrees year round? I'm praying (really!) that next week will be storm free, so that I can drive to Yakima. Yes, I'm driving in the hopes that they will still take walk-ins. I've asked around and the only replies I received basically said "they sent a letter saying they don't to people who already had their fingerprints done." Basically, I have nothing to loose by going in. If they deny me, I drop the application at the central post office and they receive it the next day. Wish me luck.