All I want for Christmas

You know, for me, so this obviously assumes that we’re already getting peace on Earth, goodwill to (wo)men. . .

• My I-600 paperwork sent to me, signed and filed

• Updated photos (I know our agency’s VN staff was at the orphanage this week, so I’m hopeful I’ll see a new one; last time I received one was over 2 months ago (probably like almost everyone else out there with a referral)) 

• The ability to pronounce something in the Vietnamese language – truly, it’s so much harder than I ever imagined; I can recognize words and identify objects (specifically, a boy, girl, man, woman, car, ball, airplane, elephant and a horse – pretty good, huh?), but I just don’t think I’m going to be able to say anything of substance ever.  Got to say, though, I’m liking Rosetta Stone, although it would be better with a dictionary so I wouldn’t have to learn everything in context

• The ability to ignore my obsession with waiting for news, to stop checking my BlackBerry every two minutes for an update from my case manager or photos

• Perhaps an estimate of when I might get to travel (a month would be great; I know this isn’t possible, since the agency apparently hasn’t received all of the docs needed for my I-600, but this is my list)

• A referral for Missy/Zeke’s mom to be; I don’t actually know her, but she’s with my agency and seems quite nice, so in the spirit of Christmas and all. . .

• All of my obsessive fears about the baby allayed (that there is heat and enough warm clothes at his orphanage, the babies aren’t all sick and that I’ll get to take him out of there before too long and that there won’t be any ill-effects of his extended stay in the orphanage (he’s going to be at least 8 months old, so I’m obviously concerned with attachment problems, etc., which could occur anyway, but you know what I’m thinking))

• A kick in the backside to incentivize me to clean my closets, get organized, work out more (or at all) and to pre-cook and freeze some meals for whenever I get to go and return home 

• I-600 approvals for everyone at my agency (what the heck, at any agency) who has already filed, followed by a speedy G&R

 Merry Christmas!

December 14, 2007 - Posted by Oscar and Etta's mom | Adoption, Waiting | Adoption, Christmas, Christmas list, Waiting