Yesterday we spent all day looking at daycares. I was absolutely exhausted by the afternoon - and we were nowhere near done. The places ranged from horrific (at least to me) to okay to "I want to go to daycare here". One place was absolutely awesome, it had heated wooden floors, skylights, a garden, and was just amazing all around. Unfortunately it was too far out of the way for us, which I am so sad about. But there was one more place we loved, the kids there seemed so happy and all the caregivers were really nice. And - this is a HUGE plus to me - I loved their meal plan. They have meals from all over the world instead of just serving hamburgers and chicken fingers (yeah, I am a food snob). We're getting on the waitlist for some of the places we saw (NOT for the one next to the rehab center for juvenile delinquents) and hopefully we can get into our top pick.
Today I called DC to find out that our P3 was sent yesterday. Then I found out that my waiting buddy got her travel call - absolutely unexpected. It's a good thing we bought clothes for the boys this weekend. And then I found out that a waiting buddy on the Holt board with very similar dates to us is getting super close to TC (you know who you are). And then I found out that the ministry in Korea will not be issuing any EPs for the entire month of April. So here I am going from "Where is MY travel call" to "I am not ready" to "Please let him have EP". I am absolutely going insane. I can't concentrate on anything other than analyzing people's timelines. I know that most people who are not with SWS have a much longer wait, but with all other SWS families traveling so fast, it would kill me to have to wait longer.
I know I just did a whole post about how wonderful this is and how I will miss being in process yadayadayada, but I am ready for this insanity to end!
It's such an emotional process - one day you can feel great, the next horrible. You're not alone :)
ReplyDeleteOh yeah. I go from in tears to our wait for 1-600A approval to utter panic at the thought of leaving Anderson for a week. You are def. not alone. Roller coaster!!
ReplyDeleteI hope you get the call soon!
I can totally understand where you are coming from! I absolutely analyzed everyone's timelines like crazy. I think it's just part of the process! Hang in there, though, you'll get that call before you know it!
ReplyDeleteDon't worry...I started panicking thinking maybe we don't have our EP yet!! How much would that stink if everything else was done, & we have to wait on our EP until May?!!!! Hopefully, we'll both get wonderful news soon!! I'm trying to not get too excited only to be let down!!! What a day!!!
ReplyDeleteI am also guily of analyzing everyone's timelines before we got the TC. It made me crazy! My advice is take advantage of these last days to get things done that you won't have time to do once Ben is home. I now regret not getting some items organized in my house before Kyle came home.
ReplyDeleteI hope that you get the TC sooner than expected!!!
Just wanted to let you know that I checked with my social worker and she "confirmed" they are approving EP's April. She thinks it was a rumor started in the HOLT forum. So take heart. I have good days and bad days. Somedays my husband says it doesn't know what to do with me :D
ReplyDeleteSandra, you've come so far in this process - hang in there!! Your wait will come to an end very, very soon!! Cheering you on and keeping you in my thoughts and prayers!!
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