6 months and counting. . .

This week marked 6 months of waiting for a placement.  Interestingly, it has gone very quickly. . . and very slowly at the same time.  We've had our profile shown a few times, but no luck yet in getting chosen.  I guess I'd really been hoping that we'd have a placement by the holidays, but 2010 is much more realistic. 

In some ways, the wait is fine.  We just paid off our Ford Expedition and I'm chipping away steadily at some credit card debt (wow, that trip to Europe last year was really expensive!), so I'm sure that this time to ourselves is all part of God's plan.  I try to focus on how much we are getting done and how well-prepared we'll be once a baby joins our family.  But, it's also difficult to see friends, coworkers, and acquaintances add second and third children to their families - in the same amount of time since we've been trying to become parents.

The holidays are passing uneventfully for us.  Darling husband and I are eating at some restaurants we've been wanting to try and seeing lots of movies.  We didn't put up a tree or any lights or decorations this year.  We just didn't seem to have the desire to make time for it.  Maybe once we have a child, it will be more important.  This year we spent our time at church, praying and hanging out together instead.  My folks are in Denver for a few days to visit us and we also got to take my father-in-law out to dinner this weekend - but, overall, this holiday season seemed like any other winter week to us.

I haven't been posting a lot lately, mostly because I don't have much to write about.  But for those who follow and read, thanks for your interest!