Waiting gracefully?

The truth is, folks, I have not been a pleasant person to be around lately. Remember all that patience that I had during the wait for our referral? Well, I must have used it all up because patience and I broke up almost 2 weeks ago. We haven't been friends since the courts reopened. Luckily, I have had some wonderful ladies to encourage me through the wait. What would we do without each other?

This morning, I was making a mental list of all the great things in my life. You know, trying to focus on what we have and can be thankful for, rather than that one thing we don't have (our court date). My mental list:

1. Beautiful fall colors in the valley.

2. My really great hair day today.

3. Talking to my little brother yesterday (he's in the Peace Corp in Paraguay).

4. My adoptive mom friends.

5. A happy, healthy baby boy.

6. Seeing friends this weekend.

As I pulled into work, my phone rang. It was Natalie, our case worker.

We have a court date.

7. November 10, 2009!