- 1/10/2008 11:52:09 AMWaiting on the GovernmentWaiting is not a new concept here in America. Specifically, waiting on the government to act or react is something all Americans are intimately familiar with. This doesn't mean that we are happy about it, only that we know it is part of the process.
We received word yesterday that the adoption coordinator in Russia was not able to submit our dossier to the court before Christmas or they refused to accept it or something like that. My guess is that they (the court) were focused on the end of the year, the Christmas holiday and getting done what could be done and prioritizing the rest. In light of that, our paperwork was likely categorized as "work for next year".
As of yesterday, our dossier was officially submitted to the court. I think that means that they now officially have have 30 days to respond - meaning within the next 30 days, an appointment will be scheduled for some time in the future. Not that we will have a court date within 30 days, only that it will be scheduled within 30 days.
Now we are in the position of trying to estimate, "for other adoptive families, what was the average length of time that passed between the time the dossier was received by the court and the time of the court date?" Of course this is certainly no guarantee of anything but being the numbers minded person that I am, this is how I occupy my mind while I wait. It is stressful but I think it is a good kind of stress.
I am so anxious and excited, I can hardly stand it!
People at work are asking, "did you hear anything yet?"
My wife says not to call home because she is waiting for the phone to ring. She will call me.
This waiting thing is torture...
Hmmmm???? But I just said it was a good kind of stress...
Ahhh.... The joys of waiting.
