Update of Sorts

No real news. Some new pictures though. Thanks Jyoti!

I've been sort of semi- absent from the online world of late, partly by design and partly by chance.

Reading and thinking too much about India or the adoption world makes me a bit too emotional these days (believe it or not I haven't even bought a thing for travel or for Lia in weeks- unusual for me who finds comfort in planning!). The wait gets harder as it extends out and we try to cling to the knowledge that it will happen someday.

By sheer coincidence or perhaps by subconscious need for distraction we've thrown ourselves into all kinds of projects and activities. It's soccer season around here and as a lifelong player I am also coaching Gavin's team for the second year in a row. I've also been recruited into the PTA for Gavin's school. I have very mixed feelings about the school but ultimately decided if I want change I should be part of it (much to Greg's and even my own partial dismay since it's a big time commitment) and ultimately accepted the nomination to be on the board. It's also the end of the spring semester which for me means lots of exam designing, and grading of papers, portfolios, and presentations. We've also been paperchasing again- the homestudy update actually required more financial documents than our original homestudy due to the changes that came along with the I-800 (even though we're grandfathered into the old process, some of the new requirements for the updates carried over to us). And perhaps the biggest decision has been that we've decided to add an addition onto the house- a sunroom/playroom and covered patio- so we've been reviewing plans and making decisions with our contractor.

But I am still here and not going anywhere, still hopeful (most days) and just trying to hang in there.