Friday, February 27, 2009

Rumors abounding...

It is looking more likely every day that our referral is going to happen next week!

I don't really know what to think about it. It has been such a long process, can it really be coming to fruition? We're going to have three kiddos, what's that about!? How are we going to get everything ready to travel 6 weeks after the referral comes in?!? This is crazy, and so different from the first time around. Four years ago, we were on pins and needles anticipating "the call", and preparing far ahead of time for the trip. Now we feel like this is roaring up on us and we're so caught up in raising our two kids that we don't have time to prepare for it.

Please pray that we would be able to clear the decks next week when the agency needs to call us, if indeed it does happen next week, and that we would have the clarity and energy to get things ready to go.

Friday, February 20, 2009

Heads-up

Just to let anyone who watches this space know ahead of time…

… a change is coming!

I’m not sure how or when, but the face of bredenbergs.com will be changing soon.

You’ve been warned…

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

YOU MIGHT BE ADOPTING FROM CHINA IF…

...you know that I-600 & I-171 aren't highways.

...you've been expecting a baby for over 3 years.

...you understand that it's 2006 in some parts of the world.

...you've "paid for" 3 citizenships, but never brought anyone into the U.S.

...you know that waiting for China has nothing to do with Dillards or dishes

...your homestudy is followed by a number (i.e. #3 or #4)

...you never know how many days next month will have

...you know that babies come in batches

...you've been fingerprinted four times, but never committed a crime

...you automatically assume everyone who is expecting is having a girl

...you own new clothing in 3 little sizes for all 4 seasons (because you don't know when or how big)

...you look twice when you see a lady bug

...you're more interested in what will happen in March 2006 than in March 2009

...you know people who understand when you talk about 2 day months & 5 day months

...your due date hasn't changed by days, but by years

...you know who the Rumor Queen is ... AND ... you don't know who she is

...you know that forecast doesn't have anything to do with the weather

...you've waited so long, they re-checked your fingerprints to see if they changed

...trying to understand why they're printing you again, you study your own fingerprints and wonder if fingerprints grow wrinkles

...when you speak of "that time of month" you're talking about CCAA updates & referrals

Friday, February 6, 2009

Peekaboo!

Hey... what am I doing on Blogspot?!

I used to maintain my own website...
on my own server...
that I built...
all by myself...
and kept running...
and had to maintain...
and had total freedom with...
and had to maintain...

Oh yeah, the maintenance thing.

*Sigh*

It has finally driven me over the edge. I'm tired of upgrading software, applying security patches, dealing with internet connectivity issues, and all that stuff. So here I am...

...on Blogspot.

Yes, that means most of our old posts are no longer accessible.

Yes, that means you have to look at a fairly generic template for now.

Yes, that means the URL is harder to remember, at least for now.

But look at the upside - with less maintenance to do, I can spend more time on actually posting.

Or at least, that's the idea...

Cheers!