*sigh*
I thought it was odd that we had our last interview 3 months ago and hadn't heard anything since then. So on Friday I rang the Department to find out where we were at. It turns out our social worker sent our assessment to the department in early July and it has been lost. Now they are running around trying to find it. Our social worker tells me she has recommended we be approved, so that is great news, but I confess I am frustrated at another 7 or 8 weeks lost. I wish I had chased it up sooner but I really don't know how long these things are supposed to take, and we have been so busy I didn't really realise how long it had been.
Children keep you young, right? Because it's looking like we could be in our 50s before the Panda comes along.
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The long road to our daughter in China.
3 comments:
Oh Sandie Sandie Sandie, this is so upsetting. I'm so sorry to hear it. Thrilled you're approved (no surprises there, though!) but really disappointed with the 'lost report' situation. Not sure how that can happen when there are set processes within a set system. I just don't get it, and it really sucks.
However, I guess you can only be philosophical about it and know that in the end you will have the right baby for you.
Oh no, how frustrating! So good you thought to call and talk to them - imagine if you hadn't!
Hurray for the recommendation for approval! :)
If anything, you have learned one thing from this event - always phone the department to check up on your progress. Never leave it more than 8 weeks between phone calls. If you are in the middle of a process phone even earlier. :) So sorry you had to go through this bu so glad you are approved.
PS. Just found you and would like to link to you on my blog... :)
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