I'm doing the math this morning -- best estimates of when we could bring home our Ethiopian child(ren) is 18 months. That largely depends on when we turn in our final package of paperwork to the Ethiopian gov't after getting the stamp of approval from our adoption agency and the US gov't. Then we wait to get matched to a sibling group with children younger than 4-5 years – this could take quite a while. In Ethiopia, your agency is assigned to a few orphanages -- not the entire orphan population. So often you wait on a list…
Once you're matched, you get the child(ren)s file(s), and then if Scott and I decide the child(ren) are a good fit, then the agency signs us up for a court date (usually a few months). Then if the courts give the thumbs up, it can still be 4-6 weeks before you're on a plane home with the child(ren).
In all, the numbers game is largely unproductive. Too many variables. On the other hand, planting my vegetable garden reaps immediate gratification. The sugar snap peas reach two feet high. And drawing out yard plans for where Scott and I are going to put a large rose terrace covered in huge Alice in Wonderland powder pink roses called -- Souvenir de la Malmaison -- triggers lots of smiles.
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