Spring Has Sprung

With C and H sound asleep, Big H in Kansas City for the weekend with Gram and Papa, and Big C updating his blog, there is a hush in the house (besides the "Mom, how do you spell...?"). Springtime in Iowa is so, well, unpredictable. And while I've lived here all my life, I struggle with cloudy, windy, cold spring days. I guess it only makes sense that God would transition us gradually. Who could really handle going from 90* July days to five feet of February snow packed around their mailbox, all in one day? The transition from winter to summer could go a little quicker, in my opinion. However, since A) I'm not the Creator of the Universe and B) I live in and love Iowa, I will do my best to enjoy 45* and clouds.

Speaking of mailboxes (I think I did), I seem to be checking ours with more optimism with every passing day. After all, if our USCIS worker looked at and approved our file the day after we were fingerprinted, the I-171-H could possibly show up today. There is obviously a battle going on inside of me between "Realist (aka pessimist) Heidi" and "With God all things are possible Heidi". We are rejoicing with two families from our agency who just received approval and will receive a referral in the coming month. Two more cribs in that orphanage will soon be empty!