So, the kids have been sick. The husband has been sick, making him child #3 (no offense at all to you men out there, but um, they're kind of babies when they find anything wrong with them). And it's cold as anything here! Okay, not as cold as Montana, but at least they have nice scenery to look at as they freeze!

I'm hoping it snows this week. At least I would be okay with it being cold here if there was some snow to go with it.

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My husband and I have been thinking - mostly separately, but occasionally we talk about what to do if adopting Adam falls through. (Though it is actually incorrect to say that the adoption would "fall through" considering he is not yet legally available for adoption - but it's just the simplest way to put the situation) Do we go ahead with our original plan and do another adoption through the foster care system, or do we look at other options? And if we are looking at other options, what are we going to consider? As much as I want to do another adoption through foster care - and I hope that we do - I also have to think a bit about what's best for Anna and our family. Anna turns four at the end of the month, and I imagine her possibly being in her teens at this point before we are able to add a permanent sibling to our family. In some circles or some families, this might be fine, but I'd like not only a large family, but one where the kids are not so far apart from each other. It's a selfish reason, I know - but it is my family we are talking about.

Soooo, hopefully this will all be a moot point if Adam becomes available for adoption, but right now it looks like his case could go either way and that we may not find out for a few months what direction it's actually going to go in. I'm going to try and procrastinate and not make any decision as to what to look into until I know if I need to look into any other options.....