Survivorship Award

Tah Dah! I win! Today I had a serious "Case of the Mondays." Today was a day I simply made it through - going through the motions more or less. I had nothing else to give.

Bed at 12:30 ish?
Woke at 5am to get on the road
Wake Beamlak at 5:45 am for the road trip to Minneapolis
Drive 2 1/2 hours
One hour work meeting - very exciting actually but I was too stunned and out of it to celebrate (I'm going to Colombia?! in three weeks???!!!)
1/2 hour POINTLESS post placement meeting
Lunch with colleagues
Return drive home with a stop at McDonalds so B could play a little
20 minutes nap
Grandma's Bday party
Beamlak's swim lesson
Beamlak finally in bed at 8:30pm

Seriously - today was a tiring day for me - perhaps I just woke up on the wrong side of the bed :)

I think what made it so exhausting was that the reason for the trip (post placement visit for B) was truly more disappointing that I had even anticipated. (Those who have adopted will understand), I do not get how a social worker can make it the the entire visit without asking a single question? Seriously! I just ended up spewing out a summary because I would honestly just sit there and wait for her to ask a question and she simply WOULD NOT! Instead she was captivated by Beamlak playing with the toys and repeating, "She just looks like she's doing so well." Well, YEAH! She's alive, you can tell that, congrats! Yep she can speak English and likes to play. Is that all that you were planning on putting in the report? Seriously!! I knew that it would be a joke seeing that the same worker had completed my home study and first post placement visit, but this was truly unbelievable.

The only good that came of it is that they are forwarding the report directly to Gladney with photos for Beamlak's Ethiopian mom and her friends (and the Director) at Kechene. That's about it. I sadly let this appointment dominate my day. That's it. I'm going to try and read a good book and go to bed before midnight :) Goodnight!

Disclaimer: the only reason I used this agency is because I also work as an Intl Adoption Coordinator for a LSSMN (thus couldn't have my colleagues complete my adoption) and I couldn't work with another reputable MN agency because they had an Ethiopia program and I would have had to use them as a placing agency which was impossible because they didn't work with Kechene.