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Post by ladybug on May 20, 2014 9:50:44 GMT
Thank you Imp.
I do understand why they want us to consider it carefully as no one wants it to breakdown, I just don't like the not knowing and our future being in someone else's hands up to a point.
I am trying not to think about it on my day off of work and just have a relaxing day once I have done the housework!
X x x
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Post by nomoretears on May 20, 2014 12:11:47 GMT
I agree with Imp, I'm being asked to do all sorts of new things these days and I've put it down to the rise in the number of adoption breakdowns.
I'm sure you'll hear back with good news soon.
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Post by ladybug on May 20, 2014 15:54:41 GMT
Received an email from our SW earlier she believes that the girls SW does just want us to reflect on thé meeting and what we know about the girls to ensure that we think they are still the children we want. She is expecting contact from the girls SW this week to discuss the meeting!
X x x Ladybug x x X
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Post by knight on May 22, 2014 18:35:48 GMT
any news Ladybug? x
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Post by ladybug on May 22, 2014 19:09:33 GMT
Nothing yet Knight  Although we did have an email from our SW this morning saying she had tried to call the girls SW but had no answer so she emailed her with the few paragraphs we wrote and also added that she thought we were a great match. And said that she was out of the office on a selection visit this afternoon but had email access! X x x |
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Post by knight on May 22, 2014 20:02:04 GMT
Cool, well that sounds promising: this waiting game is a nightmare though, isn't it? Everyone says it pales into insignificance once LO/LOs home and I'm sure it does but still, it's hard going !!! x
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Post by amberle on May 22, 2014 20:33:24 GMT
It does sound promising, maybe tomorrow you hear something before the long weekend. X
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Post by ladybug on May 22, 2014 21:57:46 GMT
It sure is Knight and it probably will pale into insignificance once LOs are home. Hoping for news tomorrow Amberle. X x
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Post by moo on May 23, 2014 8:47:13 GMT
Hang in ladybug..... This is soooo tuff.... Thinking of you sending positive ( if tangled coz of x legs too ) vibes xx
xx. moo. Xx
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Post by ladybug on May 23, 2014 18:40:18 GMT
Well ladies after much stressing about if and when we would get a decision regarding the girls and thinking that it would probably now be a no as it had taken so long plus the fact that when I went onto Adoption Link, where we enquired about them, that 2 links where being considered!!! I spoke to our SW about 5pm after emailing her and finding out she had tried to call us today at home but DH is on nights so was sleeping and I was at work. She received an email from the girls FF SW who said that they would like to invite us on a child life appreciation day!!! Eeeekkkkk!  No dates as yet because she said he is away until 9th June although the girls SW told us on the selection visit that he was on annual leave last week and this week!!! Our SW wasn't sure what a child life appreciation was as our agency don't have them but she thinks it is the same as a pre-matching meeting with FC, health visitor(?), nursery teacher and other significant people in the girls lives. Good news Friday again!   1 step closer!! |
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Post by amberle on May 23, 2014 18:45:41 GMT
Yahoo... Xxxxx
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Post by ladybug on May 23, 2014 19:02:34 GMT
It only took 10 days to get this decision but phew!! X x x
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Post by knight on May 23, 2014 19:10:27 GMT
That's absolutely great news, I'm so very pleased for you both, brill x
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Post by giggles on May 23, 2014 19:35:54 GMT
Brilliant news. Great timing too with the long weekend to celebrate.
I always remember people telling us to get as much sleep as possible now as we won't be able to later. Once DS arrived, a terrible sleeper and still is two years later, I wished I had somehow been able to train my body during this time to function properly with fewer hours of sleep!!!
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Post by lovelybee on May 23, 2014 19:53:40 GMT
Fantastic news! Yay!! Hope your hubbie isn't on nights again tonight and you can celebrate together. Hope the life appreciation day is soon and you get some other dates in the diary soon too! I bet you can't think of anything about your girls right now!
LB x
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Post by ladybug on May 23, 2014 20:14:13 GMT
DH is on nights tonight and still has two more to go!! Definitely be celebrating next week although still don't want to celebrate too much just incase. Haven't been able to think of anything else much since we first saw the girls 5 weeks ago.
X x x Ladybug x x X
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2014 6:27:54 GMT
Fab news - one step closer. |
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Post by moo on May 24, 2014 6:39:38 GMT
Yay....... Brilliant news.... This sounds so very positive..... Wonderful news...... So pleased you have this before the holiday.....
Sooo excited for you.....
xx. moo. Xx
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Post by amberle on May 29, 2014 7:08:35 GMT
Hi ladybug, just checking in to make sure you are well..have you managed a little celebration yet now DH is off night shift? X
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Post by ladybug on May 29, 2014 18:41:49 GMT
Hi Amberle,
I'm ok if not a little stressed which is to do with the lack of staff at work more than our potential match. Not actually really celebrated at all yet and DH has to have an op on his knee tomorrow afternoon!
X x x
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Post by ladybug on May 29, 2014 18:45:39 GMT
Have our SW visiting next Tuesday to discuss the child appreciation day and what they may entail. She also wants to speak Lollipop regarding her thoughts and feelings towards the girls etc...
In her email she did say that even though we have been invited to a child appreciation day the LA have not made a decision as yet that we are to be matched with the girls! From Adoption Link I have seen that there are 2 links being considered, just hoping we are number one!!
X x x
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Post by knight on May 29, 2014 21:01:58 GMT
ladybug - that can't be right, surely? inviting you to a child appreciation day when not even making a decision about whether you are officially linked with the girls - you should check that out and get them to nail their colours to the mast. It's just not right, it cannot be right, not at the stage you've got to. Their selection visit was just that - they're either selecting you guys, officially linking you and moving to the appreciation day or, keeping you all at bay until they've decided on any other links they're considering. Be hard - after losing out on a LO, I've become much harder, well, just polite but blunt; please be careful. x
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Post by ladybug on Jun 2, 2014 20:46:36 GMT
Knight we have our SW visiting tomorrow so will ask her as everything I have read on the WWW has stated that the child appreciation day is the step before matching panel so us the prospective adopters get a whole overview of the child and to ask questions to the people that know them best. Then we can say hand on heart this child is definitely the one we want after hearing the warts and all version of them as opposed to the nicey SW version!!!
Will see what happens tomorrow although not sure our SW actually knows anymore than we do as FF SW for girls is not in the office until next Monday, 9th June.
Will let you know after our meeting tomorrow afternoon.
X x x Ladybug x x X
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Post by amberle on Jun 2, 2014 21:28:26 GMT
Hi Hun, we asked our LO SW how long they had been working with LO. As we wanted to be certain they knew our little one and was not just reading something.
Am sure it will be all good, ask as many questions as you want...let us know how you get on
A xx
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Post by ladybug on Jun 2, 2014 22:02:20 GMT
I have 10 pages of questions for the FC which I need to tweet as I wrote them when we had a potential link to a 10 month old LO, I think I got a lot of them from a thread on here. Hoping that the more questions we ask the better it will look when we go to the appreciation day.
X x x
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Post by moo on Jun 3, 2014 5:45:33 GMT
Good luck to-day meeting up with your s/w ladybug.... Hope the link is official now.... Everything re -crossed....
Xx. moo. Xx
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Post by amberle on Jun 3, 2014 6:31:38 GMT
Good luck Ladybug, hope everything goes well. Like Moo everything crossed, may get some odd looks at work today..but hey all in a good cause xx
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Post by ladybug on Jun 3, 2014 6:55:56 GMT
Thank you Moo & Amberle! You two be careful with everything crossed, don't want you hurting yourselves!  X x x Ladybug x x X |
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Post by ladybug on Jun 3, 2014 10:56:55 GMT
SW visit was meant to be 1.30 but SW text to say she had an emergency with one of her cases so can't make today :-(
Anywho means we can either do more stuff to the house or pictures for welcome book or pop to Toys R Us! Bet you can't guess which option is winning at the moment?! ;-)
X x x Ladybug x x X
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Post by moo on Jun 3, 2014 11:38:23 GMT
Ooohhh sorry she is not visiting... But HEY.... Wow she must be pretty sure all is on to tell you to shop!?!? Brill....
Happy Shopping Please Keep Us Posted xx
xx. moo. Xx
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Although we did have an email from our SW this morning saying she had tried to call the girls SW but had no answer so she emailed her with the few paragraphs we wrote and also added that she thought we were a great match. And said that she was out of the office on a selection visit this afternoon but had email access! 
No dates as yet because she said he is away until 9th June although the girls SW told us on the selection visit that he was on annual leave last week and this week!!! 
