The Milk Carton Theory

Dates have taken on new meaning during this year of waiting. Anything that has a date associated with it ~ a dentist appointment, perishable goods, an upcoming social event ~ gets me wondering if we will have our referral by that day.

Every few weeks I buy a new carton of milk and hope that I will know my children's names before it expires. I must admit, I was a little surprised last week when I went to have a bowl of cereal and found that the milk had soured. I had been pretty confident that this time we would get our call before that happened.

But October has been a lucky month for me. It is the month I fulfilled my dream to move to New York City. It is the month I bought my first home. And it is the month I got married. Will it be the month that we see our children's faces for the first time? I sure do hope so. At the very least, my theory is that THIS will be the very last carton of milk I buy before I do.

In other news, we had a wonderful time last night visiting with Scott and Ryan Brown from Gladney, and Segi Desta who is on the Gladney Board of Directors and who was instrumental in getting the Ethiopia program up and running. They were in town for the Gladney Cup and ventured out in a horrific rain storm to meet with us, and several other local Gladney Ethiopia families, to share a meal. Mark made a big pot of chili, and I insisted he use ground turkey instead of beef. He was a little worried about how this "Connecticut Chili" would be received by our Texan guests of honor. Fortunately it seemed to be a big hit with all. We had a wonderful time and I am continually awed by how fortunate we are to know these amazing people and to have such a wonderful group of families in our area.

We will see these local families again next weekend for the second birthday of a little cutie who came home last November. October 10th is the date of that party. October 9th is our anniversary. October 5th, 6th, 7th or 8th sure would make perfect dates for that all important call!