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I am so amazed and grateful for all the folks that have found my blog and FB page<\/a> – WELCOME to each and every one of you and thank you for reading.<\/p>\n Since my last post in our Facebook page<\/a> about our upcoming home visit on April 2nd, we had to reschedule as our entire neighborhood lost power just hours before her visit! But of course, it’s not that easy and we still haven’t set a new time. Not only that, but the original license person<\/a> (Z) has been in touch and will be helping\/ completing our foster license. We received the foster license packet a few days ago to start combing through prior to her visit. There is a long list of items to have ready for the first visit \u2013 half of which will take at least a month to obtain. Erg.<\/p>\n Another avenue has possibly opened up for us with a phone call from my aunt. She knows someone that works with children from Colombia who I am now playing phone tag with. I have no idea if it\u2019s considered a private adoption or international adoption or what, but we\u2019ll see. I\u2019ll keep everyone posted especially once I find out the name of the charity\/ company\/ ministry. I\u2019m not terribly thrilled about this option as it seems like it would be religious. We might not even be considered seeing as we have no religion in our home even though I work for a Jewish institution.<\/p>\n In 100% completely new news, I have made a crazy life decision and decided to get a second Master\u2019s degree<\/a>, this time in Public Administration<\/a>. Yes, I might be crazy. In fact, I\u2019m fairly sure that I am crazy since it will begin this August providing I am accepted into the program. It is an online program through FIU<\/a> which is local to us so I can attend all the networking socials and whatnot. I will be able to take 1-4 classes each semester. With my first Master\u2019s, I took 2 classes and worked full time. I\u2019m actually super excited about it even if I think I\u2019m crazy for taking it on at this point in my life.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s recap, shall we?<\/span>
\nGrad school \u2013 all application pieces have been submitted except the 3-5 page essay about my career goals
\n2 part-time jobs (oh yeah, I\u2019m back to that…) with 90 minute one way commute
\nFoster license
\nPursuing adoption<\/a>
\nEverything else I do in my life on a daily basis<\/p>\n