House is now SOLD! And Still waiting for the referral.

The House Is Now SOLD!!! Yippeee! Now we prepare to move in 27 days. And in that time, I feel quite confident that we will receive at least the first referral.
It has been a very very stressful past month, with the file going to Kaz, waiting for the response from the ministry there, trying to prepare and then sell out house in the middle of the frigid Canadian winter, the slowest time of the year for real estate. Whew!

Along with all that, a long time friend whose behavior has been a cause of stress for some reasons in these difficult, anxiety filled months. Sadly, have come to the realization that we might have to let this relationship go, if its not working for both of us. One needs to realize, every relation has to be nurtured and taking someone for granted and ignoring how you may be treating them, while expecting them to give you more than you do...eventually will lead to a break up. So, that is not helpful. Did make a last ditch effort to resolve things this week, but from the response...dont know if it will. And frankly, I do not have the energy to give it any more, right now. Its a very stressful time for us, and it is support from ones closest people that you need, not extra stress. So, maybe we'll be successful in fixing it, or maybe we will just part and go our separate ways. We'll see.

On a more positive note, I have made some new friends, like another adoptive mom, Sam*. She is such an awesome person! Adopted 2 kids from Russia and is doing such a wonderful job raising them. I will learn a lot from her, I can tell. I already am, and I enjoy her company. Yesterday she came over for Indian breakfast and enjoyed some 'Alu paranthas' - whole wheat stuffed-with-potato-filling pancakes, served with cardamom chai. We had a lovely time chatting till it was time for her 3.5 yr old daughter to be picked up from playschool.
Also, the buyer's agent, Steph, and I seemed to get along really well while we worked through this sale of our home. Even though she was working for her client, Steph and I developed a good rapport and realized we quite enjoyed each other's company. So, I think I would really like to get to know her better and add her to my friend circle. She seems like such a lovely person.

On the other side of things, we probably have another week to 10 days of wait at least to hear about a possible match for the baby, if there is one right now. If its not the right match for us, we may have to wait some more after. Let's see. L* did ask yesterday though if we were open to accepting a Russian-looking child instead of an Asian looking one. And to clarify 'Asian', it doesn't mean Chinese only-like people in North America believe. :)

Asia is a large continent comprising of many countries like India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, China, etc etc. So, I told Liana, without a blink, of course we would! Our family has no reservations or superstitions about light color eyes, hair etc. L was surprised to hear that, and said she would tell T in Kaz immediately about that as they weren't sure. So, now we may have a blond, blue eyed baby or a brunette, brown eyed one. Ah well! we'll know in a few days, hopefully.

Packing begins in 3...2..1.