Friday 20 February 2009

Its Friday, Its Five to Five and its....

A total washout from the DCSF. On Monday we were third THIRD in the queue. Yet here it is the end of the day on Friday and NOTHING!!!! How the F*CK can they run a government department like this?!?! This is a PUBLIC SERVICE entity for gods sake!!!!! Well it looks like I'll be making my usual Monday phone call again next week. How are you supposed to stay positive in this game?!?! My life has been virtually on hold for EIGHT F'ing weeks!! Waiting for some public servant to put papers in an envelope!!!!!!!

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh Janet :-(

Shall we drive up to Darlington and send our papers off ourselves? ;-)

Don't worry about me, I've been busy locumming recently so not really had much time to think about it! Knew there had to be something good about going to work!

Have a good weekend and lots of love
WL xxx

Janet said...

Hi WL.
Feeling a bit better as Mr Messy took us all out to eat. I think he knew I wouldn't be cooking, or if I did it wouldn't be edible!!
I'm sorry that your papers haven't gone off yet either - we'll have to storm Darlington!!!
Have a great weekend with your little princess - looking forward to more picies :-)
Love
Janet
xxxx

Mac said...

Janet, I am so sorry to hear this. What is wrong with those people?! I had to laugh a tiny bit because while reading the "F" word in your post, I thought of the chick in the movie Bridget Jones Diary...you know, the one that liked to say F*ck a lot!lol
I think you're handling this very well..you have a lot more patience than I have! I would have started dropping the "F" bomb a looooong time ago!
Thinking of you and praying that those idiots get on with it!

Anonymous said...

Dang it...I know the feeling..it stinks!!! Geez...I'm hoping it goes out on MOnday...or even better it went out on Friday and they forgot to tell you...:) Never know. :) Hang in there my friend.

Love,
Lisa A

suzanne said...

Hugs it will be soon:)

Anonymous said...

Hi Janet

I so so hear you.

It will happen.

They are totally incompetent there (as if you didn't know it)...

Makes those postings about how they intend to improve so very laughable.

Hope tomorrow you get some good news. It was lovely to hear of a new referral from Ethiopia on the ACUK website..

I am so looking forward to you in being in that position soon!

Janet said...

Hi Mac,
I don't swear very much at all, something has to be really wrong to make me swear at all, let alone use the F-word!! But the DCSF have pushed me to the edge and beyond!!!
It had better be good news tomorrow!
Love
Janet
xxx

Janet said...

Hi Lisa,
True it stinks! It can't have gone out without me knowing, as I have to pay for and authorise the DHL shipment! So no such luck sadly.
Fingers firmly crossed for tomorrow.
Love
Janet
xxx

Janet said...

Hi S,
Hopefully you are right!
Love
Janet
xxx

Janet said...

Hi 3Cmum,
I wish I knew who they were acountable to!! As it seems like nobody and no one!! And yes I'm wondering where the supposed improvements are!?!?
Fingers firmly crossed for tomorrow's phone call!
Love
Janet
xxx


OUR ETHIOPIAN ADOPTION TIMELINE


25th May 2009 - See New Child again & Court Date

23rd May 2009 - Fly back to Ethiopia

26th March 2009 - Fly to Ethiopia :-)

3rd March 2009 - Dossier Arrived at Orphanage

26th February 2009 - Dossier sent to Ethiopia

22nd December 2008 - Dossier back at DCSF

28th November 2008 - Certificate of Eligibility ISSUED

6th October 2008 - PASSED Approval Panel

7th July 2008 - Homestudy Update Started

28th Feb 2008 - Told LA we wished to change country

OUR CHINA ADOPTION TIMELINE

Formally withdrew from the China Adoption Programme 17th July 2008

LID (Logged in Date) with CCAA 16th August 2007

Documents to China 10th August 2007

Passed Approval Panel 5th March 2007

Homestudy started 6th June 2006

First Contact with our LA 1st Jan 2006