Hurry Up and Wait (*updated!*)

Isn’t it funny that once you finally decide to do something and you take that first step, you immediately have to wait?
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Yesterday, I officially completed and sent in an application to adopt a Golden Retriever! But, now, we wait. The next step is for them to contact us to make an appointment for a phone interview. Assuming I don’t put my foot (or is it paw?) in my mouth, they will then come out for a home visit. I think I have managed to convince Sweetie that it would not be a good idea for him to wear a wife-beater, throw beer cans around and deck the kitties in stud collars during said visit.

If we pass the home inspection, then, and only then, are we deemed worthy to be able to meet an actual dog. All waggy tailed, and drooling.

As I’ve mentioned before, one of the main reasons we chose this particular group was because they do such a thorough job researching potential adopters and matching dog/human temperments. But, that requires time. Tick, tock. Tick, tock. My canine biological clock has begun to tick people! Now that I have decided to get one, I want it NOW!

I am not without other distractions, however. I’m still sorting through the pictures from Paris, the quilt won’t machine quilt itself (and she’s due in June!), I need to do the scrapbook of the quiltmaking process, and I’m fishing around for a new cross-stitch project since, frankly, I’ve grown bored with my current one. There are only so many leaf veins one can do before it’s time to take a break!

But still, sometimes it’s more fun to complain about the wait, n’est pas?

*Update* I got an email today (5/26) from a volunteer with the rescue organization to set up a phone interview for some time this week! I usually do really well over the phone – I spend about half of my work hours on the phone talking to people – so I think I’ll do really well. But, how do you prepare for a phone interview about adopting a dog?!