Yesterday, my mobile phone rang. On the other end, a voice sounded far away and a little unsure, but determined. She asked to speak to me as if she was reading my name of a piece of paper - say, oh, an adoption dossier. She had a foreign accent. She sounded like, say, oh, the director of an orphanage. And suddenly, with no conscious thought, my body went into 'The Call' mode. It was really weird. My heart was racing. My palms were sweating. I couldn't form a complete sentence. I took the call, even though I was in a meeting, and started to squeak.
Now, if I had engaged my brain before my body went into overdrive, I would have remembered the following:
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1) My dossier is still in the UK. The director of the orphanage has not yet seen it. She is not going to call me.
2) Even if she WANTED to call me, she does not actually have my mobile telephone number.
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So yeah, big surprise, it was my mobile phone provider, calling to offer a special deal, just for me, which I didn't take.
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And even though I know that 1) and 2) are true, I still felt incredibly let down.
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Oh well. Maybe one day.
awwww.... sad times! we're anxious for you to get the call too!
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean! Everytime someone calls me from a different area code, I get the excited nervous jitters thinking it could be the call (yeah, mostly I can't remember the area code for Portland Oregon where the call will actually be made from)....so far it has been the International Ped Office and another medical clinic...oh yeah, and some random girl with a wrong number from somewhere else in the US. Dang! I hope we both get the real call soon. :)
ReplyDeleteTheresa
I hope both of you do too. Funny the adrenaline rush and then the let down...
ReplyDeleteYou can only come and live with us...if you maintain a neutral expression the ENTIRE time! (just couldn't resist, sorry!)
ReplyDeleteARGH!! That rush is INSANE. INSANE. The letdown? BAD.
ReplyDeleteWe're cheering you on, 'kay? I can't wait to click on your blog one day in the near future to see that indeed THE CALL did come. SUCH A DAY THAT WILL BE!!
Someday sooooooon, C. I feel it in my bones. You WILL get the call. They're going around now. :)
ReplyDeleteCindy
Yes, one day you WILL get that call. And it will be wonderful.
ReplyDeletespeaking as someone who was so surprised by the call she hung up on her case worker (and this was BEFORE she said "twins")... And I have to say what every one says...the call comes when you LEAST expect it. Which I thought would be impossible for me since I ALWAYS was expecting it. But still...IT happens. The Call WILL come. And you will be surprised. But hopefully not so surprised you hang up on the bearer of good news.
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