2007 is full of changes... already!

Well, it's apparent that 2007 will be big changes for the McFatridge household.

Jenn started a new job as an accountant at the Johnson Group. The Johnson Group is a local printing company in Rockford that was just purchased by Deluxe - famous for their check printing operation. They are a publicly traded company and part of Jennifer's role is to help them become SOX compliant. This is a much more family-friendly environment for her as compared to where she was before. A much more relaxed atmosphere while still being challenged. So far, she is very happy.

Also new in 2007 is the fact that we moved her father to Rockford. It was becoming too inconvenient for her to drive two to three hours to NW Indiana and make sure he was doing what he was supposed to do; getting the attention he was needing. He is now in a great independent living facility in Rockford that is about two miles from our home. So far, he is very happy. This place is also serving as a social-outlet for him -- something he was really lacking in NW Indiana. He plays bingo on Mondays, watches movies on Fridays and eats whenever he wants. It's almost like being on a cruise ship.

We're hoping that 2007 will continue with major changes with the addition of our daughter(s). I say that with hesitancy because the wait is continuing to get longer. For me, frustratingly longer. When we started the process, it was a six-month wait (that would have been last October). Now it's up to a 16-month wait -- which is now the end of August, beginning of September. With travel in November or December. We're expecting the wait to become even longer than that. But still hoping that we will end our year as a completed family. But, who knows.