More drama

Yesterday started well with a walk outside holding Precious back from jumping into the moving van outside our door. Then a lady comes by with kitten asking if I am missing a cat cuz she found the kitten by itself outside. Nope. I should have said yes to get a free kitten, but Precious was scaring the kitten. He is so intimidating. The kitten was well groomed and well fed so it was not a stray. So lady walked away with the kitten.

So off to work to have a very boring day. Talked to the person leaving the car rentals tomorrow. Why do customers keep asking me how I am doing. I know they don't really want about my day. I know it is a greeting, but still gets on my nerves.

Get home to find my sister's new adoption agency has screwed her out of $1800. Their old adoption agency was bought out by another cuz the old one wasn't getting enough customers. So their paperwork got lost, then they changed caseworkers twice, and since nobody told them to renew a form 6 months ago, they have to start over. And they thought they were about to adopt in the next month. Yes, they have to take and pay for new physicals, new fingerprint backgroud check, new US government gives permission to adopt overseas form, 8 hour online class, and new home study they just had. Plus their new caseworkers are 1000 miles away in another time zone so communication is a little difficult. If their caseworker bothered to tell them this form was about to expire, they could have renewed it at no charge and wouldn't have to start over. So instead of applying to adopt their chosen child this month and pick up in next month, they have to wait 3 months to get the paperwork done, another month to apply to adopt chosen child, and another month to pick him up in China. Oh, and the rates for paperwork went up, plus new rules have been made to keep prospective adoptive parents jumping through hoops like a circle poodle. My sister has been waiting 2 1/2 years to adopt. Poor thing. She tells us this cuz she, like me, has no money to buy xmas gifts this year.

Then talk to Mom about coming to pick up my xmas decorations at her house. She wants know when I'm coming and if I'm staying. I asked if she heard about my sister. Oh yes, this new agency is a big rip off. Mom says she doesn't really need anything for xmas, she is trying to discard stuff not gather more. I said I can put up her xmas decorations while there, less for her to do.

Well, nothing else to report. Later.