Definately adopt while you are still in CA. We've been limiting ourselves to mostly instate because I had my heart set on an
very open adoption and thought the bparent and us living in the same state would make that more likely, but I'm seriously thinking of giving up on VA and looking for agencies in neighboring states.
Homestudy just recently expired, so I will have to make some king of decision soon. Hubby just put in an application for a different position w/in the military, won't require a move, but would mean a different base (15 min closer) so am playing a waiting game until we know if he got it in case it would mess up a new homestudy by requiring an update.
I've got my fingers crossed he'll get it. Will mean a raise in rank (pay!!!) which he's promised I can bank each month as part of our adoption fund. We probably already have enough saved, but I have an irrational fear of "what if we don't". And then there is the fact I would like to adopt again soon after the first.... My brother was 15 mos younger than me and we always had such a close relationship. I want that desperately for my kids! If the fund gets too wiped out on the first, that might not be possible. All my husband keeps saying something about "counting your chickens before they are hatched".
