A bit about what we do here, and more on The Move
First, a bit about why I am here, and why I think most of you are here. We are here because we don’t believe that information is getting disseminated to the waiting families, and we are trying to catch bits and pieces of it and put it together. We often know things anywhere from three or four days ahead of time to weeks ahead of time to possibly months ahead of time. But the process involves sifting through rumors and can be a bit rough on the emotions at times.
I did not invent the rumor rollercoaster. It existed long long before I started this blog. I’m just providing another access point to get onto it. And for those who wish to know things before the general public knows, I think we’re doing a good job of getting it well before it’s posted anywhere officially. However, if you are only going to believe what is put up on the CCAA’s site, then for the life of me I can’t figure out why you are here. Just check the CCAA’s site a few times a day and when something changes you’ll have your information. Right?
Okay, here is what I have on the move. Some of it is old info, but I’m putting everything together in one post:
- The CCAA website still shows the old address.
- Agencies have been instructed to send dossiers to the new address.
- An agency has issued a statement that the CCAA will not be “handling any business matters or processing any paperwork for a few weeksâ€. They also state that they don’t have any information about when the CCAA may re-open.
- There is one largish well known agency saying this is a well planned move to ensure this does not impact the adoption process. The CCAA will not close, they will move departments one by one.
- Another agency reports that the office workers were busy last week drawing maps of where their desks will go at the new place.
- Another agency says the CCAA is not closed but the move may effect things a little.
- One of the biggest agencies says the CCCA will be closed from the 17th to the 21st. However, it is not expected to cause any long term delays and they don’t know how this may effect this month’s referrals.
- Another agency says “the CCAA says that it is not their intention for the move to cause significant or long-term delays”. The agency states a bit later that they (the agency) don’t anticipate that this will be a long adjustment, just some possible delay until they are completely moved in. They also say that those most impacted would be families close to receiving a referral and those waiting on Travel Approvals.
- One of the smaller agencies says that the CCAA is moving this week and their work will be affected from 2-3 days to one week.
Thanks to everyone who sent me information.
July 18th, 2006 at 10:14 am
Hi RQ,
I hope everyone understand It (what we do here). Thanks to you (and everyone sharing infos) we can try to figure things out! Thank you RQ!
July 18th, 2006 at 10:23 am
RQ…from a waiting mommy who gets NO information from her agency I thank you. If it were not for your site, and everyone who contributes, I wouldn’t even know about ‘the dreaded move’, the wait times increasing, when referrals came, etc. I’m sure you get tons of negative feedback/emails, but from those of us who get nothing, we appreciate you greatly.
July 18th, 2006 at 10:26 am
Did I foolishly say yesterday that the ups and downs are muffled by my acceptance of an 18-month wait? Silly, silly me. I was just having a good day. With a 3-14 LID, I truly feel for those of you much closer to the end! I’m just itching today to meet my daughter/son.
RQ - I add my voice to the thanks and gratitude. You help us immeasurably.
July 18th, 2006 at 10:34 am
RQ I would rather be on the emotional rollercoaster rather than sitting in the dark. I appreciate the effort you put forth to provide us with any bit of information available. Thank you.
July 18th, 2006 at 10:46 am
RQ, I am with these other posters, Just cant imagine not
having a safe haven to vent, There are no other’s that
fully understand what we are going through, unless you
are in our situation. I had this three years ago when my
son Hunter passed away. I wish I would have had this
type of support.Along with the crappy rumors there are
good ones out there, and I love when people are having
fun on here. If people are not getting what they need
from here, they dont have to bring the rest of us down
we are already dealing with enough, with the long wait.
I wish I could personally meet you RQ, I would give
you a big hug of thanks.
LID for Allison 11/18/05
July 18th, 2006 at 10:50 am
May I join the others in saying, RQ, that you are a lifeline,and you have opened the door to a room full of information and support for those of us who are in a most sensitive situation. I appreciate the enormous amount of time and sifting you’ve done, and appreciate your honesty and thoughtfulness. And, to use a phrase from my nephew, you rock the world!
July 18th, 2006 at 11:28 am
Redladybug - my thoughts exactly : )
Thanks RQ.
July 18th, 2006 at 1:22 pm
RQ- I think you need a “history of the RQ site” section. What made you get started with this? How long has this been going on? We’re a Sept. LID and were told then that the wait would be 6-7 months. My social worker told us when we were getting our homestudy together last May 2005 that the wait was 18 months. I didn’t believe her - thought she was out of the loop. But immediately after we were lid the referrals started slowing way down. Our agency has given us only a few sentences in regards to the slow-down, the CCAA future plans, nothing on the move, nothing on orphanage situations. Thank you, thank you RQ. I’m not looking for confirmed answers. I know we’re dealing with a communist country, but it’s impossible to discuss these issues on the yahoo boards with any civility. Yes, it’s very difficult to read people’s tones and frustrations on chat boards, but your site is very civil and generally calming to my nerves. Though I do not like the numbers games at all - I just skip over the charts and predictions and go to the bottom-line. I plug my ears and hold my breath to the really stupid stuff. Unfortunately, sometimes the really ridiculous stuff does happen.
Katri
lid 9/9
July 18th, 2006 at 1:26 pm
Someone remind me to do a history thing during the next slow period. It might be fun to go back and look at some things from January or February.
July 18th, 2006 at 1:34 pm
RQ,
I must join the others in thanking you for this incredible service you provide. This is my lifeline. I no longer check the other boards with any regularity, but I am here several times each day. I relay information I find here to my agency with the additional remark - “The Rumor Queen has been eerily correct with her rumors.” I so hope the 7/13 rumor is also correct!
Lori
LID 7/8
July 18th, 2006 at 2:04 pm
RQ, a bit peeved? Hello! I know I would have been more than a little steamy if I was generously VOLUNTEERING to host this site and having to deal with ridiculous critiques. Chica, you’ve got patience!!!
Mmm…. I’d also be a little peeved if I was an Australian or New Zealander…. you guys share a verbatim, official, government announcement and it ain’t good enough??? Tsk! Tsk! If only our agencies were so thoroughly square with us.
Yessss….. I’m being a bit rude here, but c’mon…..!
July 18th, 2006 at 5:59 pm
boots michigan,
Obviously, you have no idea what you are talking about! Tsk Tsk! Yessssss … I too am being a bit rude here but c’mon you asked for it!!!
July 18th, 2006 at 6:37 pm
mlb - You have done nothing for the past two days but create discord. Please stop.
July 18th, 2006 at 6:51 pm
RQ,
This is my last visit & post to this forum! There are friendlier and more “positive” boards around. I hardly think what you refer to as creating discord, when in actual fact is defending oneself from attacks! You began this thread not me, boots michagan was creating the discord, i am merely defending myself. After all it is called freedom of speech!
RQ shame on you that you “encourage” such attacks!
July 18th, 2006 at 7:13 pm
This only my second time posting…I usually just read. I’m relatively new to all of this with a 7/3/06 LID. I think this is about the friendliest board I have seen, and this is not suppose to be a “positive” board…it is a rumor board, which unfortunately, aren’t so positive right now. RQ, you do a fabulous job and I really appreciate what you do.
July 18th, 2006 at 7:22 pm
I feel like I’m at my in-laws.
July 18th, 2006 at 7:30 pm
Love the rumors RQ! Keep on truckin’ (-:
July 18th, 2006 at 8:32 pm
Mmmmm…. looks like I’ve got myself in the cyber doghouse. Apologies if I bit too hard today… already knew I was being rude. Just got grumpy about (what I perceived to be) a slight and dealt with it the wrong way. Grrrr…. sorry.
July 19th, 2006 at 3:35 am
There are plenty of Aussies like me who appreciate your efforts RQ, so thankyou for all the time you put into this board.
Whilst not all of the rumours pan out (and why would they…they’re rumours after all - not official announcements!!), it is great to get an idea of what is going on, where things are going, and what is causing them. It’s up to each individual to decide what to take on board for them and their family.
The news put out by our Australian FCC group subsequent to the meeting between the CCAA delegation and our State Governments has been so hard to hear, and caused a lot of tears (especially in my household!!). I am grateful, however, that we now have a more realistic expectation of what “the wait” will be so that we can plan our year ahead accordingly. So…on that note….I’m off to book a romantic holiday overseas for DH and I, as it looks like we can now!!!!
July 19th, 2006 at 3:51 am
Boots, as one Aussie who shared this info, I thank you for the vote of confidence. None of us want to hear about increased wait times but,as RQ said, shooting the messengers is not helpful.
I also appreciate how civil and respectful this board is, as well as being a one-stop rumour shop AND a whole lotta fun from time to time! I’ve unsubscribed from several other groups due to the discord there - who needs more stress in this game??
It is so good to have a safe place where everyone else “gets it”, gets on together and gets on with it ;-)
Many thanks to RQ and the rest of “y’all” from Down Under.
July 19th, 2006 at 7:31 am
I already PM’d Boots not to worry about it.
We’ll have our occasional trolls, nothing we can do about it but get rid of them as they pop their little attitudes up. I was having a very bad day on MLB’s first trolling day and I don’t like to toss people when I’m just generally bitchy to start with, since I don’t know for sure whether the problem is me or them. But, yesterday I knew it wasn’t me. And now she’s gone. She said she wasn’t coming back, so I made arrangements to help her out on that.
And she has taken all of my time that I intend for her to take.
July 19th, 2006 at 10:49 am
In the 17 months since we started the adoption process I have never posted on a board and have been a silent observer. It is very difficult to find information and I really appreciate this site. I always remember to keep in perspective that it is a “RUMOR” site.
Whenever I get a little down with the wait or I see any bickering on the sites I take a a deep breath and stop to reflect on what really matters - “THE LITTLE ONE” that today is laying in a crib somewhere with no one to kiss and hug them every night. Its really not about egos, personalities or anything else.
No matter how long it takes or how hard it is, I will stick with this and keep a positive perspective because in the end it will be worth it for me and my daughter. We all are part of an incredible blessing and it is nice to share it with each other.
LID 7/26