A Really Dumb Mistake

So one of the things I wanted to write about in my last post is that we received a broadcast for a little boy who would be a legal risk placement.  (I didn't want to jinx our chances by writing about it since we haven't heard anything about the little one we submitted our home study for in November.  Not that I believe in jinxing things... in case D ever asks.  He loves when I knock on wood after any little predicting/boastful comment a commentator makes during a Longhorn game.)  Basically, a legal risk placement means that the parents' rights haven't been terminated yet, but the court is heading in that direction.  We would be a foster-to-adopt home.  Our adoption placement coordinator emailed us and said she'd 'handpicked' us to submit our home study and to let us know if we wanted her to do that. 


Yes!  I emailed her the same day (maybe the same hour) that she emailed us... after emailing D and letting him look at the file as well.  I also asked a few questions because there were a few things in his documentation that didn't add up.  That was Tuesday.

Today is Thursday and I haven't heard anything from the coordinator.  Granted, I know she has a busy job with lots of families asking her questions.  So I didn't think much about it.  Then tonight, I went to look at her original email again (to glimpse a picture of this precious little boy one more time) and saw what I had done.

I replied to myself.  The email I wrote Tuesday was never answered because I sent it to yours truly.   I know, I know- I'm a genius.

Thankfully, our home study isn't due until January 10th, so (hopefully!) it didn't eliminate us from the home study pool.  I resent the email to our coordinator with a little note letting her know what had happened and that we thought we had responded much earlier. 

And all this after I had expressed my frustration to D about the amount of time I spend helping a coworker use her computer.  Slice of humble pie anyone?