Waiting for INS approval is HARD!

Waiting for our INS approval is taking its toll on me. Being as this is the final piece of paper we need to complete our dossier the waiting is very hard. We were told by our agency that it could take 4-8 weeks to receive approval after fingerprinting. Well it has been 4 weeks and 4 days darn it! I guess you could say I was definitely planning for the shorter time-frame. So I wake up everyday with the hope that today will be the day, all through the day it is in the back of my mind "cant wait to get home to check the mail". I have a little ritual, cant look at the mail, no quick little glances or anything, until I get home, because I want to savor my joy if it is in the pile( a little wacky huh?) Imagine my disappointment that another day has gone by with no letter. It does not help that my agency is stating that it has 15 babies ready for immediate referral to those parents that have an authenticated dossier. We cannot even get our dossier authenticated until we receive our aproval from INS. Whew glad to get that off my chest! Maybe it will come tomorrow??