On Friday we headed up to Big Bear Lake about 2.5 hours from our house. We stayed at Pineknot Campground in the San Bernardino Forest. On Saturday morning, we went for a 5-mile hike on the Cougar Crest Trail (which leads to the Pacific Crest Trail). Thani kept the pace going up the mountain... but he was a little bit slower coming down. We all ended up really really dusty! We had lunch at "Mandolin Bistro" (pet-friendly) in the village of Big Bear. By Saturday afternoon, Thani learned that there were many squirrels to chase at our campsite. I don't know how many times we had to tell him "no" and redirect his attention. (Good for future toddler practice???)

Tomorrow I am going to give our agency director a call to find out where we are on the waiting list. We received an email on Friday, basically saying that there isn't any new news... but everyone is confident re-accrediation will come but no one knows when. In the meantime, referrals & adoptions continue to be processed by our agency... just more slowly (and referrals with less information in about half of the regions).