Spring break and home study

We're one blood test away from being done with that round of paperwork. Next week we begin meeting with our case worker so she can update our home study. We'll have to meet four times for an hour each time. Meanwhile, we continue working on the online training requirements. It's hard to have any idea of timeframe at the point since we're really still in the early stage of this process.

In other news, it's spring break!!!

Otis

We had to say goodbye to our dog Otis last week. He was about 15 years old and his body was just not holding up anymore. He was a great dog - like a living, snuggly teddy bear. He always was up for a good tummy rub and was unbelievably gentle with our kids even when they were not very gentle with him. Rest in peace little buddy.

Forms, forms, forms,

Over the past week we've been working on filling out forms and gathering paperwork. This is a time-consuming part of the home study process. We have questions to answer about our childhoods, our parents, our marriage, our parenting style, what we argue about etc. We have to give all kinds of specific financial information. We have to take drug tests, get fingerprinted, get police clearance letters, doctor physicals, health insurance information, get copies of birth certificates, passports, etc. It's a daunting task and we have to remember that it's all about making sure we are the right family for a little boy or girl who needs one. The best we can do is pray for this little person who we don't even know yet and remember that God holds him or her in His hands.