Frustrated

AHHH!  I begin my last blog post thinking we had everything together.  We had turned in all of our paperwork, completed everything we were asked, and had their rooms as together as we could get considering we don't know ages, genders, or preferences yet.  I'm heartbroken to hear from our FAD worker that home study is not only not complete yet but not even started.  She originally said it would be done before this weekend.  Now we are told that she isn't going to do it.  She is going to contract it out.  I feel like somewhere in this process communication obviously broke down.

While I have spent years and years planning and preparing for this process I knew that there would be mountains of paperwork and lots of time to wait and wait.  I was shocked that the amount of paperwork I needed to complete.  It was nowhere near as bad I thought it would be.

I don't know what to think right now.  I'm just sad.  I'd really like to know when my babies are coming home.  Obviously I won't know that for a very long time.  I need to continue to remind myself to be patient.  I suppose I'll keep my blog updated whenever I find out more.  

Check, Check, and Check!

This past weekend was almost perfect.  We were just missing 2 things!  I can't wait to hear the names, ages, and genders of those 2 sweet babies.  I really wish we had them already.  We have officially finished EVERYTHING that is required for our adoption thus far.

We are awaiting our FBI fingerprints but apparently they are backed up and everyone is waiting on those.  We also took our CPR and First Aid class.  Hopefully we never need to use that information but at least we are ready if we need it.

Now that we have the paperwork done and turned in we have been finding household projects to work on while we wait.  Here are two we finished this weekend.  I can't wait to fill all of these tubs with toys.  The dresses was Stephen's when he was a kid.  We changed out handles because the old ones were broken.  It's not much but we don't want to buy any new furniture until we know what our kids want and need.

Home Study Complete

YAY!  We made it through our home study.  Our finger prints are done.  We had some fun times together and with the in laws today.  We had a great time together.  I'd say it was a fantastic day.

First the social worker came over for our home study today.  I was a bit nervous about the types of questions she would ask, if we would be missing anything, and if she would think everything was ready to move forward with looking for kids once we finish our classes.  We only have 3 more left to attend!

As soon as she got to our house we began the tour of Casa de Seals.  She said she liked our house.  She saw were our babies will be sleeping, our in-laws room, the study, the kitchen, bathrooms, our bedroom, and the backyard.  Then we sat down in the living room where she started doing paperwork and asking us questions.  I was prepared for a full background investigation.  That is not what I got.  The most intrusive question she asked was how many kids we wanted.  I let Big Steve answer that one.  He told her 2 but that I would rather have 10.  He might be right about that.

The only problem we have is that we did not have 2 large fire extinguishers or a posted evacuation plan.  We have already taken care of the fire extinguishers.  The evacuation plan is in the works.

It would be slightly helpful if the state had a list of requirements for us to look at to be sure we had everything we needed.  Apparently I'm not the only one that feels that way.  At least we have been able to go back and do all of the "We forgot you also need..." things fairly quickly.

Currently I am creating a photo book on Snapfish to give to our children.  It has photos of us, our home, Callie, extended family, vacation, and life in general.  I can't wait to make one that includes our kids as well.  Hopefully that will happen sooner rather than later.  I feel like their arrival is getting so close and yet I know it's not.  We still have a few more things on our to do list and have to be matched with children.

We also made time for dinner and golf with the family this evening.  We went to main event.  WOW!  I have never been.  I think that will be a great family fun place to visit in the future.  You can play mini golf, bowling, rock climbing, games, and much more!  I am sure we can make some great family memories there!