Application 2 Approved

Well we finally got our second application approved. We got our forms for the I600 and stuff to send to the CIS. (I think that's what they're called) AND we're getting ready to send our first big payment. We're also still waiting for our adoption financing to come through, so please pray that everything will work out.

Today it's been cold outside. Or at least that's what it says on our thermometer. I'm not about to go out there and see for myself! We've had a fire going all day and been pretty cozy. It was sleeting here earlier but I'm pretty sure it's stopped already. We've been under a winter weather advisory all day today. I'd love to see some snow. We have a hill up the road from us that's great for sledding down with the kids. Not too big not too small, BUT it's seems like a mountain after you walk up it several times lugging a kid with you!

Goings On...

Just trying to update more often for my dad. He said he'd actually read this and keep up with it if I updated it more often!

A couple of years ago, we taught senior high sunday school and every tuesday night they'd come over after school and hang out. We'd eat dinner play games, they'd play with the kids, climb on my room, pretend to be gargoyles, play hide and seek, etc. Definitely a great time was had every week. Well since we no longer teach the senior high, we don't do this any more. I teach the jr. high kids and they can't drive yet, so we're limited on what we can do! BUT tonight, my senior high kids came over again. Tons of fun. Eating dinner, teaching them to use a toaster, playing air hockey, just hanging out. It was loads of fun. Brent is on nights this weekend, so it's just me and the kiddos. They're already in bed and sound asleep! We've had a busy week and they are so tired.

We haven't heard anything about our homestudy yet. Hopefully we'll get a call next week and can get it started. That's about all that's going on with the adoption stuff.

FINALLY!

I have life insurance! We can now proceed with our homestudy! Now comes the fun part...finding funding for the adoption. To all you fellow bloggers out there any helpful suggestions on places or groups that have adoption loans, grants, etc.? Any help would be much appreciated.

Also, since we're starting our homestudy, any advice or suggestions for us??! I'm really ready to get this started. We have friends that are having babies and we're having a baby too, it's just going to take us longer! We're ready to get this on the ball!

Still Waiting

Well we're still waiting for me to have life insurance. I did have my physical for it this past week. Drew blood, urine sample, the whole bit. At my house. Naia thought it was very interesting! When she watched me get my blood drawn all she had to say was Eww...Gross. It was too funny. She did stand there and watch though!

Today we're having a birthday party for Xavier. We're praying for no rain! We've rented a bump n jump for all his friends to play on so hopefully the rain will hold off until tonight! He started basketball last night. His first game was really exciting! He's finally lost some of the baby giraffe, not sure how to control my long legs, syndrome! He did just as well as the other kids out there!

Well we're not any closer to home study than we were a month ago. We turned in our application part two, but I don't have life insurance yet. SO we're working on that. As soon as I'm approved for that we'll be on our way. Let's hope this goes quickly.

As for Christmas, it was awesome! Time with our families. Time with friends and new babies! Time for relaxing. It was just a really great time! (haha) This was our first Christmas in our new house. It was nice having all the room to accomodate everyone that came. Alas, the time for my diet has come back though! It's okay. I actually missed it.

Hope everyone is having a great new year so far!

Application Part II Sent Off

We finally sent off the second part of our application. It wasn't as bad as we thought it was going to be. It was just a matter of getting all the info and necessary papers gathered and copied! It was a little surreal taking that huge package up there to be mailed. Next comes the approval of this part of the application then homestudy begins.

We're going to see High School Musical the Musical tonight. What time is it? It's summer time! Just a little preview of tonight!

Application Part II

We're almost done with all the paperwork associated with the second part of the application. It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I think the worst part is going to be going to the doctor. I didn't realize until today that we had to have lab work done. I despise needles. I hate getting blood drawn. I'm not looking forward to that at all on Thursday. AND Brent just reminded me that not only do I have to do this for the adoption paperwork, BUT I'm in the middle of getting life insurance and I have to have blood work done then as well. Not going to be fun. It freaks me out just thinking about it.

We went to our first adoption workshop this weekend. It was pretty neat. I don't think that we necessarily learned anything new or great from the workshop, but it was neat getting to meet others that are in the same place that we are. We also got to meet a family that just brought home their son from VietNam. He was too cute. We also met a family that adopted from China and a another family that adopted from either Korea or China and another daughter from Guatemala. It nice getting to talk to them about the process of adopting and issues and concerns that they had.

We did get enjoy a long weekend away from the kids. They left Thursday for a weekend in Dallas with my parents. It was nice to have a weekend with no cartoons and just FoxNews.