Finally Over...

The dreaded home study is finally over. It was a long weekend and long start to the first of the week. Yesterday was the home study we had been preparing for. I would venture to say if people had to do everything on the list to get their house ready they would think twice about having kids. We cleaned, cleaned and cleaned some more. The house looks really good. Sunday we went to Home Depot and spent about $100 to buy some stuff to childproof the house. Only to discover that yesterday it didn't matter. She didn't check to see if any drawers or cabinets had the locks on them. The caseworker was at hour home for about 20 minutes total. She asked us several questions and did a brief walk through of the home. She gave us hope that we would have a child in our house by the first of the year. It may only be to foster but it is a start. We are so excited to possibly have a child here by Christmas. Christmas would be so different in our house.

We have a little more paperwork to complete and our training starts on 09/15 for 9 weeks. Keep us in your prayers daily.