Paperwork Productivity

Yesterday was a very productive day in the realm of the paperwork I have been facing. My arm is sore from the shot I had to get in my arm, but otherwise I am doing very good! We will be heading to Columbus this morning to have our fingerprints done electronically for our background checks. And yesterday we got official clearance from the local police department that there are no outstanding warrants or arrests for either Dan or I, not surprisingly! Thanks to a friend of ours that is a detective, that process took less than one business day, Thanks Nick! We are moving forward in this process of expanding our family and are so excited to see what is in store! This morning I told Evelyn that we had to take a little trip to do some things to help us get a baby sister and she thought that meant that we were actually going to go pick up her baby sister! After explaining a few details, let's hope she is not disappointed when we get to a boring office building, fill out some papers and press our fingers on an electronic pad and leave with nothing in hand! :) Ahh, the journey.....

Doing Good

Okay, awhile has passed since my last post.... And we have proceeded with many steps in our process of expanding our family. I have probably printed about 70 pages of documents to either read, fill out, have notarized, have signed by physicians, social workers, law enforcement officials, firemen, etc. But, we are doing good. I am doing our home study documents and our dossier concurrently. I guess we could choose to do them separately if we wished, but it will allow us to move faster by doing them together. Along with the paperwork is the various fees associated with the process, as well! We are definitely learning to tighten our belt straps when it comes to budgeting!! :) I believe thus far, we have paid $4,500 towards our adoption costs! Thank the Lord that we have been able to do that. All the while of doing this, we have truly been so excited about the prospects of having a new addition to our family. Evelyn has been telling most people that Jesus is bringing her a baby sister! People are a bit caught off guard and look to us in a bit of confusion, but as we tell them what is happening in our family, they are excited and supportive! God is good, and we are encouraged daily.