Round 2

We'll have our second home study this Tuesday afternoon, and then our third and final pre-adoption meeting with our social worker the following Thursday. So far, it's been a fairly comfortable process. But we still have a mountain of paperwork ahead of us for our dossier (dah-see-ay) to be sent to Ethiopia. We'll also start our adoption training classes on March 11th. We are excited for that, since we'll get to meet others who are going through the same process.

On a completely unrelated note... Lucas and I purchased 1/8th of a Bison carcass from the winning bulls at the Western Stock Show a few weeks ago. Our freezer is filled with grass-fed, Colorado ground Bison, steaks, roasts, etc. We definitely have more than we can handle, about 85lbs, so if you would be interested in getting some ($5/lb) just let us know! Bison is leaner and healthier than beef, but still has great flavor. Tatonka!

Update on home study

So we had day one of our home study this morning, met our assigned social worker. It went well! She is not scary, and I think our first interview went smoothly. It was about two hours, she spoke with us together, toured our house, and spoke with us each alone for a minute. I think so far we passed heh! We need to get a fire extinguisher..OH and Andrea finally told her boss today, which she was stressed about, so that's good! Welp, thanks for your support, we will keep the updates coming!

Negative 11 and dropping...

I got my snow day wish! This gives me time to clean, do school work, and watch a movie that Lucas would hate. And dream of this:

http://www.generousservings.com/EthiopianMarch29.html

Ethiopian Cooking class! Maybe an early birthday present (hint hint, wink wink). Anyone else want to join?

Hold that thought...

Snow Day! 

Well, our first home study appointment is delayed until next Tuesday. Our social worker's kids' school is canceled tomorrow (and I am keeping my fingers crossed that work might cancel tomorrow too!) so she needed to reschedule. There isn't a lot of snow on the ground here in Denver, but it is SO cold. The high tomorrow is -3.


I'm a little relieved... because our house isn't quite where we want it for a special visitor. But with special thanks to my mom for helping me all day yesterday, we are a little closer. Wallpaper looks good as new (no thanks to the kitties). 

But I'm also a little bummed, because it means we have to wait that much longer.

For now, I'm just going to enjoy a latte with my sister while she goes through all my clothes I purged from the closet, eat take-out pizza, watch a movie with Lucas, stay cozy tonight, and pray for snow day tomorrow.

First Home Study

So, our first home study is next Tuesday, Feb 1st (oh, and Happy Birthday brother Justin!). I'm a little nervous- but for those of you that know me, you know I don't tend to get too worked up about anything. Even I can hardly tell if anything bothers me. So how do I know I'm nervous? Because my eyelids pop open daily at about 3:15am with a whir of "what ifs" and "oh yeah, we better cover up that tag on the side of the house" and "when will I clean our bedroom?" and "how will I get the cats to not poop in the litter box while we're being interviewed? (they pick the most convenient times)". Luckily, I have a pretty good husband who can help me do all this, and when I realize that at about 4am I fall back asleep.

At this first visit, I'm not too sure what to expect, other than we'll be interviewed together for about 2 hours in our home by a social worker.

So keep us in your thoughts and prayers.

Also- just thinking today that our baby might not even be conceived yet... or maybe, riiiiight.....now.

Books to get us started.

A travel book for our 2 trips.

 

An Ethiopian fable with traditional words and a pronunciation guide. 

A picture book for kids and adults.

A recommended book to us by others who have adopted. 

 A true story of a boy growing up in Ethiopia in during the famine.

If you have others recommendations, please share. There are so many books out there about adoption, it's a little overwhelming!

One Step Closer...

This week we got fingerprinted, background checked, signed our lives away, and put down some major moolah. Here we go...