On Saturday, we hosted a skin care "clinic" on behalf of our friend Lori, who has started a business selling Rodan and Fields products. We had a lot of fun with family and friends and learned all about the products she is selling. I think most everyone purchased something from her, and we are excited to see the results on ourselves. To top it off, Lori is graciously donating all proceeds from the party to our adoption cause! Thank you, Lori!
The days following we spent our time spring cleaning the house. We really went through a lot of our possessions and got a good amount of items set aside for our yard sale next month. I think the next step is to start pricing some of the items. It felt really good to lighten our load, so to speak, and get things cleaned up. I finally got the office / guest room organized and set-up, and I love it! After four years in the house, the curtains are finally up in that room. Now I have a dedicated area for working from home and doing my crafts and sewing. We even have an extra bed for guests if needed (or for me when Chris is snoring too loudly, hee hee). I ended up taking most of Monday off work to help put the final touches on the house to prepare for our home inspection.
Tuesday finally came; the day of our adoption home inspection and final interview! We were so excited to see the caseworkers arrive knowing the interview process was coming to a close. They took a few minutes to interview Nick to basically understand his feelings on the adoption and get to know him a little bit. They then interviewed us about safety in the home (i.e., fire extinguishers, medicine locations, possession of weapons, etc.). Afterward, they toured the home and surrounding property. They seemed satisfied that we are adequately preparing for an infant in the house.
Before they left, we had them take a look at the draft of our adoption portfolio. They provided us some good suggestions, which we'll implement. I think we'll have them take one more look at the portfolio before we print. I'll probably post it online, too, for everyone to see once it is finalized.
So, what's next? In about two weeks, we will meet with the caseworkers to review and sign our home study. At that point, we'll submit our portfolio, and we will officially be "on the market" and available for selection by birth parents. From there, we can get a placement at any time from between two weeks to two years. We are hoping it's more toward the former and closer to six months, but you never know.All in God's timing, right?
The only other thing we have to do, really, is the Core Parenting Class. We will take this in June as it's the earliest they have it again. In the meantime, we'll work on selecting furniture, painting the baby's room, getting all the odds and ends needed for the baby, and saving up the remaining adoption fees. Things have really progressed, and we are so excited to have come this far.
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Hey, Sis, Chris, and Nick. Sounds like things are going well. Just keep the faith and don't lose sight of your goal and all will be okay. It is hard to wait; but as you said, all things in His time. He knows when the time will be right. Keep up the good work. Guess I need to start saving my nickels and dimes for lunches again. If I start now, I might be ready by the time they go to school. :) Love you all so very much.
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