September 2006

We are in the thick of the paperchase! I have so much to do before we can leave the state to go to Florida. Our home study interviews are over and it was so easy. I had been so anxious for this and I really had nothing to worry about. Our social worker, Allison, was the most professional and kind person to work with. She gave us good advice and encouragement and was so tactful in her questions. Some of the home study questions can be pretty thought provoking and all you can do is take your time and answer them honestly. It's funny how a question like, "What is your spouses greatest strength and weakness?" can catch you off guard. Sounds like an easy question, right? But when you complicate your thinking by trying to gear your answer towards looking like attractive potential parents it can get all muddled. So I just tried to answer those questions with out working any angles and tried to relax. So now we are waiting to go have our Dr. appointments to certify our health. We have also decided to switch agencies. I won't get into it too much here but if any adoptive parents ever ask me in private e-mail I will respond. We are so happy to be working with CAWLI out of Brookline, MA. They seem helpful and responsive and very interested in making sure we are quality people rather than just able to pay them. This past weekend we decided to take a week off and go up Maine. It was really nice. I have been really sick with a nasty bug and needed to get out of the house. We found some super sweet things for little "Pia". Pia is from Olympia which is our current name for our baby. We'll see if it lasts. It really seems to be sticking. :)