Merry Christmas

    I have spoken to MOT yesterday and have found out that yes they do have our homestudy. Which is good because now I don't have to try and track it down. I also asked when they will be sending our profile and dossier over to South African? They told me in the new year. This was good news to me. I hope by the new year they mean January and not like later into the year.
    Also there is an update on MOT website that a family has received a referral. This is such good news to see that something is actually happening. I am rejoicing with this family even though I don't know who they are. I am also hoping for more referral soon for everyone that is waiting.
    I was thinking last night that maybe it's not the waiting that is the hard part. I think it is the uncertainty and not knowing a due date. when you are pregnant you know you will wait 9 months. With adoption you don't really have a due date so you are always kinda thinking maybe soon.
    Please continue to pray for us, our children both here and there and all the families waiting. We want to wish you a very Merry Christmas from our family to yours. Love Dilly

Hurry up and WAIT.

       Please forgive me for my lack of posting. I do find it more fun to blog and share when I actually have something to post about.
       During this waiting time, while we keep being told that referrals will come in September, then nothing, ok they will come in November, still nothing and now they will come in December and hopefully some news will come soon for someone in our adoption circle. It will not be for us because I have been informed that our profile is still in Ontario and will not be going to Africa because the are too many there right now waiting.
    The Adoption process is a lot of hurry up and WAIT.

• Hurry up and fill out these forms and wait for a reply
• Hurry up and get a medical and wait for the results
• Hurry up and get fingerprints and wait for them to come back
• Hurry up and prove you are a Canadian Citizen and wait a really long time (still waiting!!)
• Hurry up and put together your profile wait for it to be sent
• Hurry up and pay so you can move to the next step and wait
• Hurry up and get marriage and birth certificates and wait for them to come in the mail
• Hurry up and phone the adoption agency and wait for a response
• Hurry up and get documents notarized and wait for them to be added to your dossier
• Hurry up and go to this course and wait for hands on experience
• Hurry up and prove your home is fit for children and wait for children to fill it
• Hurry up and sign your home study and wait for it to come back
• Hurry up and tell family and friends you are adopting and wait
• Hurry up and show me the money then wait to book flights and travel
• wait for dossier to be sent, wait for referral, wait to be able to travel, wait to hug your child,

Waiting to be a forever family.
Maybe I am not in the best mood to be blogging tonight and this is the reason for the lack of posting. oh well this is the real feelings during this slow moving time. Love Dilly

Emotional Roller Coaster

    Sorry for not filling you in. It has been a busy emotional month. We had been told by our agency that 12 children would be available at the end of November. So this made me hopeful. I was feeling really excited and I compared it to the feeling of when you are just pregnant but it is too early to take a test. And every where you go and all you can think about is "am I pregnant?" or "baby".
    Then I phone MOT on Monday to make sure everything in our file is there and see if we are officially waiting. The answer was that they our still reviewing our file. I just felt like saying WHAT? I thought we were passed this point. I thought that we were further along. ugh that was a blow. but I was told they were reviewing it that day and would phone me back. Monday will be a week, still waiting for a phone call.
    Its hard to know when to phone and push for things to happen without being a pest.
     Later on Monday November 15 we got an email update from our program director. It was a monthly update. All of us in the adoption process have been longing to have update and communication from the agency for sometime. The update said that the baby house in Durban is up and running so this is a positive. But the negative is what sticks out at me. The 12 children available and the end of November has been pushed back to 1 or 2 referrals by the end of December. I'm not sure why? I don't understand. I think it is sucky. The update stated that they are hoping to have a lot of referrals in the beginning of the new year.
     There hasn't been any referrals since the world cup, which will be 6 months with no children coming home. blah is all i can say. Love Dilly

Handmade Christmas

    This year for Christmas I have heard a few people mention that they are doing a "handmade" Christmas. This is where the gifts they give are either made by them or bought from someone else who has made them. I think that this is a really great idea. We have decided that our family is going to embrace this idea. It will hopefully take the focus off of material things and remind everyone of the true meaning of Christmas, which is the birth of Jesus.
     Let me know if your family is doing something unique this year to celebrate Christmas.
Dilly

Birth Mom

       The other night I was awaken and just felt like I needed to pray for the birth mom of our child/children in South Africa. I prayed for about an hour, blessing her, thanking her and asking God to reveal himself to her.
but really I don't know if she is caring for our children/child or if they are already in an orphanage. She has really been on my heart and I am not sure why?

      Sometimes I really wish I knew what God had planned for us. Like when are going to get these children? Are the boys or girls, will it be 1 or 2 children? How old? I think to God tell me something? a little tidbit? but I know that God has it all planned out and I have to wait. Speaking of waiting, we are waiting for 1 document to come back then we will be officially waiting. How Exciting!

      Praise God for my Auntie Lisa's health. He really has worked a miracle in her body. She is up walking, talking and eating. this is amazing and all the credit goes to God.

      Kyan just said that maybe they (adoption Agency) will give us a sloth or a koala bear! He said they are cute and you don't know what you will get. LOL he is right you don't know but maybe I need to explain we are adopting children not animals. Too cute.

Love and prayers, Dilly

Profile is off!

      ahh I am so excited today! Our profile has left our hands and is on its way to Mission of Tears in Ontario from there it will be passed to Robyn, social worker in South Africa. I am just so excited I guess I feel like this is just one step closer.
      Everyone has been asking me lately how long it's going to take? Well I don't know? First it was 3 months - 2 years but now they (MOT) say more like 6 months - 2 years. But really it is when Robyn finds the right parents for that child. But really it is when God decides. This whole process is in his time. I know I know I know but i am just so excited!
    I'm not sure when in the adoption world you are officially waiting? but I think it will be soon now since there is not a lot left for us to do. Waiting isn't the great part, but to know that you are officially waiting is a milestone and what you are waiting for is so exciting. And the excitement is killing me. Will it be a short wait? do I need to prepare for a longer wait? I am too excited to even find words to blog about.
           Please keep praying for us. Pray for our children both here and in South Africa. Love Dilly.

These are the paper's that I have sent to MOT our profile is on top.

Praise God through out this whole process!

The package is off!

We Ran for you Today Grandpa!

     Today the kids and I participated in the Terry Fox Run at school today. Before the run we watched a short video to explain that Terry Fox at the age of 22 ran a marathon everyday for 143 days. He had cancer and had his leg amputated. He was raising money for cancer. Read more of his story http://www.terryfox.org/Foundation/The_Marathon_of_Hope.html 
It is an unbelievable story.

     But how Ironic is it that today is the day that my Grandpa is fighting cancer with chemo meds, is in the hospital today having his foot amputated. It was hard for me to not get teary eyed watching the video at school of Terry Fox and thinking about my Grandpa.

     Then tonight I get an update from Mission of Tears and most of the news is not so positive: adoptions will cost more, referrals will take longer, fewer children are available, referrals may start again in late Novemeber. So I am feeling a little discouraged.

     I must admit that tears have been shed tonight and I don't cry that often.

     Then as I am writing this I read "Don't give up" on the Terry Fox site and on T.'s TV show I hear, "Never give up". So Grandpa, Auntie Lisa, Me and everyone else that needs to hear it never give up! I know God has a plan. He knows what he is doing even when it makes no sense to us.
Love and Prayers, Dilly

     The kids have started the extra curricular activities. K-man has started hockey and can't wait to play a game. Jumping Jack is taking ballet and jazz this year. She is excited because in school band she is playing the clarinet. Our local movie theater was playing the movie Grease sing a long yesterday so we went to that as a family. It was fun as this is one of my favorite movies. Both the kids enjoyed it and yes I did sing a long!
     I went to a stamp a stack on Saturday and made Christmas cards. I know it's early but Christmas is a busy time and it actually feels really good to have them done.
     Last weekend Jumping Jack and I went to Justin Bieber!! She LOVES him. so I went among all the screaming girls with my ear plugs and Advil. Does that mean I am getting old? He is a really good dancer and did put on a good show.

Adoption news:
-We got our first round of travel vaccinations
     1 needle for Jumping Jack
     1 needle for K-man
     2 needles for T.
     2 needles for me
then we go back in a month for more! fun times.

-Our Homestudy is in the hands of the government right now waiting for the official seal of approval. It should be back in 4 weeks or so.

-our Profile is finished but it seems that every place we get it printed it prints out differently. The colours are too dark or the pictures are too orange or the font is unreadable. So we are working with our local print shop to get it the way we want it.

-I talked with our agency and they said we don't actually have to wait until the citizenship part 1 comes back before we can send our dossier to South Africa. so that makes me happy because that form was going to take 27 weeks.

-We were told that I need to get a psychological evaluation because of my experience with postpartum depression. At first I was shocked and kind of unsure of what a psychological evaluation was. They want to know my personality, about our marriage, emotional health and how I cope in stressful situations. I am not really sure why they don't just ask our doctor? as I have already included a doctors note. Whatever just another hoop for us to jump through and more money to spend.

So once we finish all this we will be officially waiting.

     I have met a really nice lady from South Africa (S.A.) that owns a local coffee shop here. She was a few S.A. options at her shop. I have tried a S.A. tea and we tried a dessert milk tart that is sort of like cheese cake. Jumping Jack said if the food S.A. tastes this good she can't wait to go. I wonder if she will think that after we try the curry?

Please keep praying for my Auntie Lisa. She has better days and worse days.
Please pray for my Grandpa Carl as he had an operation on his legs.

Thanks for reading, Love, Dilly

3 am Tea Parties

My mom recalls a time when I was 2 or 3 years old and had woke up and was having a tea party in my room at 3 am. Last night I couldn't sleep so I went down to the kitchen to have some tea. I guess K-man heard me because he got up too, so we had tea together at 3 am.

Back to school. How Exciting. I love that staples commercial that plays the Christmas music, "it's the most wonderful time of the year." I find it fitting as the last week of summer my kids just kept fighting with each other. It's nice to be forced back to routine and earlier bed times. But I am not enjoying making lunches!

Adoption news- I received a letter regarding citizenship part 1. I was excited thinking that maybe they have completed it already. Well NO...They state that they have received my application and the It should be done by 27 weeks.

27 weeks is like 6 or 7 months. Ugg. I can't wait that long.. I really do not want to wait that long for one document before we can send away our dossier to South Africa. I phoned them to see if it will go quicker because I am a Canadian citizen and it is for adoption. The lady said no. That the pile my application is in, is for people that are adopting. She said that there is no way to fast-track it or pay to speed it up. She did say that 27 weeks is the longest it should take. I really hope and pray that it's quick.

We are still waiting for our homestudy to be government approved.

But our profile is done. so check that off the list. It looks really good. T's sister did an amazing job. She spent a lot of time making it perfectly reflect our family and life. The profile was a really big stress for me because it is what you are picked from. I was having a hard time making it all flow and using the right words. Plus I don't know how to use the computer to make it. So I am glad that it is completed.

Please continue to pray for my Aunt and their family.
Love, Dilly

We are enjoying the last lazy days of summer before the kids go back to school. Today we are going to a playdate with cousins and then a sleepover at my sister' house. I guess we are trying to cram as much as we can before the regular routine starts.

For adoption stuff:
-we are almost finished our profile that T.'s sister is creating for us. Which looks Awesome!!

-Still waiting for our homestudy to get approved by the Alberta Government. I think it is still being approved by our agency (CAS) director and then it will be sent to the Alberta Government.

-Waiting for Citizenship part 1 to come back and confirm that I am a Canadian Citizen so that when we get to South Africa we can complete part 2 for our child or children.

-Making baby and kid quilts for the orphanage in South Africa. The Reason that I am starting these now is because when we get "THE CALL" (our Referral) we will be preparing to travel to South Africa in 3 weeks. So in that busy 3 weeks I will need to make travel arrangements, hotel arrangements, school arrangements, prepare rooms for the child or children coming home from South Africa, Shop for clothes for the new children  or child. and pack for our trip. Then we will be staying in South Africa for 3-4 weeks. So if I have the quilts made before then I will have more time for all the other stuff I will need to get ready. It will be a busy exciting time, but until then we wait.

We made this lemon herb roast chicken for supper the other night

(which was Sooo Good)

But the K-man wanted this instead...

Please pray for my Auntie Lisa.

She is in intensive care and fighting for her life.

Pray for a miracle, Pray for their family and pray for the doctors.

Love Dilly

What have we been up to?

Wow we have had a busy past week. Here is what we have been up to and sorry about not posting.

• Made salsa with T.
• Looked at every disc of pictures I have. Looking for the best pictures for our adoption profile.
• The kids had swimming lessons every morning last week so we have been at the pool bright and early.
• The summer reading program that both kids were in (on different days, of course!) ended with a wind up and petting zoo.
• Me and T. went to get fingerprinted, Twice (for adoption)
• K-man went to a birthday party
• I forgot our dog grooming appointments so had to reschedule them for 2 different days. They ended up getting shaved and look. DIS-gust-ING!
• Went to church and hit up a garage sale after.
• Went to the city for the adoption picnic. Where we met with lots of families that have already adopted from all over the world. It was great for our kids.
• Went to Cirque de Soleil show. which was so amazing to see and fun for the whole family. If you can go, you should go. any price tickets would good.
• Celebrated my brother's birthday with him before he left on holidays.
• Filled out Citizenship papers, got certified copies made and mailed them (for adoption)
• Get a new bank card because somehow in all this craziness I lost mine.
• Yesterday we drove and visited 2 sets of grandparents
• Hit up Fabricland and bought a ton fabric because I get a little over excited and have been sewing like crazy. Only have had on sewing accident so far.

So today I have to take care of my house that has been neglected due to all this. On today's list I have to go to:

• Go to Farmer's Market for groceries
• Dust, sweep and mop floors
• Never-ending laundry
• clean microwave
• clean bathrooms and toilets
• Water plants
• Check the house that we are house-sitting, feed cats and water plants
• Cut quilt squares
• Clear off clutter that has collected on the counters

What do you think that I will Actually get accomplished today?

Here are some photo's of the past week. in no order at all! Enjoy.

Project: Baby Quilts

      I have decided to start making baby/kids quilts to take with us and donate to the orphanage when we go. This is quite an under taking as I don't sew. Well actually I didn't know how to sew until a couple of days ago, Tuesday to be exact. I had my first sewing lesson by my mother in law and have now finished 2 rag-time baby quilts. I must say that my first quilt is actually much better than my second quilt. I guess with the second one I thought I "Knew" what I was doing and got a little rushed. It really is a good thing that T. knows how to thread and operate a sewing machine when I mess it up. LOL
  
  Jumping Jack has finished her first blanket too. Hers are soft fleece ones where you cut and tie the edges. she picked out the materials by herself and is excited to be able to give them to other kids.

     If this is a project that you feel drawn to and would like to participate that would be a great blessing. The blankets could be crochet, knit, sewn, it doesn't matter. They can be any size, baby or kids, girls or boys. They just need to be made with love. oh and not to heavy as it is warmer in South Africa than here! Please don't feel that this is something that you have to do, as we will be collecting other things to take later on. This is just one thing that I am doing while I'm waiting. (Not that I don't have enough to do but... hey it's different.)

Our little K-man is sick. I had to take him to the ER last night because his fever would not go down. He kept telling me that his brain hurt (headache) and his swallow hurt (throat). So 2 hours later, I find out he has tonselitis. Poor guy! So he is on meds and laying on the couch today.

Jumping Jack did her babysitting course last week. She is excited to start babysitting and says that she is saving up for a scooter for when she is 14 and can drive. I know that she will be a great babysitter because she likes children and is very helpful.

I received the South Africa Adoption Manual from MOT last week. It is a 1.5" binder that I have read and highlighted. I now have questions as to what do I do next? I know that we have to make a profile. Which is 2-4 pages of writting and photo's that show and tell our family. I am having a hard time getting started on this because I feel that I have done so much writing about us for the homestudy and our biograhpy for applications that I just don't know what to write or include. And I have never done this before so don't really know what to do. They have include a sample so I guess T and I just have to sit down together and get it written. Luckily I have copies of all the other questionaires that we filled out so I have all the information I just have to do it.

I know that a lot of you have questions and we really don't mind you asking. We will try to answer you the best that we can. I now that sometimes it is hard because you might feel that you don't know the proper terms to use. That is ok because we are just learning too. I will include a list of proper adoption terms when I find them.

Here are few questions I have been asked:
     -Will the children be black or brown? Yes they will, and this term is okay with me right now. I know that it is difficult to know how to ask.
     -Is it expensive? Yes it is. You have to pay all agencies involved, social workers, governments, paperwork, lawyers, flights and a donation to the children's home for the child's care.
     -How long will it take? I am told it could take 18 - 24 months after are paperwork is sent to South Africa. I really hope that it doesn't take that long but i don't really know because there are lots of steps involved.

If you have more questions just email me or write a comment,
Thank you, and keep praying for us. Love, Dilly

    Our social worker came over today with our homestudy for us to read and sign off on. It is soooo weird to read all about us. It is the story of our life. It is really long and was a lot of reading. She did really good. I think that it would be hard to write so much about people. She was very accurate about our personalities and parenting styles. I must say we look really good on paper.

    So now that she has it written our homestudy gets send to 2 different editors for grammar and spelling. Then gets sent to her supervisor and then the director of Christian Adoption Services. Then it gets signed and sealed by our provincial authority who is Ann Schully. Everything is such a long process. But I am beginning to understand and expect that.

    I have ordered our South Africa manual for adoption from MOT. I am excited for it to arrive so that I will have another ``to do list`` and can start ticking more things off.
   Thank you to everyone for all your support and prayers. Love, Dilly

We are home from Holidays in Beautiful British Columbia. It was nice to get away and enjoy the sun. We went to the Enchanted Forest and Sky Trek one not so sunny day. It was fun spending time together as a family. now we are back home in the rain.
Back at home we haven't even unpacked yet, instead we boxed up our upstairs because today we are getting new carpet installed. K-man had a few tears because he said he likes the blue carpet and doesn't want it to go!
We have received an email from MOT that Gordon has reviewed our application and we are accepted! This is exciting and means I wait for a package to come in that mail with a long list of things we need to do and papers to gather. I can't wait for it to come so that I can start gathering and feel like I am doing something to help this process get going. In some ways I am a patient person but in some ways this waiting, waiting and more waiting will be tough for me. We are also waiting to hear how our social worker is doing on our home study.
Please continue to keep our family in your prayers. We are putting all of this journey in God's mighty and powerful hands. We know that he has a plan for our family and we will follow where he leads us.
Love Dilly

This picture is of T and I with our preliminary application form for international adoption to Christian Adoption Services taken May 2010. We look like we would make good adoptive parents. Don't you think?

I will try and add some pictures. Here I go: This is a picture of Robyn (the social worker in South Africa) and Gordon the director of the agency in Ontario . This was at the Meet in Greet in Sask. but I thought you might like to put a face to the name.

Sometimes I wonder why I bother?

- Last night I thought I'd be "good mom" and made homemade cream of potato soup. I find a recipe, check that I have all the ingredients and start chopping away. The kids begin "mom help me with this, mom we need you." Yes I know but you also want supper. So I'm simmering away. the soup is ready, T. is still at work and the kids are whining before they even look at what I have made. Jumping Jack tries a few bites. K-man doesn't want any think to do with this homemade soup that I have made from scratch. So in the end he tries 1 bite and they decide to have Campbell's chicken noodle. Nice I spend time and effort to make a nice meal and my kids won't eat it and my husband is working late. So that means more soup for Momma. I enjoyed it. but note: celery salt and celery seed are not the same. as my soup was a lot salty. but I enjoyed it.
(For soup recipe click this link: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Best-Cream-of-Potato-Soup/Detail.aspx Note decrease mustard powder to 1/4 tsp, use less cayenne pepper and watch the salt in the bouillon. These are some tried and true tips I have learned the hard way:(

- Why I bother is also true for cleaning the house. It takes me 2 hours to clean and them 2 minutes to destroy.
- Why I bother thinking I will take time to "do" an activity, game or craft with them that results in fighting, mess and me thinking why do I bother? just go watch TV.
I guess it's all about balance. That is why I'm drinking coffee, we are all still in our P.J's and I am making simple Kraft dinner for lunch. Why because I know that they will eat it, without complaining. and I will not have to worry about another meal until, snack time?? Why do they always need/want a snack? No wonder K-man thinks my job is "to make him food" that is what I do. Off to make KD, Dilly

Saying its in God's hands and Believing it's in God's Hands are 2 different things

Right now, I am finding it easy to say that God is in control of this whole process. But I am having a hard time letting God do the work. Of course I do believe it is in God's hands I just am finding it very hard to leave it up to God.
We have had a busy couple of days doing adoption stuff. Wednesday June 23 T. and I went to Edmonton to a Meet and Greet with Gordon and Diane Lewis, the directors of the Mission on Tears agency in Ontario. It was nice to meet them and put names to faces for them and us. T. was impressed that Gordon actually remembered reading our application and remembered us. Also at this meeting was the Social worker that works in South Africa and matches the adoptive parents to the children. It was nice to talk to her and learn more about that children that our available. She did say that sibling groups of 2 are not very common and neither are twins. We asked her about my postpartum experience and she said that it shouldn't be a problem as it was a one time issue and if anything we may just need a doctors note clarifying that I am well to parent and that it shouldn't be an issue for adoption. That was Good News because I am always wondering.
Then on Thursday June, 24 from 3-5 pm . Our social worker came to our house for our home study visit. As you can imagine I was tidying and organizing like crazy. which was not needed!! But the house sure looks good now. I even hired a housekeeper and lawn care but that was because I was running out of time. She really didn't look at our house more at our interactions between each other and a few safety issues like where do you keep cleaning supplies and medicine and do you have a fire extinguisher and escape plan. She was friendly and easy to talk to. She has 4 children and lives in Whitecourt. Then on Friday June 25, T. and I drove to Whitecourt to meet with here for interviews from 10-12 and 1-3. So that was a long day. Lots of questions asking about your grandparents, parents, siblings, cousins, aunts, uncles and others. For one part T. and I were each given forms to fill out without talking. Then we each have to meet with our social worker to talk about our answers. This part made me feel the most nervous. Please pray for our social worker as she writes up our home study that it is a true reflection of who we are today and may God shine through this whole process. Pray for T and I to have strength as we put our trust in God. Love Dilly Dall

A Crazy Busy time right now

It has been a crazy busy week and the next will be busy as well. My Sister's wedding is in 2 days so there is lots of preparations for that happening. We are waiting for family and cousins to come. J and K keep asking when are my cousin's going to be here?
I found out that my medical doctor is moving so I had to hurry up and make an appointment and make sure I have the right medical form for the adoption. I also wanted to talk to him about our adoption because he is from South Africa and I wanted to learn more about the country and customs. So I have that appointment next week. When I phoned about the medical form I found out that Robyn, the lady in South Africa that arranges the adoptions will be in Edmonton on Wed. June 23 from 6:30 - 9 pm for a meet and greet and that we should try to attend. Well this date is perfect for us because Terry is just getting off shift and we can go. Then the next day Thursday June 24 our social worker is coming to meet with us at our house. This is stressful but really exciting how things our moving along!
Today K and I where looking on the globe to see where South Africa is and where Canada is. He said a little prayer asking God to protect his brother or sister until we can bring them home. This was really sweet and a prayer that we ask all of you to pray for us. J. is getting excited too she has told some friends at school and they are excited with her. We still have a lot of work ahead of us. Please keep praying that we have everything in order and for favor. Love D

So a few things have happened, On Friday we got a paper from the Government, allowing us to have a homestudy done. This doesn't approve us it just allows the social worker to do our homestudy. Then on Monday our Child welfare checks came and we all passed. That means that none of us have had any incidents with children's services. Nothing very interesting, but it does get 2 things checked off our very long "to do" lists. and I do love checking things off lists. So now we are waiting to be assigned a social worker from Alberta to come and check us out. The local (Alberta) agency that we are working with is Christian Adoption Services (CAS). The international agency that we applied to work with is called Mission of Tears (MOT). We are currently waiting to be accepted to work with MOT. They need to review our application and I think we should hear in about 2 weeks?
Right now we are considering adopting from South Africa. MOT is the only agency allowed by the South African government to facilitate adoptions in their county. The big pile of paperwork sent and required for adoptions is called a dossier (Doss-EE-AA) I'm not exactly sure what is all need for this but it is the "big pile" that you need to get notarized and translated and photocopied. I have read too many blogs about dossier's getting lost in the mail. So for now I wait for the agencies to get back to me. The first of many waits. hhhmm how patient am I?

Why am I Blogging??

Why am I blogging? Now that is a good question. I never thought I would start a blog. Me a blogger? I read blogs, actually lots of them from scrapbooking, crafting, parenting, to adoption. Right that is why I am blogging, incase I have yet to inform Our family is in the process of adopting internationally. OK sorry if this is the first you have heard of this, we have been busy getting the paperwork started.

Questions you may ask?
How long does it take? well around 18-24 months but I am hoping sooner!
What do we have to do? Lots and lots of paperwork for our homestudy. where a socialworker comes to your house and interviews you 3 times. She asks and wants to know everything from how you were raised to how much money you make.
why are we doing this? Because we have a desire in our hearts to expand our family through adoption.

Got more questions, just ask. I will do my best to answer them for you.

Love Dilly