Not only am I running out of interesting things to write about (to the general public, I feel), but I am quickly running out of titles for these stories LOL. So here goes "Day 21" (since we got licensed...play along :) ).
So since my last blog, I have completely SWAMPED our case worker with a completely "Tremblified" excel spreadsheet. "Tremblified" because I'm pretty sure I get my organizational prowess from my mother...although I'm not sure that this level of crazy when it comes to Excel came from her. ANYWAY. I had all the kids we inquired on separated by agency, the website I found them on, and where we are in the process. A new tab if they requested a Home Study (HS to simplify). A new tab after I sent the request for the HS to Hydee. A new one still once she sent it. A new one for when it was in review...and of course, a "no" tab (didn't like that one very much). We have been told by several people to make the process as "unemotional" as possible (which I think I referred more to here), which, so far, we've done well with. I was very pleasantly surprised when I was happy to mark some kids off the list as they were taken off "active" status because they were pending a placement with family. As long as they're finding a home, YAY!!!!! Right?? So far, yes. It sounds terrible, but so far, none of them have been the kids we've REALLY been interested in. Ya, it sounds just as terrible as when I thought it. Grrrrrr.
Anyway. Hydee, bless her heart, has somehow managed to keep up w/ my level of crazy (I think I'm trying to break her "I had this one mom...." record for requests sent.....heck as long as she says MOM I'll send her 50 a day!!!!), and has sent out just as many home studies as we've inquired on. I am SO excited to say, however, that she has received several responses!!! Apparently SOME people out there think we're going to be fantastic parents :) AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! So one little guy in New Jersey, he's 8. His case worker got in touch w/ Hydee and has requested a phone interview with us!! Another boy, here in Arizona, he's 11, and one that Chris and I have had our eye on for some time, has ALSO requested more information! Hydee said it was actually funny that I followed up w/ her about him today, because she had literally just gotten an email from his case worker who saw our profile and was interested in us for him!! Only downside for us is that he's in Arizona, which, financially, will be a bigger investment for us initially (long story), but we believe God will provide for us the funds should HE (or any other Arizona child) be the one for us!!
So if you don't mind praying....
1. For the pending phone call from the case worker in NJ
2. That we truly do get the child or children that GOD has for us!!
3. That we be financially blessed should more funds be needed for an AZ placement
Thank you all (AGAIN) for your faithful prayers and support yet again!!
***J***
Jess,
ReplyDeleteSo it cost more to have a child from AZ then another state? why?
It does only because the specific program we signed up and paid for with our agency is specifically to adopt OUT of state. The fees we've already paid cover those costs, not the costs to adopt in state. So if we adopt FROM Arizona right now, we will still have the other ones paid already so that basically, we get another adoption already paid for...so that's good!
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