Hurry Up and Wait

We had our orientation this morning and spoke with the social worker today. We are already scheduled for four visits to take place over the next four to five weeks to complete the interviews that are required as part of our Home Study. Everything seems to be moving quickly!

Lets see. So far we've compeleted the application, been accepted, read and reviewed all of the requirements from the agency and both governments, completed the orientation call, connected with the social worker, scheduled our home study, ordered our 10 hour educational course on DVD and tomorrow I plan to complete the forms to request approval from the CIS and begin working on our dossier. It's hard to believe we've done all this in just the last week and a half! And yet there is a paper mountain still to be climbed ... birth certificates, marriage certificates, employment letters, physician's letters, reference letters, copies of our deed, passports, financial statements, fingerprinting, police clearance reports, photographs and a myriad of other questionnaires, applications and forms required by various state, federal and international agencies. Thank God for checklists! =)

I know it's hurry up and wait, but there is much to be done so we can get our place in line and I can't wait! Have you ever been at the bank and you are rushing to fill out your deposit slip so you can get a spot in line before it gets too long? It feels just like that. While we are busy collecting everything for our dossier, those who have already completed theirs are taking their place in line. The sooner we get done, the sooner we can get in line and ... wait!!