First Day of School!

The girls started school yesterday.

A rainy, muggy morning!

Ava started kindergarten!

It's in the Mail

Homestudy agreement, etc. I'm still waiting on some documents, but I'm close enough I could get this off and going. I'm hoping to have my homestudy completed by the end of the month, but that might be a little optimistic.

Several Steps Closer. . .

Police Clearance Letter

Also accomplished this week: My mom and I were fingerprinted, I tracked down my daughter's teacher from last year and asked him to fill out the required form from my home study agency, got all my referencees lined up (most of them are school teachers, too, so I had to wait until we were back to work), and I sent paperwork for apostille seal. I am finally nearing the end of my dossier to-do list :)

Waiting. . .

"...but the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing to you, because the Lord your God loves you." Deuteronomy 23:5

"And now, Lord, what do I wait for and expect? My hope and expectation are in You. Deliver me from all my transgressions; make me not the scorn and reproach of the [self-confident] fool!"" Psalms 39:7-8

"You open Your hand and satisfy every living thing with favor." Psalms 145:16

"And therefore the Lord {earnestly] waits [expecting, looking and longing] to be gracious to you; and therefore He lifts Himself up, that He may have mercy on you and show loving-kindness to you. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are all those who [earnestly] wait for Him, who expect and look and long for Him [for His victory, His favor, His love, His peace, His joy, and His matchless, unbroken companionship!" Isaiah 30:18

"But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up [close to God] as eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired." Isaiah 40:31

"For the vision is yet for an appointed time and it hastens to the end [fulfillment]; it will not deceive or disappoint. Though it tarry, wait [earnestly] for it, because it will surely come; it will not be behindhand on its appointed day." Habakkuk 2:3

I Heard A Lot of Giggling. . .

Silly girls :)

Let Chaos Reign :)

I go back to work Wednesday. The past eleven weeks have been a whirlwind of summer activities, paperwork gathering for my new little one, and writing. Madeleine started another 1/2 day gymnastics camp this morning. I have a visit to the sheriff's office planned for Wednesday after I get off work for more adoption paperwork and mom and I will have our fingerprints done Thursday afternoon. My mom's last day of work is Wednesday. We'll have a little retirement party here at the house for her Friday (work is throwing her one on Wednesday). We're having our cars serviced this week, before school starts and our schedules tighten. I hope I've thought of everything. Probably not:) I have a list of to-dos 2 pages long.

Last Night a Ladybug . . .

was flying around our living room as we were playing wii bowling--

And then this morning there are indications of--

Life is full of surprises :)