AND...We're Off!!

I am so sorry to have been so remiss in my blogging activities of late...but today, I am so filled with joy, with expectation, that I must write!!


 In the past two weeks, our fearless caseworker, Kara, has been tirelessly filing our homestudy and posing inquiries about sibling groups that match our profile. To our dismay, over half of the groups on our list had already been adopted. Selfishly, I was a little sad, but then I realized that somewhere, twelve little ones have homes, real places where they are loved and comforted as they always should have been. And that is where the happy ending is for them:)


There is one pair of brothers that Brian and I have gone back to again and again. We have dubbed them the "Huckleberry Finn boys" because of their unique choice of photo on the website. Clad in overalls, fishing poles and the cutest smiles you have ever seen in your LIFE, the eight and six year old boys caught our attention immediately. Kara sent our homestudy to their caseworker immediately, and within twenty-four hours, she got a phone call back. In a world of red tape and regulations, that's fast. The boys caseworker said she was very interested in us, and that she would like to speak to one of us as soon as possible. Excited doesn't quite  begin to capture what I felt. Very suddenly, this all became REAL. 


When I called the boys' caseworker, I had two realizations: 1.) These boys would have very deep Southern accents. adorable. 2.) I was in the middle of the most important interview of my life. Should I sound excited? But not TOO excited (failed that one, by the way) Put together, intelligent, warm, caring, loving, firm, educated, open, sensitive...what is it that makes the perfect parent? I was very literally being interviewed to be a mom. I told the truth. This was incredibly important to us. We do have the tools to be what these kids need--- a loving, warm place that they can call home FOREVER. When I hung up, I felt confident. Giddy. and nervous as hell. 


Now...we wait. AGAIN. Within two weeks, we will have an answer. Five families will be chosen from the onslaught of interested, waiting families like us. They will be scrutinized, reviewed and analyzed until one is selected. Then, the phone call will come...I hope.