Tonight's the Night!

Tonight's the night! Rich & I complete our final class!  27 hours down in 4 weeks!  90 minute drive one way...over!  Monday & Thursday 18 hour days..no more!!  Don't get me wrong, these classes have been wonderful.  Our instructors have be awesome and we have learned soooo much, but I am ready to be done with the long days!  We have our final homestudy meeting at our house on 09/7.  After that we just have to wait for the fingerprint clearance to come through.  Once that happens we will get a letter in the mail and then we wait for a referral call.  To say I'm excited is weird.  Obviously the circumstance of a child coming into our home is not good.  Any child that enters the custody of the state has been throught trama and no child should have to go through pain and suffering.  I am grateful that we are able to help.  It's sad that there is such a need for qualified foster parents.

Our kids grow so quickly.  Before you know it they are in high school!  We are looking forward to having little feet in our home again.  This picture is of my dad and my Goddaughter.  He was reading many books to her this weekend and I said to my step-mom "won't it be nice to have little ones around to read to again?"  My kids are to big to sit on your lap and let you read a book.  I can't wait to be able to cuddle up to a toddler and read to them.  To let them know that they are loved and wanted.