Well...we met with our social worker last Monday and the end is in sight!! We'll have our individual interviews this coming Monday and L (our social worker) comes to our house for the home visit on Oct. 5th!!
The individual interviews will last about an hour-and-a-half each. I told Daniel that I definitely get to go first because he certainly won't sit in the lobby nervous for 1.5 hrs like I would! I'm not horribly nervous but I am ready for it to be over. Ha! L is really easy to talk to. Our first interview didn't seem like an interview AT ALL but just getting together talking. I know that's how this will be. I guess the nerves are due to the fact that up to this point Daniel and I have done everything together. This will be the first (and only) part of the process completed on our own. Despite the nerves, I love getting closer to being on the "waiting list" so anything we do that gets us there I am thrilled about!! I will be sure to update to tell how it went!
The next week-and-a-half will consist of lots of cleaning to prepare for L's visit! I'm pretty sure the house will never be in an absolute perfect condition for the woman who has the right to say "no" to giving us a baby. I can imagine myself panicking if I notice a speck of dust anywhere while she's here. I know, I know, I know that she's not really here to inspect the house. I have heard that from everyone, including L; however, that doesn't keep me from wanting it to be spotless!
We have undergone a little setback in the process. At our last visit, L asked us if we had completed our background checks. Uh....yes...way back in March, thank you very much. We knew this took the longest in the process so we got on top of it asap! Well, apparently we didn't get on top of it as wonderfully as we had thought. Bethany had never received them. To make a very long story short somehow we hadn't received completely accurate information on making sure the fingerprint process was done correctly. So...we're going in early Monday morning to get it done CORRECTLY this time. I believe L saw me beginning to lose it as we were hearing this news and she assured me that it wouldn't delay us in the process at all because of the timing of it. God is in control! He knew that would happen so there's no need to worry!
On another note, I started subbing two weeks ago. Time has FLOWN by. Now, every teacher has her favorite age to teach. Some prefer the older elementary grades and some prefer the younger. I have learned that I DEFINITELY prefer the younger. Boy am I glad God had me teaching 2nd grade these last three years. If I was teaching an older grade I never would have survived. NEVER. I am subbing 3rd grade and it is SO different from 2nd. In 2nd grade I got to read stories, play with playdough, color, and teach sitting down with the kiddos on the carpet. 3rd grade is all business! No time for play and no space in the classroom to bring kids to a carpet to teach! There are also a lot more papers to grade. I am enjoying teaching but I tell you what I am worn out! The Friday night after my first week I had to prop my eyelids open and I finally allowed myself to go to bed at 8:30 and I slept like a rock! I was pretty sure I would never recover; however, I am happy to say I am still alive and not quite so tired but December can't come fast enough!
Sorry for the boring blog with no pictures. One of these days I'll change that. I know I've said that before. "One of these days" just hasn't arrived yet!
Megan
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
A Phone Drowns and a Clean Floor
Well, my life is about to change...I return to work in about 1 week. Yikes. I am excited about many aspects of it, but I am somewhat dreading parts of it. The biggest part...the juggling of work and home. I really struggle with keeping a clean house and making consistent meals while working. However, because it's only for 12 weeks, I'm hoping that I can tough it out knowing that there is an end to the madness!
I am thinking this blog is going to be a bit random...
It is now September and the weather outside today was GLORIOUS. The weather went from a blazing hundred million degrees on Saturday (we were at an all day outside concert fest thing so believe me...I know) to a nice cool low seventy somethingish today! It was so so nice to have a break from the heat. We currently have windows open and the air conditioner turned off! D and I took the van to the shop (hopefully for an easy, cheap fix) and since we live a hop, skip, and a jump from our mechanic we decided to take Bauer and walk home. Boy was he excited...he could hardly contain himself when I grabbed his leash...Bauer, not Daniel. I have a picture of us walking but I have no earthly idea how to get it from D's phone to the computer. Maybe one day I'll learn!
Since mentioning Daniel I am thinking that maybe I'll blog about him one day. What a miracle he is in my life. It's amazing how your relationship grows over time. I am so grateful for him.
Speaking of my husband, my phone is currently broken. And yes, the two are related. My sister, Hannah, was calling and Daniel reached for my phone on the counter. As he picked it up, he somehow managed to drop it completely into his cup of water. We both stood there dumbstruck for a second before leaping into action. So it is now buried in a bowl of rice in the hopes that it will work for me again. The timing isn't too horrible, since I'm due to get a new phone anyway but still...I really don't want to be without a phone for any length of time.
This next part of the post is for my sister, Rebekah...in hopes of making her proud. I spent several hours cleaning my bathroom today. Now, the majority of the bathroom took hardly any time at all; however, I decided it was high time I cleaned the hair spray scum off the floor (which, in all honesty, it took me a while to figure out that hair spray residue builds up on floors..for a while I didn't know why my floor felt the way it did) Anyway, I had no idea it was going to be a full body work-out. I was on all fours scrubbing so long my legs were trembling for a good long while after I was done. Now, I'm not sure if that is due to my lack of exercise or inhaling a little too much cleaning solution. Either way I am happy to say that the floor is now glistening with no trace of hair spray build-up!
On that note, I suppose I will end this post. I hope everyone has a wonderful week!
Megan
I am thinking this blog is going to be a bit random...
It is now September and the weather outside today was GLORIOUS. The weather went from a blazing hundred million degrees on Saturday (we were at an all day outside concert fest thing so believe me...I know) to a nice cool low seventy somethingish today! It was so so nice to have a break from the heat. We currently have windows open and the air conditioner turned off! D and I took the van to the shop (hopefully for an easy, cheap fix) and since we live a hop, skip, and a jump from our mechanic we decided to take Bauer and walk home. Boy was he excited...he could hardly contain himself when I grabbed his leash...Bauer, not Daniel. I have a picture of us walking but I have no earthly idea how to get it from D's phone to the computer. Maybe one day I'll learn!
Since mentioning Daniel I am thinking that maybe I'll blog about him one day. What a miracle he is in my life. It's amazing how your relationship grows over time. I am so grateful for him.
Speaking of my husband, my phone is currently broken. And yes, the two are related. My sister, Hannah, was calling and Daniel reached for my phone on the counter. As he picked it up, he somehow managed to drop it completely into his cup of water. We both stood there dumbstruck for a second before leaping into action. So it is now buried in a bowl of rice in the hopes that it will work for me again. The timing isn't too horrible, since I'm due to get a new phone anyway but still...I really don't want to be without a phone for any length of time.
This next part of the post is for my sister, Rebekah...in hopes of making her proud. I spent several hours cleaning my bathroom today. Now, the majority of the bathroom took hardly any time at all; however, I decided it was high time I cleaned the hair spray scum off the floor (which, in all honesty, it took me a while to figure out that hair spray residue builds up on floors..for a while I didn't know why my floor felt the way it did) Anyway, I had no idea it was going to be a full body work-out. I was on all fours scrubbing so long my legs were trembling for a good long while after I was done. Now, I'm not sure if that is due to my lack of exercise or inhaling a little too much cleaning solution. Either way I am happy to say that the floor is now glistening with no trace of hair spray build-up!
On that note, I suppose I will end this post. I hope everyone has a wonderful week!
Megan
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