Fundraising and Homestudy News

Things are really starting to get going here!  I have my home study dates now.  I don't want to post it publicly on the blog but I will be travelling to Winnipeg at some point this month to meet with the social worker for the first home study date.  Because the home study is three visits and I have to pay for the social worker's hotel and fuel to travel the 5 hrs here and 5 hrs back it's cheaper for me to go down there for two of the visits.  She will be coming up here on the first weekend in May to see the house.

I've been doing some fixing up of the house as well.  I bought laminate flooring for both bedrooms.  It'll be nice to get rid of that lovely gold shag carpet. ;o)  I spent this evening mudding and taping the small bedroom to get it ready to paint tomorrow.  Then hopefully Dad and I can get the flooring finished in that room sometime next week.  I'll have to post pictures when we're done.

I do plan on having a garage sale or two in June so I will be taking donations. If anyone has anything they'd like to contribute that would be very much appreciated.  Let me know and I'll come pick them up!  I've had a few donations made already that I'm storing in the basement until it's time for the sale.  I wouldn't mind a whole basement full. lol

I worked a lot of extra hours in March at my part time job but that should slow down in April.  I did manage to finish both the courses I was working on and one whole day before the deadline too! haha My material for the next course came today so I'll have to get on that pretty soon to avoid doing it at the last minute again.

So that's about it.  I'm just keeping busy and reminding myself daily to be patient and stay in the moment.  I don't want to "wish" this time away.  God is preparing me during this time of waiting for what's to come so it's important to pay attention to the lessons He's showing me and not try to press the fast forward button.

Please continue to pray for me.  I'm reading so many posts on fb of other adoptive parents and the attacks they are under emotionally, physically, spiritually and financially and I know that the prayers of my friends and family have been an umbrella of protection since I started this journey!