Home Study Part 3 DONE!!!

Today Jenn and I met with Tonya for our last home study interview. It was pretty informal and the questions were not as difficult as I thought. I was pretty nervous because I heard some of the questions could be pretty personal. Because of this, I suggested that we meet at Dreamland BBQ for our final interview, not to mention their pulled pork is fantastic. I guess my thinking was- it is harder to ask personal questions at a crowded restaurant. Not that we have anything to hide, it's just- you know! She basically just went over some of the answers from the prior two interviews and made sure that everything looked correct. She said that the couple that sent their fingerprints off to the GBI right before us got theirs back yesterday, so hopefully things are moving fast. I am afraid that our passports are going to hold us up. The man at the post office assured us we would have them back in 6 weeks. We'll see.

It seems like an eternity until we will get to travel over to pick him up and bring him back to a whole new world. I can't believe that by Christmas, we could be parents. How scary is that? For those of you who know us well, you know how messed up and neurotic our dog is- can you imagine what we can do to a child?!

I can't wait to have him here and teach him all of the things that my dad taught me, like how to throw a ball, how to shoot a corner jump shot, how to box out and get position for rebounds, how to catch a football and most importantly teach him how to bleed orange! Go Vols!

Imagine, next summer, I could be taking him down to the lake and Tommy and I can teach him how to kneeboard and water ski, dad can teach him how to fish, and d'daddy can teach him how to swing a golf club.

But what if he is not athletically inclined? We have music people around too. Jenn can sing, play flute, piccolo, sax etc. Both of her brothers were in the band and can play some instruments too. Tommy and I both play guitar- although he plays significantly better than me. Josh is a vocal performance major, mom loves music and taught youth choir for years and Charles is currently involved in the music program at his home church and has worked with youth and children's choirs in the past.

So basically what I am telling you is that this little boy is going to have the best of everything. There is no doubt he will be loved and that the love of Christ will be shown to him by everyone in his family. What a lucky kid. I guess he is asleep right now, it is the middle of the night in Ukraine. I hope he is sleeping well and not having a bad dream. Jenn and I talk about him all the time and even call him by name when we are alone. Adie turns her head when she hears us say his name. I think she may even be thinking of him too. What a lucky kid. I can't wait to meet him.