More Paperwork

July 7, 2010
We got our WELCOME packet e-mail today from AWAA.  This packet has A LOT of paperwork that we had to print out and read through.  And when I say a lot I mean it; I had to go buy more printer ink and paper about half way through printing all of it!!!  The paperwork is all the information we need about what to do next.  The next step for us is to complete the home study paperwork which is filling out and signing numerius forms, making copies of drivers license, social security card, and marrige license, getting a physical and having the doctor fill out a form, having a fire and environmental inspection of our home, provide financial information, proof of life and health insurance, pet vaccinations, draw sketch of our house, take photos of the outside of our house, read 5 books each, answer about 10 pages of questions about yourself, and have 3 people fillout reference letters.  Just reading the list of things we have to do stresses me out, and that is just the stuff we have to do for the home study!!!!  After the home study paperwork is done then we schedule our actual home study then start working on our Dossier (the paperwork that is sent the Ethiopia).  AWAA told me that it is overwhelming but just do one thing at a time and it won't make it so bad :)  So we are going to try that and see how it works.

John 14: 18  I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.