No Streamers? Fingerprinting & Hidden Toilets

The approval came in from CHI yesterday.

For all my concern and impatience last week, I have to admit it was nice that it came back so soon.

CHI (Children's Hope International) is the agency we have decided to pursue the adoption process through. I guess it was more of a "feeling" for us as far as who we were going with. We talked with others, swapped phone calls, and looked at websites, CHI just came out on top.

We are really excited. It is sort of difficult to transfer how I felt when we got the letter.

It was business like. No streamers popped out when you opened it. A nice letter. Streamers would have been a cool touch though. I guess now it really hits me, time to work. So many things I want to do. So many things that need to be taken care of. Generally I (T) respond to situations over which I have little or no control by working on things that I can control. Like our old bathroom.

So, next stop, fingerprinting. That could be fun.

I guess.

I imagine there is a line associated with that.
-you are in the wrong line
-you are at the wrong courthouse
-hey, the line starts back there
Or worse, waiting with a number in our hands
-sitting in an uncomfortable plastic chair
-flourescent lights humming far too loud
Or even worse, making an appointment, then waiting in a line.
-we are so sorry, Mr. Y%$#& called in sick today, can you reschedule
-can you all excuse me while I take this call
Or the worst, waiting in a line for a number to get an appointment, to wait in line.
-we just ran out of numbers, can you come back after 3
-42, 42 , 42, 42, oh sorry, 4, 2, 4, 2. Just have a seat 42, we'll be with you shortly
-yeah man, we're in the 3:00 group too, 3:00 yesterday

I am dissappointed. I heard they do not use ink anymore. I do like fingerpaints. It would be like the prize at the end of the.............line.

I (T) have lucked out in that she (J) is much more organized and patient than I could ever claim to be.

We have two notebooks now.

One for the homestudy part of this.
One for everything else.

I (T) imagine there will be several more notebooks, each with a different customized cover, in fairly short order.

For my part in the beginning, I(T) finished tearing out the old bathroom today. No organization there, just a sledge hammer, a shovel, and a bandanna to keep out the sixty year old concrete.

I (T) am pretty difficult to deal with on these around the home projects. Generally, I have a problem getting past the initial shock of "oh my lord, I just cut a hole in the (insert noun here)."

We are trying to decide if we want to keep the floor. It is kind of cool in a dated, and homey sort of way. (Not retro, I hate that word)

I still need to get the tub out of there.

Maybe tomorrow.

The toilet has been gone for a year.

It is always funny to direct people into a bathroom with no toilet.

Of course we know where the other is hidden.