a small but BIG update!!!!!

We have an interview!

"What does that mean," you ask?  Well, it means that we made a MAJOR cut!  From however many families expressed interest in the child (it wouldn't be uncommon to have 100+ homestudies sent in), we are on THE SHORT LIST!  That means the social workers narrowed the field of potential families to 3 - 5 (or up to 10, but they're only interviewing for 3 days, only in the morning and each interview is an hour and a half or more. . . do the math).

What does that mean?  It means we have a shot at a kid.

Not just any kid, either, this kid is the kid of our dreams.

We're praying in a major way that the child comes home to us.

So, what's next, you ask?

We interview in a week and a half.  They interview the other families over the 3 day period.  Then the social workers meet and "match" the child to the family they feel can best meet the child's needs.  They call that family and ask "Are you still interested?"  If the answer is yes, the family matched to the child gets to meet the child.  Then they start transitioning the child to the new home.  Well, the family CAN back out, but I doubt anyone would back out in this case.  If the family does back out, the social workers call the #2 family.

After transitioning the child, there is an adoptive placement.  Social workers visit you once a month to check things out.  After six months of having the child in the home, the family can file for finalization.  That court date usually comes within a month or so, then YOU'RE FINAL AND THE CHILD IS YOURS.

So, IF we're chosen, they'll call us the next week.  We'll set up a transition plan (usually no longer than a month) and bring our new child home.  Yup, we'd have less than a month to get our home ready for Blow5!!! I refuse to get ready for a specific child until we're matched.

Needless to say, we're on our knees, praying our hearts out!