Home Visit

My brain is fried, so this will be in list form.

1. The Foster Care license worker called for directions and was late. I immediately felt better about things.
2. She loved my doggies. So of course, she’s a good person in my eyes.
3. She kept on saying how she loved the way I decorated our house, the colors, the window treatments, the storage, etc. She couldn’t say enough good things.
4. She actually read my autobiography and said she was impressed because she shares the same philosophy on child rearing as me. I was very happy with that.
5. Most of the visit dealt with paperwork. Many pieces we had already sent and were lost in the shuffle, including one of my three references.
6. They still have to do an “environmental check” which basically means testing the water, as well as the septic system. I thought Rob might gouge my eyes out when I admitted that our septic is not up to current code, but is grandfathered in. We may have to upgrade our entire system because of that. But they would have eventually found out. And as so many people have told me, if it’s not meant to be right now, then it’s TOTALLY a God thing and not because Rob and I are not qualified to be parents.

In other news:

1. We went to Rob’s mom’s house for ice cream and to see his 90-year-old great aunt. She LOVES Rob and as soon as he walked in the house, snuggled up to him and started almost shouting, “Rob! Rob! Oh my honey! I love you Rob. You’re so sweet to come and visit me, my Rob. Rob! Oh Rob!!!!!!” It was all too cute! BTW, his Aunt is mentally about a 5th grader. But soooooo sweet!
2. I have a roaring migraine. But it usually happens after the stress is gone. So YAY for me not being stressed.
3. God was with me this whole day. I felt His presence all day long. OK He’s always with me, but I don’t always feel it like I did today. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO PRAYED FOR ME!!!!!
4. I am annoyed with my parents who are so worried about Rob and me that they actually don’t want this license to go through, “until your lives settle down a little bit.” But that is completely crazy, because after this week of working Downtown Detroit, and the next two of being in seminary in Ohio, and the next two weeks of him working in Lansing, then he’s STILL going to be working at two jobs and I am still going to be working full time and taking piano lessons (which takes up and inordinately huge chunk of my time and focus).

I have to go to bed. I am toast.

**hugs**