It Has OFFICIALLY Begun...

OH MY STARS!!! We got our 'China Manual' today from Lifeline and it is absolutely ENORMOUS!!! I took the little zip drive or flash drive (whatever it is called) to Staples tonight and had them print out the manual...all 219 pages of it! I would post a picture, but my brain is mush. I got alot of stuff filled out today, read from beginning to page 110 and initialed or signed all that I could in the manual and did some of the required reading (2 hours worth of credit). I made appointments for our medicals and made a list of what mom needs to do. I have contacted the police station and gotten the days and times they do fingerprinting...we are doing that on Friday. That really does not even begin to scratch the surface of what lies ahead in the realm of paperwork...but I am GUNG-HO!! The paperwork will be our 'labor of love', I told Charles tonight--I guess we have officially begun the GREAT PAPERCHASE !!! Everything has hinged on getting this blessed 'manual' and here it is! I must admit, as daunting as it is and as overwhelmed as I was just skimming over all that we will have to do, I am really VERY excited and cannot wait to see what my sweet Lord has in store for our family...

Also, tonight was Max's Christmas program for MMO...he was the most adorable wiseman I have ever seen...pictures tomorrow, I promise:)

Night, night...