My New Favorite Quote

I came across a quote today that I absolutely love and it seems to fit this journey well.

"Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile I caught hell for."

Earl Warren
(1891-1974)
14th Chief Justice of the United States

Home Inspection Angst

I finally got the information today to schedule my county health department home inspection. It would appear I have some work to do.  Based on this list, it's like a restaurant inspection combined with a "white glove" inspection worthy of a military academy!  My house is clean, but I can't tell you when I last wiped out the inside of a drawer!  I guess I know what I'll be doing all weekend.  Then the dogs and I will have to move into a hotel until they come to inspect the place...

And So It Begins

You may be thinking, "if she feels the need to proclaim her sanity in the title, she must be completely nuts!"  Well, since I began this quest I've been called a great many synonyms for insane by more people than I care to think about. Soooo, I decided to start this blog by stating, right off the bat, I am not crazy.  Since I've chosen adoption over continued heroic medical procedures, and I'm just starting the home study process, ask me again in a few months if I still feel that way!

So far, it hasn't been too bad.  I've signed on with an agency I feel really good about, done all of the required training, completed my pre-homestudy paperwork, and purchased a software package for scrapbooking to develop my "book" for prospective birth parents.  I'm now just waiting for all of the references to come in and the home safety inspection, so I can start the interviews.  I'm really anxious to get it all done so the real wait can begin!  I'll do my best to share my thoughts along the way...