Home Study Complete!!!

So after a few weeks of silence we finally have exciting news to announce!! Our home study is complete!!

Seeing the word "done" on that paper made a wave of peace pass over me. We've strived and longed for this day, this email, this news!!

If you recall, our last visit was August 26th. You see there has been such a long silence because our home study agency made two more mistakes (for a total of 6) on our home study which we had to revise before it would be accepted by our placing agency, the one person who can sign off also took a vacation in the middle of it causing further delay.

But finally, the day has arrived and we are so excited to move forward onto the next step which unfortunately involves A LOT of waiting. But we are one major step closer to our referral!!

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