Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! It's hard to believe that another year has passed by... time must really fly when your having fun :)
We all enjoyed our Christmas break... some of the time with our extended family and other times just us at home - being. We played lots of games, fit in ice skating, and spent some time with friends.
We brought in the New Year at home...playing UNO & watching a family movie. The boys were tucked in hours earlier but Mom, Dad, and the girls were up til just after midnight to wish one another a "Happy New Year", give kisses, and head off to bed. A nice low key night.

Kids head back to school tomorrow...and I think we're all ready to get back on our regular routine. ...Mom & Dad can hardly wait for school to start again.....

On the adoption front:
DJ & I completed our individual interviews. They went well...so much easier than anticipated. :)
Our SW is scheduled to come out this Thursday evening to finish up the last of our home study visits. She will see our home, meet the kids, and ask the girls a few questions. Should be harmless but of course I can't help but fret some, when someone new is coming into our warm but lived in house. :)
Then we'll more thoroughly dive into the stages of completing our dossier. This requires many tangible steps like getting our passports, being finger printed by homeland security, getting newly issued birth certificates and marriage license, etc.
We do have our medicals completed...kids even had to have physicals and mantoux's to check for TB. The mantoux is a prick in the forearm, and is read 48 hours later...positive results leave a red raised bump at the site of injection.
Although pokes are not on the kids (or anyones) lists of wants, they were all troopers and passed with flying colors. And Mom is happy we are able to check off another step on our "dossier-to do" list.

We are hoping to kick this year off with some fund raising for the journey ahead...
And look forward to following the path God has set before us.
Blessing to you all, The Fisher Family