[Victoria Lane]

I'm encouraged that we will find a match for our family, and our case worker said I might be surprised how quickly we will be matched, but I'm on pins and needles as is everyone that is going through this process I'm sure.

Yes, I'm a stay at home Mom, I taught 2-5th grade last year so I could be my sons teacher, but gave notice last week that I won't be back next year. Yeah home again. I loved teaching but my son is moving up to middle school next year so I wouldn't have him in my class. I think we will be home schooling him next year, I'm not ready for the middle school yet. lol.

I have heard about many wonderful families that have adopted though the foster system, and out case workers here seem to be very efficient.

We were in the middle of our home study a few years ago, but I lost both my mother and father 11 weeks apart near the end of the process. I didn't have the energy it would have taken to finish and add to our family at that time, so we put it off for a while. Now I'm back to myself and ready to move ahead full steam. But because we had made the decision a few years ago and are now ready to try again I am even more anxious, I feel like it's been a very long time coming, now we can't finish our classes, I need one my husband needs 3 till Aug-Sept. I guess their taking a summer brake also for classes.

Good luck,
Victoria