Waiting in July

So here we are waiting....and waiting...and waiting for the homestudy to be finalized.

We took First Aid and CPR training courses, bought our lock box for ALL medications and vitamins, covered the electrical outlets, and put away the knives and harmful chemicals! All of this is in preparation of being Foster Care Certified, hopefully.
Honestly, to all the parents out there, did you do this prior to your bundle of joy coming home? Most parents that I've spoken to didn't AND their children are just fine. BUT, that's okay, we understand this is different because the powers-that-be wants to make sure the children aren't just being handed over to maniacs running around with a cup of clorox in one hand and a knife in another trying to stab every electrical outlet they find around the house!!
I know I am talking crazy but waiting makes you a little coo-coo.

So we wait for the final stamp of approval before we can finally meet our little boy!

On a non-adoption note...
We just got done celebrating the birth of our nation (4th of July) with family and friends. My parents from Taiwan, Paul and Chris, were here visiting for 3 weeks. Mom usually don't visit during the hot Fresno summers but year after year she heard us talking about the awesome fireworks display that can be seen from the backyard, she decided to see for herself this year. Guess what? Say it wasn't so...NO fireworks! We all gathered on the balcony at 9:30-ish anxiously waiting for sparks to fly and it was a big DUD! We think it was due to the economic times but what a major let down.