Crossed Fingers, Arizona (still!), Medical Exams

Donald is still in Arizona.

Being apart doesn't technically make the process more difficult, but it does have the ability to make things seem that way.

We're still not sure exactly when he'll be home. The Army can be counted on for many great things, but punctuality is not among them. I keep reminding myself that he'll be back, and that this is not permanent. Still, not having a date makes the certainty of his return seem... uncertain, I suppose. I like solid dates (even if they turn out to be inaccurate), because they give my wandering imagination somewhere to go. So along with my husband's impending return, I also find myself constantly wondering when our SDA appointment will be. Will I need to pack a winter coat, or shorts and sunscreen? Never mind that the soonest I'll need to begin packing is January - by golly I want to start THINKING about what I WILL pack. It's not crazy, it's efficient, completely reasonable, and perfectly normal of me.

I like planning. It relaxes me.

Don't judge.

We've already sent all our documents in for the home study... well, everything except for our medical exams. I've been putting if off until Donald comes home, so we can both go at the same time. We're hoping that our home study provider will begin writing everything up in the mean time, completing what he can so that when he finally does receive the last piece, he'll be able to wrap it up within days. On average, his turnaround is 3-ish weeks, so we're crossing our fingers and toes that those 3 weeks began with everything else being submitted, and not from the day we get the last form to him.

Home Study Progress

Well, Donald is still in Arizona. We're not sure when he'll be back, but our best guess is in 2-ish weeks from now.

As of today, everything for the home study has been submitted except for our physicals. We'll be getting them as soon as Donald returns. Turnaround on the home study, we've been told, is roughly one month. Assuming that he starts on the process tomorrow (and then wraps it up within a week of receiving our physicals), the home study should be ready to go by early September.

It's now time to get in contact with our facilitator to find out what steps need to be taken to get our documents translated, and how long that will take.

Home Study Stuff

I have paperwork sitting in front of me that needs to be finished. We are ALMOST done with the home study. Just a few more forms and we're DONE. What's left is nothing too overwhelming for the normal person, but I look at it and feel like imploding. Even the smallest thing right now feels like too much.

It won't take that long, and every moment I wait to finish it is a moment longer that Little Winn waits for us.

So why is it not done already...?!?

The human mind (okay, my mind) baffles me.

The home study process is so intrusive and emotionally draining. On a reasonable level I understand it all. It's there for a purpose, and I'm grateful that they screen parents so thoroughly. But still, it can become bothersome. Do they really need to know, in detail, what my biggest disappointment in life was? Or how often we have "relations"?

I just want to stick my head in the sand.

They're not asking that much from me, but I'm a sensitive (and slightly lazy...) soul, I guess. I just get overwhelmed so easily, and I'm definitely there right now.