Still going...

Things are still moving along.  We had our first home study visit on Sunday.  That was really an interesting process.  Our social worker asked us many questions about our backgrounds and our motivations for adopting.  She even interviewed Boo on her feelings toward the adoption.  I found the whole thing facinating.  We have to have at least 2 more visits before the process can be complete.
We  also finished our adoption education credits this week.  We took a class on adoption and parenting adopted children, read numerous articles and we read a book that included an online test.  All were very interesting and I feel much better prepared on what to expect.

For those of you who have been watching the news, there was a case recently where a mother returned an adopted child to Russia.  Obviously, Russia did not approve and has threatened to freeze US adoptions.  After lots of prayer on our part, we have decided to continue moving foward with Russia.  This is a risk, but it is our hope that this incident is viewed as isolated, and we hope that the dialoge it initiated between Russia and the US will result in better protection for children in the end.