Classes and Preparation

So, Saturday before last, Brian and I headed to Allenmore Hospital to complete our First Aid/CPR/Bloodborne Pathogens Course through Keep the Beat. It was relatively painless and quick. Uncle Mark and Auntie Berta took our girls so we could go. The girls didn't mind because the got to spend some time with the Auntie and Uncle and cousins and they also were able to go swim at Don and JoAnn's. "Hooray for us!" they thought.

Tomorrow, we start our PRIDE training through the state. Because Brian's surgery is scheduled for the 26th of August, we had to reschedule our PRIDE training for the 11-13th and the 18-20th of this month. Our friend Nita has offered to watch our kids for us each of those days. Since then, our Sarah has offered to pick up one or two of those. We love our framily!

Right now, we're waiting on a call from Youth For Christ to let us know when and where to go get our fingerprints done. While we're waiting on that, we're also trying to get our house ready for the homestudy that will come sometime after PRIDE training. For now, we're on the search for some bunkbeds that we can pick up for cheap (or FREE is always good!). If you know of anyone who is in the market to donate some--we need three sets--send our information to them or send them to this blog.

The day after we finish PRIDE, we go in for our TB test. We'll get the results for that the following Monday. We found the best place for us to go for our TB test is at Enumclaw Medical Center. They do it for $18. Best price around that I could find--even better than what YFC knew about. The least expensive place they knew about was for $26. I found that most insurance companies don't cover that test. If they do, it's done as a routine exam with your normal co-pay. FYI.

As we complete these, we'll post on them to let you know how it went.

Please pray for resources for the things we need in order to adopt, for expediency on behalf of those who have a part in the processing of our paperwork (Youth For Christ and the State of Washington) and for favor with them, for our daily tasks being completed while we are spending extra time on this, for our own minds to be able to keep up with all we have going on, for peace to cover our home, and mostly for our relationships with each other and with God to grow as we go through this (and not be damaged or depleted because of it).

We love you!