Work was definitely an understatement. We had paper work to fill out , finger printing to get done, medical check ups,  and complete a home study all before we could start our birth mother letters. You may be asking what a birth mother letter is, I will explain that at a later time. I guess I will start with the home study first. We were so blessed that we found a wonderful person in our area that was able to start this process ASAP. We scheduled to meet right after the start of the new year. At our first meeting she told us that we could move  as quickly or slowly as we wanted. We thought the faster the better so that meant we really had to get organized . The home study process was not bad at all. We had a meeting scheduled about every 10 to 12 days. We were scheduled to have 4 separate meetings to complete the home study. Many people have asked " what all is involved in a home study?", well they check the house, we both had to do an autobiography, medical check ups, and FBI/ state clearances/ finger prints. I know it sounds like a lot but my husband is very organized and stayed on top of it all.  I am happy to report that our home study was finished in about 8 weeks!!! This was just one more thing that we could mark off the long list of things we had to complete. As our "to do " list was getting smaller my anxiety started to increase some. I know it sounds weird but when we were busy I didn't have time to think so much about the waiting process.