Update - Back in FL

We are out of the cold and back in sunny Florida.  We had a lot of fun spending time with family...and we are excited to go back in three weeks for Christmas.  We love coming back to our nice weather, but I really hope for some snow at Christmas.  Lupe LOVES the snow...and chasing deer.  I am interested to know if she will try to chase them again this year or if she will remember how big they actually are. :)

On to adoption news.  I mailed a few documents that had to be certified by the Secretary of State before we left for Iowa and when we returned we already had them back in our mailbox certified!  Also, previously we heard that we needed our background checked in Texas.  While in Iowa we also found out that we needed to fill out the forms to have this accomplished, and these forms needed to be notarized (in FL).  So I had these forms finished today and they will be put in the mail tomorrow.  I hope that Texas completes these checks quickly, but on the documents they say it could take up to 30 days.  Let's hope they are a little faster than that.  Until those background checks are done, we are on hold.

First Delay

So this is what they mean when you hear that you should expect delays in the adoption process.  Our Home Study document is technically finalized, but since we haven't lived in Florida 5 years yet they had to get some background checks done in Texas.  Unfortunately, there was a fax issue and the request didn't go thru.  We could be delayed another two weeks until they receive the info back.  They did say it could take up to a month initially, so I guess if she wouldn't have emailed me that there was a delay, I wouldn't have known any better. :)
On a more exciting note, we are leaving on Friday to come back to Iowa.  We are going to another Hawkeye football game and then staying thru Thanksgiving.  We are excited to be able to spend Turkey Day with family!!