amazement and apologies

Well our first session on the homestudy is over with and the second scheduled for the first part of December.  Jackie said that we should be approved by mid-December and will be able to start working on getting our kids immediately!  So things really are moving fast!  Jackie actually apologized to us for her workload being so heavy that she couldn't get us approved by the end of the month!  These people are amazing and wonderful!  I am flying high! She said that there is nothing that will hold us back from approval at this point and as soon as all the paperwork is done and returned by all parties then it will be over!  next time she comes out she will do the official inspections (she left us a checklist), take pictures of our property, interview Russ and me separately and then just put the paperwork together!  YEA!!!  WOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!  A fellow Sunday School class member used the phrase "makes my soul hum".....I think that describes it perfectly right now!  My soul is humming and my heart is dancing with JOY!!!