Surprise! I'm very excited because Michael and Mandi told me I'm going to be a big brother. Too bad I don't know how soon it will happen. I guess I'll just have to wait patiently. (I'm not very good at that.) They explained to me that we are going to be adopting a baby as soon as we are chosen. They sent their application earlier this week to their agency, St. Elizabeth/ Coleman, in Indianapolis. Both Mandi and Michael had to get fingerprinted and have physical exams to complete the paperwork. The next step is to be approved and then they will go to an all-day workshop to learn more about the process. After that a home study will be done. That means someone will come here and look at our house and talk to Michael and Mandi, and I will have to be on my best behavior. Next comes the waiting part. We wait for a birth mother to choose us. We aren't sure how long all of this will take, but we are very happy to have things moving forward!
The cabin we stayed in was small, but we liked it. Mandi's favorite part of the trip was shopping for new decorations for the kitchen and Michael's was the ribs he had at Millstone BBQ. We both loved the hot tub.
The weirdest part of the trip was this sign for a chinese auction. We still haven't figured out what that is. Can you really sell Chinese people?
