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Merry Christmas

I jetted out of school on Friday morning like the devil himself was on my tail... I left my last class to another teacher, so I'm hoping that there wasn't a lot of food left lying around (going away party for a member of the class)...

The moutain pass on the way home was predicted to be bad Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday - if we didn't leave on Friday, we might just miss the holiday entirely. Friday was a great day to travel - clear roads, no snow. Since our arrival, it's done nothing but! It's a freakin' Winter Wonderland out there and I'm loving it. Especially since I don't have to drive anywhere or even scrape my windshield clean.

The night before I left, I had my final homestudy check to become a licensed foster-to-adopt parent. The licensor will write up the report and hopefully all will be done by the middle of January. I'm hoping I'll be adopt a young girl sometime in the coming year. It's a very long, nerve wracking process and I'm sure what's to come will be even more so... but I can't wait to get there!

Merry Christmas
and may the upcoming year be filled with dreams come true!

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The Science Goddess said…
Kudos to you for taking the steps to become a foster parent and look toward making a more permanent (and positive) difference in the life of a child in need. Very inspirational!

I also appreciate your meme tag...but someone tagged me just a few days before you. LOL I did post on it, if you're interested.

I hope your holiday is full of R and R.
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