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Woo Hoo!!! 
July 1. Happy, happy day! It's official! We're finally approved to adopt! Our homestudy/profile information has been reviewed and approved by LDS Family Services. It's now being sent to agencies in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska to be viewed by birth parents. This is a HUGE step! This is the sixth time we've started the "adoption process"–three times through the Commonwealth of Kentucky and three times through LDS Family Services. Something else always seemed to come up. Twice our job schedules changed and we had to drop out of the state-mandated classes. Once we got custody of our three nephews during the process which brought everything to a grinding halt. The last time we finished the classes and were one home visit away from approval before we moved from Kentucky to Washington. It's been very frustrating! After we moved to Washington we waited exactly a year before we started the process again. During that time we had to decide if we still wanted to adopt an infant. Then we had to decide if we wanted to adopt domestically or internationally. We found an international program we were interested in but the program went on hold due to legal issues. Back to the drawing board! We decided on domestic infant adoption but then we had to research agencies and attend open houses so that we could make an informed decision. We finally decided to go with LDS Family Services in Seattle. Now, the 9-month approval process is finally over and it looks like the sixth time's the charm. Granted, we're still not parents. But now we're just waiting to be chosen (much more stressful than elementary school dodgeball teams choosing sides during recess). It could be 2 years from now or it could be a month from now. Either way, we can't wait until the day comes that we finally have a precious child! Anyway, below are a couple of adoptions links that may be of interest to you:
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