Buried under paperwork

I have spent the past week or so sifting through what I have and what I need. So many little details need to be cleared up. I checked with our insurance company to make sure a special needs child would be covered under our policy, which she will. I needed to gather a master copy of that insurance anyway, so, two birds with one stone. I still have to send for both our marriage certificate and Tim's birth certificate, but, have plenty of time for that, as it is only for the dossier, we already have sufficient copies of those documents for the homestudy and USCIS, we just need new ones to be authenticated and included for China.

I'm really just focused on the homestudy for right now. The house is great, shows off nicely, so, I will just do a thorough cleaning just before the first visit. I still need to get the outlet covers, we really don't use them since our youngest at home is now 6, so, he may want to see that we have them for a younger child. I know he will ask about the stairways in our house, but, I already had planned on getting gates anyway, for future grandchildren. That and a couple of fireplace screens or something like that to keep the little one away from the two fireplaces.

I really don't expect this process to be smooth at all. Who knows what bumps we are headed for, but, the adoption road is never an easy one, and I am trying to steal myself for what is ahead.