New Horizons adoption agency is licensed in South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota, therefore, Jenny, Alex, Nicky, and I found ourselves on the road to Blue Earth, in southern Minnesota for an all-day seminar on Friday night. Without Joe, Sheila, Herb, and Florence in town, we planned to stop in Northfield to pick up Emily Schmitz, who would watch the boys while Jenny and I were in the meeting. Unfortunately, the drive to Northfield was very long because of slow traffic. The wind was blowing snow over the wet roads and making them a little icy. We finally did pick up Emily, but didn't arrive at our hotel until 10:00. On the positive side, we were welcomed by the Jolly Green Giant.
Saturday was busy, and we heard from several couples who had adopted recently through New Horizons. Jenny and I would like to adopt domestically, but we are still holding out hope that Guatemala opens up soon, because that would also be an option. Emily did great with the boys--they went swimming, played in the McDonald's playland, and even did some shopping at WalMart.
Our home study begins this month, and if everything goes as planned, we should be "paper-ready" by the end of spring. At that point, we just wait for a referral.
2 comments:
Hi Doug, Was glad to get the news of your trip to Blue Earth! I thought the Green Giant was at Le Seuer! We are glad your adoption process is moving along well. Our experience with adoption sure was a positive one. God bless you and Jenny. We are happy for you, and wish you the best. Really missing all of our Minn. family! We are enjoying our visit here though.
That is awesome guys! We are excited to hear how it all progresses. Keep us posted!
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