Getting closer

We are back from a road trip this weekend to grand island for my ten year high school reunion. the kids had a fun time with grandma and grandpa and craig and i got an evening out to visit with my friends. i didn't know what to expect, but it was really good to see people again. i am finding myself very thankful for the great group of friends that the Lord surrounded me with in high school. . . the kind of friends that you can not see for a while and then when you are talking with them it doesn't seem like ten years has passed. anyway, i hope to keep in better touch with them now that i have their contact info. on the adoption homefront, craig and i conspired last night to get a little more agressive with the IRS this week - Ha! still no word on the one official paper we are waiting on in the mail. it is just a copy of a few pages of our income tax form which we forgot to copy after we had signed it and it is taking a LONG time for them to process our request. according to our timeline it could take until july 20th, but our goal this week is to at least confirm that they recieved our request and that they intend to send us the requested papers. NOTE TO SELF - never ever ever ever again overlook the importance of recordkeeping (hee hee!) i am becoming more and more impressed at how hard this whole process would be if craig or i had ever had any legal issues - the Lord has been so gracious to us to keep us out of trouble when we were younger! Hmmm...funny how if we just open our eyes there are so many things to be thankful for, not to mention the little detail that He has offered atonement for our sins that we might know and love Him.