JJ called us this morning. He had located our homestudy and had a few questions for us. He asked about my graduate school and how the loss of my income would affect the household. He asked about the peeling paint in the dining room that was higher than my head. He asked about what he received from the EB police department about what happened seven years ago. We had been accused of neglect by an anonymous neighbour that the police and adult protective service found groundless. In fact no one had filed a report, just a notation of the call.
He was going to run it to his supervisor today and if his supervisor had any concerns they would call this afternoon. If not, JJ was sending our paperwork to Trenton to Office of Licensing, our last hurdle to become adoptive parents.
The minute hand of the kitchen clock staggered like a drunk while the hour hand seemed to be playing catch up as the afternoon limped along. Five o' clock felt like fifty years in the distance. The afternoon passed into evening. The phone was mute.
We have passed our homestudy. We are ready to become parents in the eyes of the state of New Jersey. Now they come to pass our home in the coming week after a final inspection.
The past no longer holds me back. I have escaped it's snares. I was straightforward and honest and have been vindicated.
WE ARE GOING TO BE PARENTS !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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