Mission Possible!!

Two Fridays ago, Ethiopia felt like it was galaxies away. There was so much to do and so many things that felt like they were just out of reach. I was almost paralyzed with the have-tos that I couldn't even begin to think about the should-dos.
But I am excited and a little proud to say that almost all of my paperwork is done! So far I have completed the following:

1. Adoption Agency Application
2. Home Study Agency Application
3. Information Release
4. Immigration paperwork and fingerprinting
5. Signed Home Study Agreement
6. FBI Fingerprinting
7. Maryland State Police Fingerprinting for Gold Seal Letter - Adoption
8. Child Abuse & Neglect Registry Clearance
9. Medical report for Home Study
10. Income Tax Returns
11. Financial Statement
12. Copy of birth certificate
13. An environmental inspection
14. Autobiography
15. Employment Verification
16. Four reference letters
17. Family Profile
18. Maryland Driving Record
19. Guardianship Plan
20. Child Support Enforcement Clearance
21. 10-hours of pre-adoption training
22. Adoption Agency Employer Reference
23. Adoption Agency Medical Health Verification
24. Written statement of agreement with post-placement requirements

Which leaves the following:

1. Home Visit - which is on Thursday
2. Fire Safety Inspection (Hope the fireman calls me soon!)
3. Statement of why an Ethiopian Child is preferred
4. Home study agency's commitment for post-placement requirements (should get on Thursday)
5. Banker's Statement (getting on Thursday - thanks MOM!)

Five more things and all I will have to do is wait, oh and...dream about my daughter, finish her room, register her for the right daycare class and about a million other fun things that I have waited my whole entire adult life to do!

My point is that just when I thought I would never be done, it turns out this is all actually, really, truly, going to HAPPEN!!!!