Getting Educated

As part of our home study process, we are required to complete certain education requirements by the state of Wisconsin. I think that each home study agency may have their own way of getting their families complete the requirements -- some require meetings, some require seminars, etc. For our agency, we have a group meeting (coming up soon!), and we watch DVDs and read, read, read. 

We received a binder and a DVD set... we have questions that we have to answer after watching and reading. It feels like being a student! We sat down and watched the first DVD this weekend, and I wish I could say we absolutely loved it... but let's just say that we both took a nap after the first one was done.  Even Andy, who never, ever naps!! The content itself wasn't all that bad, but the delivery was hard to get through. Picture being in a church and the pastor/priest is very, very, VERY animated and every...... single....... word........ is........ enunciated........... and.............. IMPORTANT.......... and LOUD!!  I think I might start talking to my classes that way. They'd love it, I'm sure!

So, one DVD down... three to go. 

There are many, many articles, too -- they cover a range of topics and I'm sure they're just as exciting as the DVDs!! But we'll be working our way through them over the next week or so, and then we'll have to cover them at our home meeting with our social worker.

Each thing that gets checked off the list is another step closer to being parents!!