Getting closer

We just made our first payment! We have raised over $700 dollars online and needed $1,100 by Monday. I asked the woman if we can give $700 now and $400 next Friday (and told her she can see how much we have raised) and she said it would be ok. I can't actually take the $ out of the fundraiser or close it down until Im done and we have a long way to go but it's going well, and Im feeling so much less anxious! We filled out all the forms, got all the referrals in, got our background checks done and cleared, and composed our Welcome letters to the girls! Now all we have do is finish raising the money, have the social worker come (which they arrange, so nothing we really have to do, besides be home when she comes and meet with her) and WAIT to meet these precious kids!! I so thrilled that the boys and Danny seem just as excited (if not more, at times) as I am! I am trying to be prepared, as well as prepare the boys and Danny that it wont ALL be perfect! These two beautiful babies are hurt, and damaged, and have been through things we will probably never fully know or understand, and with that is bound to come some problems, and issues. Hopefully with much prayer, patience, understanding and LOVE we can work through it and help them to work through it, but I need to be realistic and hopefully get Danny and the boys to be realistic without discouraging them. Their excitement is so contageous and unexpected. They talk about it constantly, and literally tell strangers how they can't wait to meet their new sisters! I love their innocence, their acceptance, and their loving nature. Im hopeful all will go well when they meet the girls, and that any issues that arise between them will not be discouraging but motivate them to love even more :)