So close...

The meeting today went well, just seemed a little bit of a waste of time in my opinion, but whatever....
Anyway, it appears that we finally have submitted all paperwork and it's all acceptable thus far. So, the USDA will order the appraisal, hopefully today even, and we should have that in about 3 weeks, then we have another meeting. That meeting, in my understanding, is basically to sign papers saying, "Go ahead, build your house, we'll give you money for it when it's done". So, barring any major catastrophe, it looks like we could be in the house on Joe's birthday! So, we're just in a waiting game now based on the appraisal, but we are taking steps forward finally. It was kinda cool though to have the meeting here, because I think that today was the first time she actually seemed to sense the importance of the house for us. She actually came in and said, "I guess it is about time for some more room, huh?" Well - yeah.....
So - again - we are thanking the Lord for His faithfulness, and for giving us hope.....ahh, the hope of a dishwasher, and mouse-free living space..... almost as good as the hope of heaven....