One corner done

I know people have been anxious to see pictures, so here's the one finished corner of the baby room.  We may put up a chair rail if I ever finish the mural completely before the baby arrives, though with all the money I'm spending on Sharpies, we may forgo that idea.  Oh, and I also included the crib so people could see the CUTE matching bedding.  I'm so excited that I found a set on ebay for a greatly reduced price!  As always, click on the picture for a much larger view.  :)

Homestudy... check! Profile... check!

    Wow, it's been over 2 months since we've had a significant update, and from here on out it's only going to progress slower.  Last week our homestudy was officially finished with all the paperwork, background checks, fingerprinting and homestudy fees paid up.  It was mailed off to our lawyer, so we can officially start "advertising" ourselves.  It's good for 1 year, so hopefully we will be matched before that time is up so we won't have to renew it!
    Last night I put the finishing touches on our profile, and after two months it is finally done.  I wanted to include a shot of the mural, which is proving to be more difficult than expected.  I've learned a few things so far about painting a mural:

1.  If you want to draw on the paint, don't get the expensive kind that is supposed to be resistant to writing on by little ones.  Duh!  I'm going through Sharpies like candy!
2. Paint the background first, THEN add the characters.  Painting around characters is an insanely long and tedious process!  So much time could have been saved.
3. Start with the small trial size paint jars, not 2 gallon cans.  I bought one for the grass, and one for the sky, and have barely made a dent in either.

I was able to include a picture of part of the room with the profile, and who knows... that might be why we are picked.  Now we wait for the lawyer to get back to us for advice on changes, if any need to be made.  Then it's just a matter of finding the right place to print and bind it (may just go with Staples, as I really want to get things moving), as the lawyer needs 10 copies on hand to start with. 
    Now the question remains, how to be patient while we wait to get picked?  I've already been checking my email obsessively all day hoping to hear back from the lawyer about changes to the profile...