It came!

   Whoo hoo!  Jarrad is now a licensed driver!  He took his test last Wednesday and passed!  His license is reinstated.  
   Very exciting!  What a relief!  One more step towards normalcy.  
   We enjoyed that for a while until we got the response to our question "What is the time line to getting a van?" from the Vocational Rehab Engineer.  It went something like this:

"we also received preapproval to proceeding with funding your van"

 YEAH!  

 "The next step is for me to generate a preliminary financial agreement that will break 

down the VR and client contributions. We also need a packet submitted to the state office.  

 When the packet gets here, I review it and then send it to the Policy Section for their review.  

My review will be fast because of my involvement in the case.  Part of the Policy review will 

be to send the packet back to DHHS and have the project approved by the Secretary. 

 It’s hard to say how long it will take for the approvals but 1-2 months isn’t unheard of."

  Ok - we can deal with that, right?  1-2 months isn't bad, right? 

"Once approved, the purchase goes over to P&C (Purchasing and Contract NCDOA)

because the amount is greater than $25,000.  The process of bidding, reviewing, 

certification, etc. takes about 2 months after which we at VR Purchasing can issue a 

 PO for the conversion minivan.  Usually, delivery of the minivan is around 30 days or less.  At 

some point before delivery or just after delivery, we’ll start the process of bidding out

 the driver modifications which takes about 2 weeks and issuing a PO.  The installation with 

fittings will take about 1.5-2 months. Then you’ll take delivery of the modified van and 

complete any training left.  So adding up all the times you have 6+ months."

REALLY????  

SIGH.  

I 

can't 

even  . . . 

Please pray that it doesn't take that long.