The last few weeks have been super busy with work, so it's good that the homestudy process has gone a little slowly. We now have been assigned a social worker, and we have our first visit on Tuesday. I'm taking a break right now from mopping the floors. I'm trying not to go overboard with the cleaning, but with this month being so busy, the house had gotten really dirty.
We had actually met this social worker before, briefly, when we went to an information session at the homestudy agency. She was giving an overview of all the different country programs. She seemed pretty laid back, so I'm feeling positive about Tuesday's visit. Buki is also doing really, really well - the dogs have been playing together every day. So we just need to buy a fire extinguisher and get the floors to be less crunchy, and we're good to go.
I must be the only person in the world who didn't know about the fire extinguisher. I was told to go get one, and i bought the least expensive one WalMart had on their shelf.
ReplyDeleteDon't over-worry. Homestudy visits, in my opinion, are to make sure you have a CO2/fire alarm and do NOT have a working meth lab. I went a little nutso: super clean, coffee and scones...b/c that's just what we do ;) In the end, it was the least stressful part of the paper chase. Good luck to you! It will be totally fine!
ReplyDeleteI agree - they just want to make sure that you're not a crazed lunatic. Ours was very informal. And, even thought we'd been told about the fire extinguisher and went out and bought one for the occasion, she never even asked to see it! Good luck - I'm sure you'll do fine.
ReplyDeleteKristin
What!?!? We have to get rid of the meth lab?!?!??
ReplyDeleteI agree with the other comments. Don't stress too much. For my home study, my house was the cleanest it has ever been, and I was actually disappointed that my social worker didn't notice that I had dusted every little thing in the house or the even under my bed was clean. It's all about having a safe home. Good luck
ReplyDelete