Home study

Most of yesterday was spent cleaning. By the boys, me, and Richard. Everyone was doing their part, and the house looks good!

The home study is an evaluation of us. Of the home, our family, our kids, our goals. Everything. Before any type of adoption can take place, we need to have a completed home study. In doing that, we have been assigned a social worker who will walk us through this portion of the adoption. She will be the one to evaluate and counsel us, and finally (hopefully) approve us.

Today was the first visit by the social worker that we will be working with.

I've heard horror stories about having your house inspected top to bottom, and I was a bit nervous. Also heard the opposite, where it's a breeze and nothing to stress over. Thankfully, this was the latter of those.

So Richard came home mid-morning. Wyatt went down for a perfectly planned nap (and slept throughout!!), and Brett got to go to Legoland with Aunt Dona for some fun time!

The social worker, Lori, was great; we spent an hour and a half discussing lots of things. Reasons behind wanting to adopt, and our views on various things. Also spent a lot of time on paperwork. Many forms to sign. Many forms to have competed by others (doctors, the kids' teachers, etc). And a large check at the end :)

We meet again in two weeks, where Richard and I will both talk to her again. Separately and then together. And then at some point she'll be chatting with the kids, seeing what the dynamics are (slightly nuts, but hopefully approve-able!).

More family to tell this weekend...