Yesterday we had a home visit with our new adoption worker. I was a little anxious because we aren’t 100% done with remodeling. I was worried we might get in trouble for not having any interior door knobs installed yet. And what if she looked under our bed where I hide things I don’t know what do with—like a Christmas decoration I’m still making? Would we get in trouble for not having enough water in our food storage? Of course I was over thinking things, but that’s what I do. We spent Monday night completing a list of things I’m pretty sure are important:
- Install missing heating vents; check.
- Buy new fire and carbon monoxide detectors (Sam went out to find some at 2:00 in the A.M.); check.
- Maker sure neighbor’s cat’s poop isn’t all over the yard; check.
The visit went really well. There are just a few things we have to take care of like put child locks on the cabinets that hold cleaning supplies. Best of all, I really like our new adoption worker. Although I don’t know her very well yet, I really like her a lot. She’s totally on the ball and seems to realize how important this is to us. She’s genuine and I feel like she can empathize with the ups and downs that come with this whole thing. And she didn’t look under our bed.
