Home Study Visit

We survived the visit! She arrived about 15 minutes early on Monday and I took her on the "tour" of our house. Thankfully, we installed smoke detectors in all the bedrooms,added 2 carbon monoxide detectors, and another fire extinguisher to the house. She wanted to see it all. She also wanted to know which bedroom would be the nursery. That was kind of strange to me. I guess because I've always kept my heart guarded about where a baby would actually "go" in my house. 
We then sat down with her and endured about an hour of questions. Some sample questions: 

• Where did you go on your honeymoon and how long did you stay?
• How many attendants did you have at your wedding and what was it like?
• What does a fight look like at your house? 
• How often do you pray together?
• What are your strengths and weaknesses as a husband/wife?

Those are just a few. After she left, I felt so relieved that it was over. Then we had to work on our autobiographies before we can meet her (separately) for the next visit. I finished mine and it was five pages. Whew!
I guess one great thing about having your home inspected is that at least your house is spotless for a while. I was so concerned about cat hair that I actually put beach towels on the tops of the sofas so they couldn't shed on them. That way I could take the towels off before she got there and ta-da! Spotless sofa! But you know what happened as soon as I put the towels on...

Of course! They got right on top of the towels! Monday was also my husband's birthday. We celebrated on Sunday with his parents and brother (whose birthday is three years and 364 days before his). Here are the birthday boys..

Monday night we ate down at the river with my mom who made him his second birthday cake. Here he is about to dig in...

We had a relaxing evening. (sorry about the picture quality...taken with the phone). 


I'm so glad to be moving along in the process. While on vacation, I read several great books (which I will talk about in later posts). One of them was Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families & Churches 


It was fantastic and I would highly recommend it for anyone who is considering adoption or knows anyone considering adoption. It makes a lot of comparisons between adoption and our adoption as Christians. It is a must-read!


Have a great evening!