Russian Adoption Diary: home study coming

Tuesday, December 20, 2005

home study coming

We just heard from our home study agency. They are going to be calling us in the next few days to do the home study. Our references are all in, as well as our background checks. She's ready to come see us. I'm a little nervous and don't quite know what to expect. She said not to worry. It's just such a busy time of year. We'll be gone on Christmas vacation a few days next week and of course, the house will not be normal with all of the decoration and gifts. Do you know what it's like to put away new toys and gifts for four children? It takes a while. ;-) I think I might leave all the decorations and stuff up and not worry about taking them down until after it's over.

We also just found out that our adoption agency has a small video of the boys. We're hoping to be able to view it soon. How exciting!! They said it's too late to send presents for their birthday, but we could donate some money to get them a birthday party. We're not sure about that.

Well, I guess that's all for now. I hope to have a fundraiser total soon. The ladies running it said they wanted to suprise us and tell us at the end. They have been so generous and kind. I am truly grateful. Once the homestudy is done, I plan on going full speed ahead applying for grants. That should be fun!

Merry Christmas! I hope your holiday is a holy day remembering the birth of the Savior.

posted by 6blessings @ 6:51 AM

2 Comments:

At 9:47 AM, Elle said…

Kim,
Don't fret the homestudy. It is a piece of cake. Leave the Christmas decorations up! Make the house seem more festive. The social worker isn't looking for a spotless clean house. She is just looking for a good place to raise a child. You will do just fine.
Wonderful news about the video. You will end up watching it over and over and over...
Blessings, Lisa
At 1:35 PM, Rhonda said…

I echo lisa here. Our social worker told us that she just has to make sure you don't have trash piled to the ceiling. I scrubbed and scrubbed and she never looked very closely. My bathtub was spotless, but she never pulled back the curtain, LOL. Its really a breeze.