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We had our first home visit today, and it went very well! Both dh and I were a tad nervous and talked a mile a minute for the first half hour or so, but everything that came out of our mouths was good. I had made a pitcher of lemonade, but once the social worker arrived, everything else slipped into the background, and I forgot to even offer her a glass. I answered the door with a kitten in my arms who promptly decided to go running over my shoulder to escape, and a mad chase ensued.It turned out to be a nice icebreaker, however! I had been on my way to put the kitten in an upstairs bedroom when the social worker knocked at the door (so that we wouldn't be distracted by her colorful antics), so that's how I happened to be holding her.
Our next home visit is in two weeks. The timing is going to work our great. Our social worker will write up our homestudy and run it by our placement agency while we're on vacation after the second home visit. She said that she'd have it done by the time we get back. Everything is just zooming along! After four years working on adopting a child, it is still amazing me that it is actually happening!
Take care!
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08-10-2006, 06:14 PM #1
MKimRegistered Userhas no status.
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First Home Visit Done -- Hooray!
MKim
Mama to Sarah from Guatemala (3 already!!) and 5
born too soon
Hoping to start the road to fost-adopt to make Sarah a big sister in 2010
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08-10-2006, 09:37 PM #2
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Glad to hear it went well. That's great that she is going to get your homestudy done so quickly for you. I hope everything goes at this pace for you.
Susan
Mom to Anthony:born Jan. 22, 2001 home Sept.15,2001
And to Lyndi, born June 5, 2004, home Dec. 1,2004
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08-12-2006, 12:41 PM #3
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Congratulations on the first home study visit - sounds like it went very well!
Speaking of cats - five minutes after our SW arrived at our home for our home visit, our neighbour - big, brooding, cranky guy - came into our yard - jumping up and down on our deck and yelling - trying to scare his cat - who had gone under our deck - to come out.
I left the SW - looking somewhat puzzled, out our kitchen window, at this big stomping loud scary guy - with my DH to try to help the neighbour. Anyway, made no difference, of course - but it was a somewhat embarassing way to start the home visit.
Jillie
Adopting from China
Home Study Complete: February 27, 2006
Home Study Approved: May 5, 2006
DTC: May 15, 2006
LID: May 18, 2006
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08-12-2006, 01:23 PM #4
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Glad to hear everything went so well!
I had homemade lemonade, sweet tea and cookies for our first home study visit. The SW didn't touch them.Michele, Our Forever Family
Cameron, B Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan, 6/15/02; H 4/10/03
katya B Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan 8/23/94; H 5/14/05
Dante, our furchild, B Oakley, California, 8/06/99; H 9/25/99
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08-12-2006, 02:30 PM #5
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I'll bet the home visit made it all seem more real!
Here's hoping the paperwork comes together quickly!
Congrats & good luck,
PatMom to Grace, born Dec. 2002
Home from Guatemala
6/25/03
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08-12-2006, 06:54 PM #6
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Glad to hear the homevisit went well. Good luck with the paperchase.
Gail, Mom to:
Eric DOB April, 1996
Maia DOB Oct, 2000. Home from Guatemala April 2001
for Mateo
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08-13-2006, 07:35 PM #7
FelizRegistered Useris one happy mommy.
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Congrats on this important milestone. Hope you have that HS in your hot little hands soon.
Claud
Mama to Amazing "C" from Russia
6 years old
Signed up with Agency 7/04, HS Completed 11/04,
I-171H Received 12/04, Dossier to Russia 1/05
Referral 6/05, Forever Mine 10-19-05
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