The Big Inspection

So, we had our house inspection! It was on April Fool's Day, and we figured that if anything went wrong, we'd just say it was a joke. The real joke was that Daniel helped me "decorate" a room for our inspection, just to be silly. For anyone who doesn't know what the inspection involves, let me enlighten you.

First, we had the interview part of our homestudy with our caseworker Lauren a couple of weeks ago. She asked us all sorts of personal questions, both as a couple, and in individual interviews. We passed. As we finished talking, she asked us when we would like to do our home visit. I was really thinking I wanted some time to prepare for it, but then I realized it would just make me more nervous to wait. So, we scheduled for the soonest day that worked for both of us.

Preparing for the visit, I cleaned everything! I even washed the bathroom walls. By the way, the Queen of Clean recommends mixing two parts water and one part liquid fabric softener in a spray bottle for removing build up on bathroom walls (hairspray, dust, etc). Check out her other great ideas at http://www.queenofclean.com/tips.php.

I was glad that I prepared thoroughly, because Lauren looked at everything! It was mostly a safety check, though. She checked out where keep our cleaning supplies and any type of medication. She wanted to see smoke detectors, a carbon monoxide detector, outlet covers, a gate on the stairs, and even window well covers. Literally, she had to look in every closet and every room. I'll admit our house wasn't spotlessly clean, and some of the closets are kind of cluttered, but our house is very kid-friendly and was approved. Mostly, it's just a relief to have it all done. Our next step is to finish our birth parent letter and picture collage, so they can give those to other caseworkers who have birth mothers that might be interested in us.