Home Study Visit # 2

After a delay in getting started, we finally started our second home study visit. We started off chatting about our support network - family, friends and colleagues who we could rely on physically and emotionally.

We then did a preliminary health and safety questionnaire, highlighting a few areas which would require some work before panel - e.g. cupboard and drawer locks and oven locks in the kitchen; stair gates; fire extinguisher etc etc

We were reminded that we needed to get the 3rd bedroom cleared of all the clutter and I tried to pin the SW down to timeframes. I thought we would have 6 months or so to get it cleared but SW reckons 2-3 months maximum, so we'd better get cracking.... if only DH would let me in there!

We have today received in the post a Child Protection long distance study pack. One each, which needs to be completed and the test papers sent back to the UK for marking. Apparently it is new procedure for all new adopters to complete. I am not moaning - it can only help can't it.

We have just joined the BAAF and Be My Parent magazine. There are quite a few children on the online version - two come to mind. One is a 1 year old 'dual heritage' boy who sounds lovely and is really cute. The other is a sibling group of 3 boys - aged 12, and twins of 4 yrs. I think the first one is more suitable at the moment as three boys are likely to be such a shock after no kids!

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