We are now finished with our home study visits and are now just working on getting all the documentation we need.
I have a funny story about the visit last week. Our social worker is more allergic to cats than I am - and we have 3 cats. I planned to take off work a few hours before she came over to de-dander my house. The house was already clean, I just wanted to get out the Hyla to get any pet hair that had accumulated since the night before (cats are short-hair, but no amount of brushing will keep them from shedding), and it also works as an awesome air filter for any dander in the air. I got home and Adam and I decided to get a late lunch. We get back and it’s an hour before she’s supposed to get there. I got out the Hyla, which has a water filter. I hadn’t changed it from the last time I used it. I get in the basement family room and the thing unlatches - and yes, there’s yucky, stinky water everywhere. So, we had to clean that up. By the time it was all cleaned up, there was no time to actually use it for its intended purpose. Luckily it was a beautiful day outside, so we were able to open up all the windows to air it out. On top of it all, the social worker was a half hour late. She kept apologizing, and I kept thinking how happy we were that she was late.
It ended up being really painless. The questions, however… They weren’t painful, I just felt bad we just didn’t have answers to all the questions she asked. Still, we survived, and are now even more excited!