I've started supporting another charity today. I thought I would post this here as well. Although we have put our preference for a boy and will accept a match with a girl, I think this very important. Please see "Because I am a Girl".
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Our Home Study is Being Submitted
Bob is home from Albania and we've just signed off on our Home Study. We'll return the paperwork tomorrow and I'm going to double check there are no errors in it before it's submitted. So, we're getting one step closer.
I've started supporting another charity today. I thought I would post this here as well. Although we have put our preference for a boy and will accept a match with a girl, I think this very important. Please see "Because I am a Girl".
I've started supporting another charity today. I thought I would post this here as well. Although we have put our preference for a boy and will accept a match with a girl, I think this very important. Please see "Because I am a Girl".
Saturday, 21 April 2012
Our Home Study is Complete - We just have to sign off
We've received a message that our home study is complete and we need to read through it and sign for it before it can be sent to the provincial government for approval. We were going to try to make it over to our agency and do this in the office last week, but we ran out of time. Bob's heading to Albania to work until the third of May, so they're going to send the papers to us in the mail and we'll have to get him to sign them when he gets back. Once we send this in, we'll have to wait for 1 - 2 months for approval. So, it looks like we won't know whether we've passes until June or July.
Friday, 6 April 2012
Our Home Study Report is in the Writing Stages
Our Social Worker has finished our series of interviews with us and has written our Home Study Report, which is now in the editing stages. We'll be asked to review the final draft and sign off on it before it gets sent in to Children's Services. Once we're approved, we can send the approval and report to One World Adoptions and request the match to our child in DRC. The report will be in the hands of Children's Services with our Provincial Government for about 4 - 6 weeks, so it will likely take another 2 months for approval.
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
Our Second Meetings for Our Home Study
Today we have our 1:1 meetings/interviews with our Social Worker at the Adoption Agency. I don't feel anywhere near a nervous, as we've already started the process and we know what to expect for this meeting.
The timing for this meeting is great, as we leave for Mexico tomorrow morning for just over one week. It's a much needed holiday for the two of us where we can spend time together and get our minds off of the stresses we've encountered the past few months.
The timing for this meeting is great, as we leave for Mexico tomorrow morning for just over one week. It's a much needed holiday for the two of us where we can spend time together and get our minds off of the stresses we've encountered the past few months.
Friday, 17 February 2012
The First Meeting of Our Home Studay
On Friday, February 10, our Social Worker, Sterna, came to our home to ask us some questions and see where we live. She first came in and sat down at our kitchen table to explain the process and we then did a tour of our home so she could see it. After the tour was done, we went back to our table (where I served Tea, Coffee, and Mini Crave Cupcakes) and we proceeded with the interviews. She asked us questions on our personalities, how we saw ourselves and how we saw each other. She asked us questions about our families and our experiences growing up.
I was nervous for the meeting, because I didn't know what to expect. It went well. We have our next meetings, which are individual meetings with Sterna at the Agencies office this Tuesday evening. She will meet with each of us for an hour and ask some more personal questions.
We would have one meeting after that as a couple and then they will work on completing our Home Assessment report to be sent to Children Services with our provincial government.
I was nervous for the meeting, because I didn't know what to expect. It went well. We have our next meetings, which are individual meetings with Sterna at the Agencies office this Tuesday evening. She will meet with each of us for an hour and ask some more personal questions.
We would have one meeting after that as a couple and then they will work on completing our Home Assessment report to be sent to Children Services with our provincial government.
Sunday, 5 February 2012
Getting Ready for Our Home Study
I've recently resigned from my position in New Home Sales and I'm spending the next week cleaning and getting our home ready for our Home Study. Our social worker will be coming by at 6 pm on Friday, so we need to make sure our house is in order and we're ready. This is what I'm currently working on:
1) I will be cleaning out our closets and donating used clothing and shoes
2) I will be donating and recycling old textbooks (I've saved every textbook from University, which are out-dated now and collecting dust).
3) I will be re-arranging furniture to make our home more child friendly
4) I am taking a TOFL course. This course is not necessary, but would be helpful. I've always wanted to take it and now is a good time.
5) I'm completing our Self Essays, which need to be done by this Friday.
6) I will also have to drop off a couple more documents with our agency.
1) I will be cleaning out our closets and donating used clothing and shoes
2) I will be donating and recycling old textbooks (I've saved every textbook from University, which are out-dated now and collecting dust).
3) I will be re-arranging furniture to make our home more child friendly
4) I am taking a TOFL course. This course is not necessary, but would be helpful. I've always wanted to take it and now is a good time.
5) I'm completing our Self Essays, which need to be done by this Friday.
6) I will also have to drop off a couple more documents with our agency.
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