posted by K | filed under Adoption, Travel | 1 Comment

Last Monday after the social worker left, we decided to do something to reward ourselves and take a break after all the hard work to prepare for the home visit, something we won’t be able to do on the spur of the moment once our baby arrives in the not-too-distant future.
We booked a room […]

posted by K | filed under Adoption, Organization | 4 Comments

Tonight was our home visit. For the past few days, D has been off work, so - between the Christmas parties and cookie baking for said Christmas parties - we have been cleaning, decluttering and projectifying nonstop. It’s an understatement to say our house has been a whirlwind of activity.
Fortunately, the outcome of all […]

posted by K | filed under Adoption, Organization | 2 Comments

We found out the date of our home study - just one week from now! - so the work continues, and my nervousness ratchets higher with each day. Even while my head is fairly confident everything will be fine, my stomach is not so sure.
Today I cleaned up the cluttered living room, and D […]

posted by K | filed under Adoption | 1 Comment

If anyone has tried to comment in the last couple of days, please try again. I accidentally changed something in my moderation settings that was blocking everyone! :)

posted by K | filed under Adoption, Bathrooms, Organization, Ooh, Pretty! | 8 Comments

We weren’t planning to do anything else to the half bathroom to prepare it for the home study. I’d already cleared off the counter, cleaned everything, and organized the closet. But then I made the mistake of telling my mother about it. Lately, she has been an overflowing fount of unwanted advice. I think […]