1st Home Study Appointment

Thursday I had my first meeting with the social worker, Ellen, who will conduct my home study. More paperwork, aghast! More fingerprints needed for FBI background check and other very important documents.  Ellen gave me a good tip about getting extra fingerprinting done so that I have them in case they need to be redone.  Apparently, it is  a common occurrence that you need to re-do fingerprinting, so I'm going to have extras done to be ready just in case. 

I have to write a 4-5 page autobiography which will be a fun exercise, I hope I can write about myself for 4 pages.....and also I need to have all my references written in the next month.  I've asked my friends and sorority sisters Heidi and Kelli to write me letters of reference because they know me really well - warts and all -- hopefully they'll keep our college escapades out of the letter.  Also I asked my coworker Stephanie who I just love so much.  She is my confidant (and my personal nurse) and such an amazing woman.  As well my friend and Bunco partner Debbie!  She is the mother of 2 of my former students and over the years we've become great friends!  I love her whole family and they have always been there for me. 

Also I start my adoptive parent education classes soon.  I have 11 hours of training on-line to do and a 4 hour workshop at the adoption agency in June.  Besides being a requirement for the adoption, I'm really looking forward to learning more abut international adoption and also interested in meeting the other adoptive parents at the workshop.

Now off to bed...going to church tomorrow, my nephew is playing drums in the band!