Stahlke Adoption

Another Home Inspection

Our case worker comes to the house today at noon for another post-placement visit. She will check that our tap water temperature is not too hot or cold. We also have to show that all our smoke and carbon monoxide detectors are in working order. Lastly, the hallways have to be clear for fire egress.

While she is here, we talk about the children's challenges and achievements, for she is very experienced both in child development and adoption issues. She is also the expert on whom we rely for procedural details of Kola's adoption paperwork in Illinois.

So . . . we spent a lot of time yesterday cleaning. The children's rooms and the upstairs hall look about the best they've been since the children came. The basement is another story, however, since the bags of trash and discarded toys go there until I can sort through them. It's amazing what the children inadvertently throw away. Luckily, the basement is not the part of the house that our case worker needs to inspect!

posted by Stahlkes @ 9:56 AM