We're still adopting--breath! ;-) Gotcha, didn't I?
Well, it's official. I am sick as a DOG! I even went to the doctor. Not strep. Not the flu. Some other "really nasty" throat thing. He's not sure if it is viral or bacterial, but he said my throat looks like "hamburger." Lovely image, right? He said it will be at least 48 hours until I begin to feel better.
At the moment I am pumped up with 3 different kinds of medicine. I even broke out the "big" pain pills I have from when I had a tooth pulled. So I'm in a window when I actually feel like sitting up and writing to you all! Still, I have common sense. If it will be Friday before I feel any better, the walls will NOT be painted in time for a Monday homestudy visit.
I cried. But common sense prevailed. I called our SW and told her we needed to reschedule. I was shooting for a week later. But SHE didn't want to reschedule. Seems that she has planned a whole day in Tulsa round our homestudy visit (she's driving from 2 hours away). So what did I do? I caved and told her the truth. I told her that my walls were covered in kid writing and I wouldn't have time to paint before Monday.
She laughed! She said, "Anita, I raised 4 boys. Do you think my walls don't have writing on them?! Just keep the hall ligh off when I walk upstairs!"
So this is our truce. She will "get" to come on Monday like she wants, but she will look the other way at writing on the walls and dust bunnies in the corners. The pressure is off! [Well, not really. But she wants it to be. I will still be a mess and work as much as I can to make the house perfect.]
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NO more tricks like that! I almost threw up when I read this!=)
ReplyDeleteSo sorry you're feeling so yucky! Hoping whatever it is you have goes away soon!!
ReplyDeleteWhen our social worker came for our homestudy visit it was literally just days after we moved in. I worried...but there just wasn't anything I could do about it. I warned her that we just moved it and that our house really looked like we JUST moved in!
You do what you gotta do...and the truth is...she didn't care. She'd worked with us before and she understood our situation, so all was good.
I am so excited for you that your homestudy is so soon! Of course, I hope you get well super fast so you can be at your best for the visit and that you will try to cut yourself some slack! Easier said than done though, right?!
ReplyDeleteTake care my friend! Kendi is on her way...
Amy