Homestudy Time

Well, we're expecting a call from our Social Worker tomorrow to set up a date for the homestudy visit. I want it to come quickly, but I'm also stressed about all there is still to do. We are not "clean" people. My house is very used to dust! When we clean up well the kids ask, "Mom, whose coming over?" LOL!

This weekend we cleaned up the kids' rooms really well and got everything vacuumed. But the floors upstairs still look horrible from spills and markers and who knows what else. We were going to try to clean them ourselves but with everything else still to do, we decided to pay a little and have the upstairs floors cleaned professionally. They come tomorrow!

That leaves the walls and the backyard as far as "big" projects go. We are not gardeners. Our front yard is always well kept but beyond mowing we really don't worry about the backyard. It is kid and dog territory. Let's just say it is "well used." I've got the kids outside right now with the goal of filling up two bags of old toys, trash, and branches.

In three adoptions our SW has never set foot in the backyard, so I'm hoping that tradition will hold true. She hates dogs (of which we always have one in the backyard when she comes). She has also never set foot into the garage, or opened a closet. Still, I will clean out the garage and re-fold the linen closet just in case!

The walls. OH MY! Our big kids went through that "writing on the wall" stage in this house. I don't know. Maybe you all are such great parents that your kids never dared do this, but our kids TOTALLY did!!! It didn't help matters that their rooms are upstairs and ours is downstairs--so there was definitely time to do it when adult eyes wouldn't see. The walls are way beyond just being able to scrub. So added to my "before homestudy visit" list is to paint the stairwell, upstairs hall, and 2 of 3 bedrooms. [Now you know why we are paying someone to do the floors!]

All of this would be made so much easier if I didn't currently have "the crud." Not sure what name the crud might take. It hit hard today. Fever, horrible headache, sore throat, lots of drainage. I hope it isn't THE flu and is just a little bug instead. Regardless, I don't have time for this!!! =-)

Anita