Home Inspection Time . . . April 2011

Since I worked at Family Connections, I knew there was quite a list of things to do in the home.  Some of the items are paperwork related, like being sure you have all the phone numbers on one page for the fire department, doctor, hospital, electric company, etc.  We needed to draw a sketch of our home and yard, and be sure we had a fire extinguisher, first aid kit, and second story ladder in case of a fire.  I remember thinking that we have never been so prepared for a child in our lives!  We also had to be sure all medicines, tools, hazardous fluids, and cleaning supplies where locked up.  We were able to get most of it done before our first social worker visit to our home, but decided to continue to work on the locking up of items until we were closer to having our child in the home.  While what they were asking did take some time, it was somewhat fun and interesting.  But the crazy part was that I was about to go into "hyper-cleaning mode!"  I decided that every part of my home would have to be gone through and cleaned!  So I began and realized that every blind and window was dirty, every cabinet had un-needed items, and every closet needed a good cleaning out, not to mention the garage!  It was a very slow and painful process, but in the end it felt wonderful to know my house was back to being "mine!"  I realized that this was very similar to what I would do before each baby was born and that it was needed once again for our newest addition!