Rob and I have been working on the "homework" that we received during our first of two home study classes. We each worked on our stacks separately because we each got copies of the same documents to fill out that required thought and lots of writing! I don't know about Rob, but for me, these documents have really made me think! Some of the questions are HARD...such as "What do you believe to be your strengths?", "What do you believe to be your weaknesses?", "Describe your perception of God and how the perception relates to your lifestyle.", "Describe your feelings about organized religion." - and the list goes on, and on!
These are just a few examples...some of it I sit there and had to really think how to put it on paper. But, for the most part, it's really not that bad.
Tomorrow will be our second home study class. We will get even more paperwork from that class, along with the list of things that we need to do to prepare for the actual home study.
Every step we take makes it feel more real! And, as Rob likes to say in that joking tone of his, "We're really doing this!" ;)
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Monday, February 27, 2012
Friday, February 17, 2012
Home Study Class
Today was our first of two full day "Home Study" classes. I'm exhausted, not necessarily because of today's class, but because of all the chaos (good and bad) that has gone on this week...I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am that it's Friday...the weekend is FINALLY here!
Tuesday (Valentine's Day) was a wonderful day because my niece was born! Happy and healthy, Lily weighed in at 6 lbs. 12 oz. She's a doll! And her big sister, Shelby, is very proud (as are the rest of our family)! This is what my Valentine's Day looked like:
I won't go into all the details about why I'm so happy that this week is just about over, but it involves a set of keys that were lost after they were left somewhere that they shouldn't have been and they included the one and only copy of the door/ignition/remote entry key to my husband's Durango (which ended up costing us over $200 to replace) plus some very hectic days at work made this one heck of a week! The $200 key replacement and $1500 we paid for this home study class made for a very expensive week!!! Somebody needs to win the lotto...hello, anyone out there??
So, like I mentioned above, today was our first Home Study class. There were 7 couples, including us, in attendance. We got to know a little more about the other couples during class and when we all went to lunch together. I actually really enjoyed today!
We covered topics such as: a brief history of adoption, fair fighting skills, communication styles, shared with the group how we met and about our dating/engagement/marriage, we did a personality test and watched a humorous video about the test. I'm sure that I'm missing something, but this is what I can remember right now!
We have another stack of "homework" that they encouraged us to fill out and have ready before our next class, which is scheduled for February 28th. It's not mandatory that it all be complete by the 28th, but they said it would make things easier for us since we'll be receiving another stack of "homework" at the next class. If we complete this in little baby steps, it won't be so bad!
Scanning through our folder right now, the homework includes the following:
Tuesday (Valentine's Day) was a wonderful day because my niece was born! Happy and healthy, Lily weighed in at 6 lbs. 12 oz. She's a doll! And her big sister, Shelby, is very proud (as are the rest of our family)! This is what my Valentine's Day looked like:
I won't go into all the details about why I'm so happy that this week is just about over, but it involves a set of keys that were lost after they were left somewhere that they shouldn't have been and they included the one and only copy of the door/ignition/remote entry key to my husband's Durango (which ended up costing us over $200 to replace) plus some very hectic days at work made this one heck of a week! The $200 key replacement and $1500 we paid for this home study class made for a very expensive week!!! Somebody needs to win the lotto...hello, anyone out there??
So, like I mentioned above, today was our first Home Study class. There were 7 couples, including us, in attendance. We got to know a little more about the other couples during class and when we all went to lunch together. I actually really enjoyed today!
We covered topics such as: a brief history of adoption, fair fighting skills, communication styles, shared with the group how we met and about our dating/engagement/marriage, we did a personality test and watched a humorous video about the test. I'm sure that I'm missing something, but this is what I can remember right now!
We have another stack of "homework" that they encouraged us to fill out and have ready before our next class, which is scheduled for February 28th. It's not mandatory that it all be complete by the 28th, but they said it would make things easier for us since we'll be receiving another stack of "homework" at the next class. If we complete this in little baby steps, it won't be so bad!
Scanning through our folder right now, the homework includes the following:
- Communication Styles: A Self-Assessment Exercise
- Home Study Worksheet: Family of Origin
- Genogram - which gives a brief history of our family genealogy
- Religion & Values worksheet
- Financial Management: The Meaning of Money
- Portfolio: Tastes & Preferences
- Adoptive Parents Personality Characteristics
- Home Study Worksheet: Marriage
- Worksheet for Wife
- Worksheet for Husband
- Supplement to Worksheet: Previous Marriage (which does not apply to us)
- Household Responsibility Checklist
Still a long way to go in this journey, but each step gets us just a little bit closer!!
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