Number 8 - The Final Countdown

Appointment 8 and the last one! Our homestudy is over and we are now waiting for August and hopefully our panel date.

This week our appointment covered so much material it was a bit of a whirlwind -contact, diversity and clarification on a number of things already previously covered. We also finally got to see the report from the Prep course which we were less than impressed with. Not only has it taken over 4 months to be produced but it was not dated, the signitures could have been anyone and the English was poor. Plus some of the points made were questionable and indicated that the social workers did not interpret points made in the way they were meant. Luckily we clarified everything and our social worker was more than happy.

We do have plenty let to do including a reference list, some more text for our report plus our reference visits need to be done and then we are going to need a second opinion visit from another social worker. I know that our panel date is only provisional but I am really hopeful that everything can be done on time.

Also in the news this week we said a sad farewell to Andrew’s aunt on Monday after she passed away unexpectedly. My thoughts remain with her family and friends.