Disappointment, Setbacks, and starting our Home Study

It has been exactly one month since we turned in our application to CAWLI. During our intake interview, we voiced concerns about using a different agency to do our home study simply because we would feel more comfortable with a social worker who knows CAWLI procedures and needs. So, we waited until now to hear back from Meg about their social worker here in Florida (who was on vacation until recently). To our surprise and dismay, unfortunately, she is unable to do our home study for us. So we are left scrambling to find another agency to complete the home study for us, trying to make up for all the time lost waiting for the CAWLI social worker. Fortunately, yesterday, Meg gave me a couple of contacts for agencies who could do a home study for us.

After several e-mails to different home study agencies, I was contacted by Florida Home Studies and Adoption, Inc late yesterday afternoon. They have agreed to complete our home study and have a social worker located right here in Melbourne! I sent in the application this morning, so I am hoping that we can be well into the swing of things by the beginning of next month!

So yesterday was a mixture of emotion, from disappointment, to frustration, to elation! It amazes me how quickly things can change during this process! So we are back on track after a very small bump in the road! YAY!