To begin my home study I had to go through 10+ screens filling out information on "MyAdoptionPortal" which Little Miracles (my home study agency) uses. It's actually a nice system, having everything in one location and being able to submit electronically. I have all of the initial stages done, application fee of $250 paid ... now just to submit all of the pictures it is asking for. I have that on my "TO DO" list for tomorrow! As much as I'd love to complete everything in one day ... that's just not realistic.
For those of you who have asked what is required for the dossier ... here is the list:
This morning I started the process of obtaining my medical forms. I went to the Conroe ISD Health and Wellness Center. They were being super thorough. I think the doctor was feeling the pressure to dot every i and cross every t. The form requires you to do a routine blood test, HIV test, HbsAg Test and TB test. I knew going in I had to be fasting. By the time the doctor completed the physical it was almost 9:00AM. So going in for the labs I was hungry. The lab tech didn't have any butterfly needles and went digging in my right arm. One TINY drop of blood was obtained. She moved on to my left arm. Not even a drop. I was doing fine ... until she started digging in my hand. I started feeling woozy and told her ... I remember putting my head down on the table ... and then hearing voices as I started to wake up. I passed out cold. Ugh. Thankfully they gave me paperwork to get my labs done at Qwest Diagnostics. I planned to get them tomorrow ... until I looked at their website and realized they are closed on Saturdays. So I braved it and went to Qwest after work. Guess who had butterfly needles? Guess who successfully drew my labs! SCORE! The HIV and Hep tests should be back in a week. I just have to get my TB test done at a RediClinic and have it read ... once all of those things are complete the Wellness Center can sign off on my paperwork. Yay!
The funny thing ... after all of that ... I don't think I got one thing checked off the list yet. Hopefully next week I am able to plow through some of the "TO DOs".
Today one of my students drew Bryson his first picture (Anime style of course!) LOVE!
Have a great night!
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