So Anthony and I had our first interview with Boys & Girls Aid yesterday. Needless to say we were both nervous and were wondering exactly how in depth this was going to be. I learned that I hate driving downtown especially when I have no clue on where I am going. I know the downtown area pretty well but getting to BGAID was especially difficult. I knew I should have had something to eat other than the oatmeal and coffee from the bistro at work. We managed to get there in one piece however. From now on Anthony is going to drive there, as I hate all those little twists and turns it takes to get into that part of Portland.
Our Adoption Clinician, Elizabeth, was wonderful during the interview. She was extremely nice and personable and quickly put us at ease. I have to say out of the two of us, Anthony was definitely the talker while I just absorbed the information and stayed mostly quiet… There was a running joke about the date since we had to sign all sorts of paperwork. Some of it was just everyday stuff such as their policies and what to do if we have a complaint to specific rules on what type of discipline is acceptable. We also have to take Sam in to have his fingerprints taken and have a background check on him as he is living with us and will be a part of our home study. She also gave us a complete checklist (which Anthony loves) of different things we need to get before she can write our home study.
Overall it was ten times easier than I thought it was going to be. There is the small matter of answering in depth a whole list of 127 questions delving deep into each of our private lives but that should be something that we can work on together.
