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L12abellL12abell member
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We got our application in the mail today!  I didn't realize we'd need to send pictures of every room this early.  Now I'm stressed, I thought we'd have time to spruce things up before we made our profile and before the home visit.  We've lived here two years, but we still don't have window coverings (mostly mini blinds that came with the house), we haven't painted any of the extra bedrooms or either bathroom, and we need new flooring in the living room, etc. etc.  We have a lot to do.

Did you all have to send pictures of your home with your application?
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Re: Application

  • Dr.LorettaDr.Loretta member

    We did not, but as they say, every agency is different.

    I would not stress about things like window coverings and paint. When we did the homestudy, we told the SW that our sitting room off our MBR would be the nursery, and after 5 months we moved her across the hall (to an unpainted room with standard mini-blinds).

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  • Flamingo86Flamingo86 member
    I have never even heard of this, but I am new to the process.

    Like Dr. L said, I wouldn't worry about curtains and decorating and such. I think as long as the rooms look safe and relatively clean you are fine.

    Good luck!

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  • aligrossaligross member
    We haven't sent any photos of the house in to our agency! That just seems crazy to me if you are just in the application process... 

    Began the Adoption process 4/2013
    Home study Approved 12/2013
    .... and the wait begins! 

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  • JoshKrisAdoptJoshKrisAdopt member
    Interesting. We didn't need to do that. We put pictures of our home in our finished profile but for the home study our case worker just came to the house and inspected. I would have to imagine cosmetic things won't make a difference in the long run. Maybe you could include a letter with the pictures saying you have plans to make changes and then send updated pictures later on. https://joshandkrisloveadoption.blogspot.com/
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  • maryoosamaryoosa member
    We didn't have to send them pictures of our home. Our social worker saw the apartment when she visited our house.
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  • bumpuser794640bumpuser794640 member
    We had to send pictures of the front of the house, backyard, nursery, living area, dogs, and ourselves with the application/home study packet.
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  • sarahtoledosarahtoledo member
    The grocery store??  How odd!  

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    Home study approved 5/13, now just waiting...

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