Crisis averted...times three

Today was our licensing visit. To say that I was a little anxious would be an understatement. Even though we've been through this before with CJ's adoption, the expectations were higher because we are being licensed through Clark County. I was paranoid that we may have missed something. The last thing I wanted was to have a reschedule this appointment because of a stupid mistake.

For the past few days, we've been cleaning, organizing, and double checking the safety requirements. Yesterday morning, Matt pointed out that our liquor cabinet sits in our living room. While it has a "childproof" lock on it, CJ has no problem getting in. Oops! I'm guessing that the Licensing Dept. would not look kindly on open access to wine, rum and whiskey. Thankfully, we managed to reorganize a bit and moved it all to a high shelf in our pantry. Crisis averted.

The licensing worker arrived and we sat down to begin the visit. After taking care of some paperwork, we started walking around the house. With just a few minor things to change as we walked around, I was feeling pretty good. Then, we got to the 1/2 bathroom downstairs. It is required that we have a "key" to open the door from the outside. We have no such key, and there are three bathrooms in the house. Luckily, she said that we could buy them and e-mail her pictures, and she would not need to return. Second crisis averted!

As we went upstairs, I assumed we would be in the clear. After all, we had installed our second fire extinguisher, purchased a fire ladder, and had all of the necessary baby items. We were doing well until we attempted to test one of the smoke detectors. Matt pushed the button, and...nothing but a very faint beep. Nooooo! That's ok, we'll just test another one. We heard the same faint beep. Ugh, not good! Our upstairs smoke detectors are interconnected, so when one has a problem, it affects them all. After fiddling with a few of them, Matt managed to get them working again. Third crisis averted!

The rest of the visit was smooth. Everything else that was supposed to be stored in a specific way, was done correctly. She reviewed the policies and procedures, and we signed off stating that we understand and agree to comply.

At this point, we do not have an estimate on the pick-up date. Our fingerprints from Arizona have not come back yet. Once our licensing worker receives the pictures of our bathroom "keys" and our fingerprints, she'll be able to submit our file to her supervisor for final approval. She told us she would complete everything she could in the next day or two, to ensure that everything moves quickly. I know that Arizona is pretty much ready to go, once our Nevada license is complete.

Thanks for the prayers! We'll keep you posted!