The Health Department came to our home today for our sanitation inspection required for our home study in the adoption process. I was worked up about this in anticipation of a 'white glove' inspection so to say. (That's when the inspector wears a lab coat and white gloves then runs their glove across your shelves and sees how much dirt is there). All the while knowing I was taking this out of proportions, I still at least wanted the bathrooms and floors cleaned, and general clutter straightened up. I held back from major overhaul cleaning mostly because I just don't have time to do that!
The kids actually love to clean the kitchen floor because I give them all rags, a bucket of warm soapy water, and let them go to town. No standing though, just crawling because as you can imagine, the floor gets overly wet and very slippery. They think that's fun too. We blasted my son's newest CD of Toby Mac and well, had a Mac Daddy of a time! Buggy even thought a bathing suit was necessary for the event (as she would find any reason to change outfits)! As you can see, Roosky had the idea of a rag for each leg, one for under his bum, and he was asking for more for his hands! He also joined in sporting the bathing suit attire.
Confessions: My laundry baskets were overflowing, our showers weren't scrubbed, I never got around to spot treating that stain on the living room carpet....ok, that feels better to share with the world (literally).
Now back to the story...the health inspector came in the kitchen, looked around a bit, asked a very few questions like:
Where do you keep your cleaning supplies? (in the upper cabinets above the clothes washer)
Do you have any pets? and are their shots up to date? (yes, outside cats that need a rabies booster )
Do you have any outdoor play equipment? Can I see it? (yes, look out the window)
Are you on public water and sewage? (and yes we are so this gives an easy check off the list)
Ta-dah! That was it. No lifting the lids of the toilets, no Q-tip cultures of the cracks of the floor, so we were good! Write up will be in the mail as soon as we can catch those cats and get their rabies shots.
Wheww, check that off the list! Tomorrow's agenda: A meeting with the case worker. Hope she's pleased with all our progress!
Just in case you'd like to rock out while scrubbing your kitchen floor! Here's the link to Toby Mac's latest CD, Eye On It!
hahaa! yea!
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