Pictures

 I finally finished the nursery/baby’s room/my kids’ room.  I only have some final accessorizing to do (my favorite part).  I kept with the sage green and brown theme that seems to be a unisex color scheme.  I made the dresser and changing table myself!  I’m so proud of myself, and I am glad they are done, parts of the assembly process were a pain in the butt.  The room is small, but to my surprise there was enough room for everything and the closet is fairly deep, so I have toys stored in there.  I get my fingerprints done tomorrow and hopefully there really will be a three day turn around so I can have the foster agency come out before the end of the week and have a social worker come out by the middle of next week.  I will ask the agency, once my prints are done, if they know of any placements coming up.  With so many children in need of a home, I’m hopeful the answer will be yes.  So much good has happened lately (mainly to other families and their travel dates and referral waits); I eagerly await being able to share some good news here.

Things are moving forward…

…and I am relieved!  I am having my home daycare license transferred to my new house, praying that full-time children will fall from the sky, and I received a call back from the foster care agency that all my paperwork is in (Yeah!), except one set of fingerprints (must we do this again?!?).  Grr, anyway, I can go Monday morning and get them done.  In 3 days (God willing) they will receive them, then the gal at the agency said there is about a 3 day turn around for her to come and do a walk through and then another 3 days (or less) for the social worker to come out.  The nursery (I guess that’s what I’ll call it), is just about done, pix to be posted soon.  I think I will accept two children any ages under 5 or 4 preferable and then see what happens, I would prefer if they were not a temporary placement, but sometimes you don’t know until they have been with you for a few months.  I think that is why I have been so compelled to just stay at home at take on 2-3 home daycare children to supplement my income.  It would leave me available to take the children to parental visitation, doctor’s appointments, etc. and not feel like I only see them for eight waking minutes of the day.  I know when things are really busy and I feel that I’m not accomplishing all that I would like that I tend to get frustrated, and I would hate to be frustrated and need to be able to give 100% all the time especially to children who really need it.  (I know they all do, but hopefully you understand.)  Anyway, that’s my news, and I am happy.  I’m happy when I talk to actually people and they make me feel that I can actually do this, maybe I am somewhat prepared.  Maybe I’m not, maybe I’ll never truly be prepared for parenthood, either way, I’m happy and right now, since I’m not yet a mom, it can still be all about me.  Here’s to hoping that I can post the cutest stinkin’ partial pix of the newest little people that mess up my house quicker than you can say boo by August 20th.  Have a warm and enlightening weekend.

Making progress

So I bought this carseat today.  I saw it on Target.com and it was very affordable.  After talking with the foster agency they now have everything they need from me.  The gal I’ve been talking with, Sue, will do a one time only walk through.  She considers it her final walk through so everything has to be ready.  She said after that she assigns a social worker to complete my homestudy (oh goodness, this is number 3 I believe, non of my others will work, they need a State social worker to create it).  Buuut, in order for her to assign me a social worker I need to have everything I could possibly need, including bed with bedding, check, stroller, clothes, check, check, dresser, check, but I have to build it assemble it.  I needed a car seat that fits a child up to 70 pounds, I have a cheep-o booster, but I kinda wanted to be a little more practical and get something I could use for a while and the one I got is it.  I was near tears when I actually found a $100 bill in my wallet.  First off, I have a larger wallet with lots of pockets and slots and ever since I was a kid my parents would “hide” money in their wallets.  You know, put a 20 in a strange spot and remember a month later.  Well, I must have put a hundred in this strange spot months ago, I kind of remember, but it was just what I needed to buy some of the last minute things that the foster agency will need to see in their walk through.  All I can say is, Thank God! 

 

Living today thankful, grateful, and blessed.

Until Monday

The gal at the foster care agency that does all the walk throughs and home visits has been on vacation recently.  I figured I’ll give her a whole 2 hours or so in the morning to get settled in and then I can see the progress on my file/case.  There is one form they are missing from me and I need her to send me another copy and then I should be all done.  At least as far as paperwork is concerned. 

 I have also submitted my paperwork to licensing to have my home daycare licensed transferred to my new place.  It sounds like it will take a few weeks before they are able to do that, but I am so looking forward to giving notice to my idiot boss.  I have always wanted to be a stay at home mom and working 45+ hours a week (at some dumpy center) makes that next to impossible unless I watch children at home and my child can be here with me.  With the foster care stipend I will be able to have my child and 3-4 others without stuggling financially.  This will be nice.  I know I’ll be pretty tired, but being my child’s primary caregiver when they might have dealt with a lot of recent changes in their life sounds like a much better option than worring about bonding issues and the like.  We’ll see what the future holds.  Sending positive energy out there, not just for myself, but for everyone who cares.