So many things have been happening, but most of them involve our teenager Miss Kicks, and I want to protect her privacy so I can’t really write about any incidents in particular. Suffice it to say, being a foster parent to a 16-year-old who has experienced a tremendous amount of trauma in her life isContinue reading “Struggles”
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She said YES!
At the last visit, Miss Kicks’s case worker handed me a piece of paper that said “intent to adopt” across the top. It’s a form that says that since Miss Kicks is legally freed for adoption, Seth and I intend to adopt her. She said she needed it for our next court appearance later thisContinue reading “She said YES!”
An interview of my partner in crime
I decided to follow the lead of my dear friend Emily whose awesome blog involves interviewing people. I’ll never get my husband to do his own guest post, so I decided to interview him. Here he is in all his glory, the man, the myth, the legend: Seth. H: I think I know the answerContinue reading “An interview of my partner in crime”
Big Family Chaos
My house is ludicrously chaotic. In fact, when we are trying to get all the troops out the door, Seth always irritably shouts “Come on, Team Chaos! Let’s go!” And when we arrive somewhere he says “Team Chaos is here!” Kiddo and Miss Kicks have no volume control. Both are often at Max Volume atContinue reading “Big Family Chaos”
Parenting while perpetually exhausted
I’ve been talking solely about the kids in this blog, but one of the things that affects them is me, and my health. So I’m going to talk about that today. I don’t think my story is unique. In fact I know it’s not. For a lot of women in particular, we struggle with chronicContinue reading “Parenting while perpetually exhausted”
Post Visit Fallout
I haven’t written a whole lot about visits and what happens during them or after them and it’s an important part of being a foster parent. Kids in foster care still have visits with their families. Those visits can look a lot of different ways. For some families they’re supervised at the Department of ChildrenContinue reading “Post Visit Fallout”
Mother’s Day Blahs
I have to be honest: I kind of hate Mother’s Day. It’s not really a day for me. I’m a foster mom, but am I really a “Mom”? I care for children who aren’t my own 365 days a year. I wipe butts and take care of them when they’re sick. I bathe them andContinue reading “Mother’s Day Blahs”
Pippilu Sweetness
Look at this gorgeous creation by my friend Brooke at PippiLu Designs! Sweet with cupcake fabric just because of my blog. It’s a “busy bag,” in which we will keep a coloring book and markers and a book or two and a toy or two. We can grab it any time we are headed toContinue reading “Pippilu Sweetness”
A Cheerful Vegetarian Amongst Us
It’s such an amazing honor to be called “Mom” or any variation thereof. I get a little frisson of joy every time the big kids say it in particular. Even when it’s uttered in a tone of exasperation. Ha! I feel like Miss Kicks has always been a part of our family. Like she wasContinue reading “A Cheerful Vegetarian Amongst Us”
A Perfect Lunch Date
Life is trotting right along. Our teen (who I’ve dubbed “Miss Kicks” because she has a pretty epic sneaker collection) still hasn’t started school but she’s registered and ready to go. She’s excited to start! When the guidance counselor called to tell me they were ready for her to start on Wednesday, she noted sheContinue reading “A Perfect Lunch Date”
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