Sprout’s parents’ rights have been “terminated.” Her mother surrendered her rights, and her father’s rights were terminated recently and he didn’t appeal the decision. That means Sprout gets a new adoption case worker. In this case, it’s a worker we know and love. She was Miss Kicks’s case worker, and while that situation ended inContinue reading “We have a date! (maybe)”
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Foster Parent Life Hacks
A post about foster parenting hacks went up on one of the many foster parenting Facebook pages I follow. It gave me the inspiration to do my own list, as follows: Preparation prior to placements: Get waterproof mattress covers for ALL beds. They make ones that don’t make annoying crinkly noises now. They go onContinue reading “Foster Parent Life Hacks”
Legally Freed!
Today we had court for Sprout. A couple of months ago her Mama surrendered her legal rights to Sprout in an emotionally draining court appearance. Today was the date for terminating her father’s legal rights. Sprout’s father has, er, well, not been involved, at least not since an incident that happened around the time sheContinue reading “Legally Freed!”
Different Kids, Different Views
Our experience with kids’ desires about their futures are pretty varied. We started our foster care journey with Kiddo. She had just turned 4 when she came to us. Initially her parents were not doing what they needed to to get her back, and Kiddo was seething with fury at her Mom for telling CPSContinue reading “Different Kids, Different Views”
It made a difference to this one
It’s back! My Tiffany’s starfish necklace is home again after being repaired by Tiffany & Co. If you remember, Miss Kicks tried to steal it, and when she got caught with it around her neck she yanked it off and broke both chain and clasp. $500+ later (Seth’s face was a treat when he sawContinue reading “It made a difference to this one”
Moving On
Miss Kicks is still AWOL and the police are still looking for her, much to her dismay. Until yesterday we had ongoing contact with her on Messenger, but her messages have been getting increasingly nasty and antagonistic. She’s not giving away where she is, and all that was coming out of the continued connection wasContinue reading “Moving On”
The World Came Tumbling Down
Sometimes things go as planned in foster care. Once in a great while, something that has been expected comes to pass. Most of the time though, things will be trucking along looking like they’re headed one way, then everything goes pear shaped. As it did with us and Miss Kicks. She started going AWOL inContinue reading “The World Came Tumbling Down”
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”
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