Fall is Here!!

We have inquired on 2 sets of children this week, 1 girl and 1 sib. group with 2 girls. When I showed Larry the 2 girls, his response was ((when do we fly out to pick them up??)) But as our LUCK would always turn out to be.... They were not supose to have been listed yet because they are trying to place them with a Texas family first. So that brings us back to the never ending cycle. No news on the 1 girl. She is in ME and The Case worker did respond and ask for our Home Study but, is now on vacation. hahahahaha I could almost laugh!!!!!!! UGGGG

Fall is here ((even though it doesn’t feel like it))
I LOVE FALL!! I wish it lasted longer. I came to this realization yesterday evening. There are only a few things better in this life than driving with the windows down, the wind blowing in your hair, the Chipmunks rocking out on the radio & my boys in the back seat singing along with them ((screaming really)) & laughing till they cried.
IT WAS GREAT! I love when it’s cool enough to drive with the windows down ((saving gas)) and open the windows at home. Our family loves the holidays and we all get excited and energized. Ready for the busy season.

The boys are doing great in school and eating me out of the house.
We are going on our annual Snow Skiing trip in Dec. and was so hoping to have our new addition to take along. The boys were so excited the first time they saw snow and I so want our next child to have that memory. Plus, they make such cute Girl, Snow Bunny cloths! J But, I know if we were going to have placement by then, we probably would have to have found a match by now. (I will still pray though)

Bye Summer Time.........

 

Just Waiting!!

So, we are searching and waiting, waiting and searching. We have come to the understanding that if you want a child under the age of 5, it is going to be pure luck of the draw to get a little one and without major special needs. (and that is if at all) When they are in the states care and come available for adoption, they give first adoption choice to the Foster Parents. Almost 9 out of 10 times, the Foster Parents do adopt OR if they don’t, then the SW already has a list of families on her desk to call and the child never makes it to the BIG pool of children. And most states don’t choose out of state placements unless it is a really hard to place child which usually means very special needs & they have been available for a while.
I can see how other families give up and turn to a private agency to be matched with a birth mother. But, that avenue also comes with a hefty price tag.

We had intentions of doing both. Putting our eggs in a few different baskets (so to speak) and have a profile being shown to prospective mothers while we were searching and waiting on foster care. But, after our MAPP class, we started re-thinking that because there are already soooooo many kids out there that need good homes. Then that decision was made for us when we bought our new house. ((NEED I SAY MORE?)) Now we don’t have the extra money to spend on a private agency. ((unless there is a Money Tree hidden on our 2 ½ acres somewhere))