We finally made it!!!!!!!! PRIDE is complete!!!!!!!!!
We should have our homestudy done first week of March could be sooner.
We were told by our CW to check out the photolisting sites. I can't do it. I feel like I am searching for a new pet. I know these children need a home but I feel so bad reading and looking at the photo and saying.. well... hmm.. what if.. CRAZY. I am going to try and NOT check photo listings until we got our licence in the mail. If at that point the CW doesn't call with a placement we will move onto those area's.
It brings me to this thought... How do others handle the wait? What helps you get through the day?
Everyone tells you to get the room 'ready' so you spend so much time trying to fill it with just the 'right' things. Only to have it sit empty for MONTHS (some cases YEAR+). It's heart breaking!!
Moving on.... We are set to have our health and safety inspection at 10am in the morning. SUPERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR nervous! I know it's driving my huband crazy but I want EVERYTHING to be perfect. 'I even went as far as to get down on my hands and knees and scrub the floor where sometimes the swiffer doesn't always reach.' We are also scheduled to have our 2nd homestudy at 1 pm tomorrow. My grandfather is one of our references and he will also be here.
UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH JUST SO MUCH RIGHT NOW!!!! I know in the end it's all 10000000000000% worth it to make us a family! That's all that really matters right!?!?!?
Wallace wants to use any winnings toward 'animal rescue inc' in honor our Sadie! We might have lost her body but we will never forget her soul! We love you "curly tail girl"
There is a contest for the BISSELL box! Part of the package of winnings go toward the pet charity of your choice!
I have been feeling this something aweful lately. I know this says pregnant, preparing for baby but as any adoptive mother knows this is true for us as well!
Note to my husband: I am so sorry but I hope this helps you understand what's going on.
Here is what I read:
This is an uncontrollable urge to clean one's house brought on by a desire to prepare a nest for the new baby, to tie up loose ends of old projects and to organize your world. Females of the animal kingdom are all equipped with this same need. It is a primal instinct. Just as you see birds making their nests, mothers-to-be do exactly the same thing. The act of nesting puts you in control and gives a sense of accomplishment toward birth.
Nesting brings about some unique and seemingly irrational behaviors in pregnant women and all of them experience it differently. Women have reported throwing away perfectly good sheets and towels because they felt the strong need to have "brand new, clean" sheets and towels in their home. They have also reported doing things like taking apart the knobs on kitchen cupboards, just so they could disinfect the screws attached to the knobs. Women have discussed taking on cleaning their entire house, armed with a toothbrush. There seems to be no end to the lengths a nesting mother will go to prepare for her upcoming arrival.
One that you and your partner are sure to laugh about in the years to come...if he ever forgives you for sending him off to work and ripping down all the wallpaper in the hall! You may laugh about it now but you probably won't laugh when you're in the middle of it. No one can pull you out of it no matter how silly your behavior may seem. It simply becomes something that you must do!
Since we are scheduled to have our health department inspection . We really don’t have a clue as to what they will be looking for.
I took a small list from the foster and adoption forums so this is what we have done if you see anything that needs to be added please let me know!!
Check the fridge and freezer temperatures Check the fire extinguisher Check plumbing working correctly, toilet flushes, etc Hot water available and at correct temp (120) Check to make sure our cat has his rabies Outlet covers Safety Gates Blinds were cut, or have proper cord protection Safety latches Oven knob covers Trigger locks, ammo stored separate Measure the rooms we want to use
I got this book last night from the one and only Janet "Mom" Jones
We hope to help our child understand in life that families are people who live together and love each other, not just those who look like each other.
I cried reading this book, because it is so beautiful.
Pretty much the book goes like this:
He's looking for a mother who looks just like him, but cannot find one. Mrs. Giraffe doesn't have wings, Mrs. Penguin doesn't have plump cheeks, Mrs. Walrus doesn't have striped feet. He sees Mrs. Bear picking apples and he just KNOWS she can't be his mother because she looks nothing like him. He starts to cry and lo and behold, Mrs. Bear comes to "mother" him. She kisses him just like a mother would, she hugs him just like a mother would, she cheers him up by singing and dancing with him, just like a mother would. Eventually, she invites him home for some apple pie. Turns out, she has three other children, a baby hippo "hippy" and a baby alligator "allie", a baby pig named "piggy". Choco decides to stay for apple pie, finally happy that his new mother looks just the way she is.
Below are the lyrics. Can't say enough about this song! After a rough day of wondering if we were doing the right thing I actually found the book in the song at my new favorite thift store for .60!
Who say's God doesn't talk to you?
Artist: Mark Schultz Album: Broken & Beautiful Title: Everything to Me
I must have felt your tears When they took me from your arms I'm sure I must have heard you say goodbye Lonely and afraid had you made a big mistake Could an ocean even hold the tears you cried But you had dreams for me You wanted the best for meAnd you made the only choice you could that night [Chorus] You gave life to me A brand new world to see Like playing baseball in the yard with dad at night Mom reading Goodnight Moon And praying in my room So if you worry if your choice was right You gave me up but you gave everything to me And if I saw you on the street Would you know that it was me And would your eyes be blue or green like mine Would we share a warm embrace Would you know me in your heart Or would you smile and let me walk on by Knowing you had dreams for me You wanted the best for me And I hope that you'd be proud of who I am [Chorus] You gave life to me A chance to find my dreams And a chance to fall in love You should have seen her shining face On our wedding day Oh is this the dream you had in mind When you gave me up You gave everything to me And when I see you there Watching from heaven's gates Into your arms I'm gonna run And when you look in my eyes You can see my whole life See who I was And who I've become [Chorus]
So sorry we haven't kept everyone updated.
Here is our time table so far.
Will update when we are finished!
11/03/09- Contacted AA County Dept of SS
11/05/2009- RSVP'd for Orientation (Rescheduled until 12/10)
12/10/09- 6:00pm to 8:00pm. Attended Orientation
01/07/10 PRIDE classes (every Tues & Thurs) until 02/02/10
**Our last PRIDE class cancelled because of the weather** Rescheduled until 02/09/10 **02/09/10 Yet another reschedule because of the snow Next schedule date 02/23/10** **02/23/10 DONE PRIDE!!!!!!!!** Home Study #1 01/08/10 2:30pm
Fingerprinted 01/14/10
**RESULTS IN TODAY 02/04/10*** PASSED
Physicals 01/23/10
TB test read 01/25/10 Tamara's -Neg Billy's- Pos (it's a mistake)
Chest X-ray 01/25/10 got results 01/27/10 NEG!!!! Thank you GOD!
Our 3 references turned in 01/26/10
Checked refernce 1 on 02/19/10
Checked reference 2 and 3 on 2/23/10
Homestudy #2 02/05/10
**Rescheduled due to weather until 02/12/10 @ 1:00PM** **Yet another reschedule new date 02/19/10***
Health & Safety Inspection 02/12/10 @ 10:00am
**Rescheduled due to recent snow unti 02/19/10 @ 10am** **We PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!** Bedroom 1 is 15'x10 Bedroom 2 is 11'10'
Fire Inspection 03/05/10 PASSED!!!!
Homestudy # 3 03/23/10 -Done
Our Homestudy submitted to Sup for finally approval.. 03/24/10...
04/06/2010- Got our license in the mail!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
