we had an adoption party on Sat, which rocked! my house was packed and there were cars all the way down the street.It was wonderful to feel all that love and support! It is slowly sinking in that Ruby is ours FOREVER...
It is a great feeling to know we don't have to deal with CPS ever again if we don't want to. However we have batted back and forth the idea of continuing to foster (babies only) for this pregnancy. we will see!
i am considering making my blog public again. i find i have way less motivation to post knowing that a large percentage of my readership can't read my blog. i haven't had a visitor from my blog-stalker in a few weeks and i have no teens in my house to be concerned about....what do you guys think???
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
ADOPTIVE PLACEMENT
we are doing adoptive placement of Ruby on WEDNESDAY!!! Then we just have to get our lawyer to do the rest!!!! i am browsing adoption announcements online and crying, i am so thrilled!!!!
Monday, April 27, 2009
moving on
well CPS's reaction to me grounding Dancer (for a week and not from everything, just dance classes) was to have her moving to sister's house tomorrow. i will never see Dancer again. it is a major bummer, but i suppose it comes with the territory... they never explained that losing your best friend comes with the territory, but ...
anyhow- we do have some REALLY good news to share also-
I am PREGNANT!!! we should have an early Christmas present this year :)
yay!
anyhow- we do have some REALLY good news to share also-
I am PREGNANT!!! we should have an early Christmas present this year :)
yay!
Monday, April 20, 2009
down
sorry for the total slowdown in posts. i have no time and am starting to get depressed about this whole fostering thing-
firstly though i have good news (i hope). they did not find anything filed for Ruby, so we are preceeding with the adoption. soon our lawyer will have to check to make SURE there wasn't anything filed, but it looks good!
But then comes the not so good stuff...
we have a MAJOR blowup with Mama over weekend before this one that just ended. she did not come home till 3:30 am on tues AM when she was supposed to be home at 6 pm on sunday.my agency reported her as a runaway and i grounded her from her family visits this past weekend. she was furiouse and spent the next 24 hours scremaing at me calling me a miriade of nasty names. her caseworker has decided to move her, although they havn't done so yet.
then this week weekend Dancer started her ever other weekend visits with her sister (which is what we all agreed to in our huge meeting last week). the agreement was she would be home at 4pm in order for her to come to the evening service at my church(which she loves).so the first weekend out, all hell breaks loose. she calls me on sat to check in. i ask if she will be home at 4. she says actually she won't because she has something else she wants to do. i tell her that isn't ok and she needs to be home then i get her sister on the phone to tell her the same thing. her sister hangs up on me. later that evening Dancer leaves a voicemail on my phone complaining about my desision. then 4 pm roles around the next day, they arn't here. i call at 4:20 and sister says she won't be bringing her back till maybe 7. i admit it, i was furious. dancer hadn't been home since fri AM before school. this was rediculous. then when she brings her home Dancer is mad at me from stepping out of the car(even though she got exactly what she wanted). i tried to tell sister about Dancer consiquences (which involved her) but she refused to role down her car window and pulled off. the rest of the evening was horrible.
i can't get ahold of ANY case workers or casas. it makes me IRATE. in both situations if CPS gave a damm there wouldn't be a problem. they have no interest in making these insaine family visits work, and wonder why there is problems with them!!
firstly though i have good news (i hope). they did not find anything filed for Ruby, so we are preceeding with the adoption. soon our lawyer will have to check to make SURE there wasn't anything filed, but it looks good!
But then comes the not so good stuff...
we have a MAJOR blowup with Mama over weekend before this one that just ended. she did not come home till 3:30 am on tues AM when she was supposed to be home at 6 pm on sunday.my agency reported her as a runaway and i grounded her from her family visits this past weekend. she was furiouse and spent the next 24 hours scremaing at me calling me a miriade of nasty names. her caseworker has decided to move her, although they havn't done so yet.
then this week weekend Dancer started her ever other weekend visits with her sister (which is what we all agreed to in our huge meeting last week). the agreement was she would be home at 4pm in order for her to come to the evening service at my church(which she loves).so the first weekend out, all hell breaks loose. she calls me on sat to check in. i ask if she will be home at 4. she says actually she won't because she has something else she wants to do. i tell her that isn't ok and she needs to be home then i get her sister on the phone to tell her the same thing. her sister hangs up on me. later that evening Dancer leaves a voicemail on my phone complaining about my desision. then 4 pm roles around the next day, they arn't here. i call at 4:20 and sister says she won't be bringing her back till maybe 7. i admit it, i was furious. dancer hadn't been home since fri AM before school. this was rediculous. then when she brings her home Dancer is mad at me from stepping out of the car(even though she got exactly what she wanted). i tried to tell sister about Dancer consiquences (which involved her) but she refused to role down her car window and pulled off. the rest of the evening was horrible.
i can't get ahold of ANY case workers or casas. it makes me IRATE. in both situations if CPS gave a damm there wouldn't be a problem. they have no interest in making these insaine family visits work, and wonder why there is problems with them!!
Monday, April 13, 2009
updates
ok with Ruby's case- talked to her adoption worker this morning. she had not heard anything about if they actually filed or not, so still waiting on that one.
with Dancer-
had meeting with problamatic relative, worker and CASA. got some ground rules set up.
with mama and baby- having problems again with her wanting to not have to come home (basically) CPS has no limitations for her and she knows it. still waiting to see if she is coming home today....
blah!
my house is a disaster, as they are tiling downstairs, so we are trapped upstairs or outside. we cant use the kitchen and i am tired of fast food!!!
with Dancer-
had meeting with problamatic relative, worker and CASA. got some ground rules set up.
with mama and baby- having problems again with her wanting to not have to come home (basically) CPS has no limitations for her and she knows it. still waiting to see if she is coming home today....
blah!
my house is a disaster, as they are tiling downstairs, so we are trapped upstairs or outside. we cant use the kitchen and i am tired of fast food!!!
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