We had our first meeting tonight. We walked in, signed in, and then they proceeded to hand us a manual that barely fit into our 1" binder. Then a packet of papers with about 20 pages to fill out. Then a envelope with another 50 papers that will need to be filled out before the 10 weeks is over, including but not limited to... health form for each of us, forms for the dog, a blue print of our house, a safety checklist for our home, etc. Gee, if I had known it was going to be this much work, I would have just gotten pregnant! I didn't have to fill out any of this stuff when I had my own biological kids! :)
In all seriousness, it was good. There was a lot of information but we didn't feel overwhelmed like we thought we might. A lot of the stuff we talked about tonight was things we already knew I think the "scary stories" will come later! The people are all there for different reasons- adopting family members (one a niece and one a grandchild), adopting after attempting 3 1/2 years of infertility, etc. We are the only couple from Williamsburg. I find it "divine" that the class is one mile from our house. One lady I was talking to tonight said that they went to their introductory meeting August 11 and was told it would be hard to get into this class. When I told her we went last week, she couldn't believe it happened so quickly. It is definitely not because of us, that is fo' sho'.
The three younger kids have to either write a story or draw a picture of what they think a new child in our house would be/look like. Emily gets her own form to fill out. Tim told her it was a 30 page test. Judging from the way her jaw dropped, she believed him at first. LOL I am excited to see what the kids come up with.
In other news, I want to be a stay at home mom again so if any of you have any brilliant ways of making money from home without selling anything, having to do parties, or do home daycare, please let me know. I wonder what I could find that consists of being on Facebook all day. :) I don't know how this is going to pan out, but I know that while it was important for me to be with my own kids while they were at home, it would be important for me to be home for any foster/adoptive kids that may come along. (Disclaimer: This is not to say that to be a good parent, you have to stay home. It is a personal decision that Tim and I made for our family long before we even had kids- which was not too long if you recall our two month honeymoon before Tim knocked me up.) That being said, I am praying a lot about it and keeping options open for what our future may hold. At this point, it would actually work for any foster kids to come with me to work (as long as they are over 2) so that may be a solution until we can figure something else out.
Things I learned today...
1. Marinating fish in lemon juice over night and then pouring lemon juice over it for cooking make for very puckered lips.
2. Halloween is NEXT month and I haven't even THOUGHT about costumes!
3. My husband looks hot in a pink shirt.
Tis all for tonight, my friends. Time for this old lady to get to bed!
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