Still Waiting...

Also.... We are still waiting for a placement call. I get jittery on Tuesday's and Thursday's when my Resource Family Consultant has his placement meetings. Well so far the jitters have been for nothing. So I guess we will just keep waiting...... Stay tuned!

New York Anyone??

I need to tell the world that I will be going to New York to see....... NEWSIES ON BROADWAY!! I am so excited I may just listen to the soundtrack all the way there!

So I may be a nerd.... but who wouldn't be excited to go to New York!!! With my best friend as well.... Pretty sure it will be EPIC!

Crisis List

I just got an email asking foster parents to reply if they would be willing to be put on the crisis list. The crisis list is a list of foster parents who are willing to take children who are removed in the middle of the night, or removed out of "normal" business hours. I first thought it was strange because I was under the impression that being a foster parent meant getting phone calls in the middle of the night or on a Saturday, or Sunday (I mean, trouble in families doesn't only happen M-F 8-5.) So I replied and said that we would like to be on that list....
I initially hesitated sending this email as I thought of how difficult this could be not getting sleep and having to potentially take care of 3 kids..... Then I realized.... Mom's do this all the time (I guess I have gotten spoiled now that Tristan is sleeping 10 hours straight!!) ..... Kids deserve to have someone who cares enough to sit up with them at night and welcome them to a loving home on the scariest night of their of their life. So, I think I can handle some lost sleep if it means being there for kids who really need someone.... and at 2am I am ready to be that someone!!

Living for the Moments

When I was making this blog it took me a while to decide what to call it. I thought of all the other blogs I have read and didn't want to fall short in the name department.... :) So in my quest to find a name that would suit this blog the best, I came up with " If Only for a Moment, that will do."
I was thinking about the foster kids that we have had in our home and how hard it is to say goodbye, and realized that it was a good moment in our lives that we were able to love them, even if it was only for a short time....
and then I realized that even in life, my family, etc.... there are things that only last for small moments and then are gone.... I am trying to enjoy those moments more and not focus on only the negative or hard times (which is a lot easier said then done... right?)
So now that we have got settled in our new house, and have adjusted to being a family of three we are now active foster parents again, and waiting..... Sometimes I am sure that I am crazy, but I know in my heart that this is the path we need to take.
So cross you fingers, and hold on tight!! Its going to be a bumpy road...... even if it is only for a moment. ;)

The Begining

Here I am!! Starting a blog..... lets hope I can keep it updated! :)