New placement

Slow but steady

My daily life has consisted of work and home. My social life is all but gone since my daily excursions to Cyclebar have ended. I guessed correctly that the relationships that I made there would not survive my absence. Out of sight… out of mind. Oh well… I’ve suffered this loss before, I will again…Continue reading “Slow but steady”

New Year, New Placement

The first week of January 2022 has been very interesting. Here’s how I’m started the first days of 2022. 1. Beginning the job search again. The current situation isn’t worth the stress it causes. 2. Group coaching with the Empowered You program by my good friend Genevieve. 3. 91.1/200 miles biked For St. Jude’s fundraisingContinue reading “New Year, New Placement”

Mom of 2

We accepted a second placement of another little boy. He is 7. He has bounced around quite a bit before finding his way to our home. He’s been here for about 10 days. And, he fits. He has even said that: “He likes it here.” Our 6 year old seems to like having a siblingContinue reading “Mom of 2”

Day 10

Our newest boy has been with us for 10 days… it seems like a lot longer. The kid has so much trouble sleeping. We finally discovered that it’s best to have him in the complete dark with a night light and to set expectations… but it’s only in the last 2 nights that even thatContinue reading “Day 10”

Mishmash

I got the feeling I should write today… but I have no idea what to write about. Welcome to how my mind moves from subject to subject. First a little bit of an update: This foster placement of the 6 year old boy is a challenge for my husband and I. He doesn’t fall asleepContinue reading “Mishmash”

After my husband got home from Texas, we decided that we were ready to take another placement. So, we emailed our personal caseworker and within minutes of the email we had 2 calls both looking for placements. We said no to one because it didn’t seem like a good fit. We said yes to theContinue reading “New Placement”

After Dinner Drive

The kids and I had a very busy day on Monday. So, yesterday… we stayed home and relaxed. They were excellent throughout the day but decided to go nuts when my husband came home from work, so I got in my car to go for a drive. I was essentially on autopilot as I wasContinue reading “After Dinner Drive”

Family Dinner

For a few years now, we have had family dinner with my sister and her family on Monday nights. We started off weekly when we were working on assignments/projects for school together. Life changed rather abruptly when COVID hit and that just went away. We finally resumed and decided to drop down to just onceContinue reading “Family Dinner”

Fast and Testimony Meeting

Each month in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we fast and contribute our fast offerings (the cost of the meals we did not eat) to the local leaders to assist families in our area that stand in need. As part of our fast, we also have a testimony meeting. Instead of assignedContinue reading “Fast and Testimony Meeting”

Successes

It’s officially one week since the kids have been in our home. It’s been an interesting week, but here are the successes. We eat dinner each night as a family. Whether that means cooking a meal or getting take out. Dinner time has become a real awesome experience. We have had good conversations with bothContinue reading “Successes”