Well it's time for an update:
Item #1: Adoption classes are going well. We completed week 6 this week so only 4 more classes to go. With Thanksgiving in there we will be done the first part of December!! Last nights class saw me giving a little impassioned comment when some of the prospective Foster Parents asked if they had to go to court with the kids. I thought I may have come off a little strong, but I got a thank you email from our licensing worker today saying she loved it. I basically stated that in my opinion if you weren't willing to be their for your foster on court dates there is no reason for you to be a Foster Parent. Those are big days that they need you more than ever. Their case workers will see them at their appointments, but their court appointed attorneys never see the kids between dates. When I went they were a joke. I finally raised my hand from the back of court and had to set the attorney straight on what was being done to help Foster in school. You have to talk to your foster kids about court dates. Prepare them. Help them walk through what will happen, what may be asked and see if they know what they want to say so they can be thinking ahead of time. You also want to know what they are feeling. Court is scary. You have someone behind an elevated desk that you don't know making decisions about your life. All these adults asking you personal questions about life.
So ya my soap box was used last night. She loved it though. She wished all of her foster parents had such passion for helping the kids in the program. We chatted via email a little and she wants to complete our second home study visit between weeks 8 and 9 so after class 10 we are good to go to start meeting kids. She loves us and even offered to get us information on kids that we are interested in if she can.
I also inquired as to how you become a part-time TIPPS-MAP class facilitator.
Item #2: Work is coming along. I'm getting used to the culture and how things are done and settling into a routine. It's still a shock, but I'm getting used to it. I do wish people talked to each other more. Some days I could go most of the day with only talking to one or two people. :(
Item #3: The house renovation is coming along nicely. M's nephew and his girlfriend have moved to Vegas and are staying with us for a few weeks while they get situated and find jobs. (They actually both start jobs on Monday!) They've been such a huge help! They've been tiling and grouting during the day while we are at work. Today we actually got some of the floor sealed and I started to clean stuff to put back into place. The bathroom glass door and wall should be delivered on Monday and will hopefully be installed next week. M took next week off work and is planning to get it all finished and the house back in order. This is great news as some of his family invades for Thanksgiving in just two weeks. LOVE YOU GUYS!! We actually got enough stuff cleaned today that we once again have a kitchen counter to eat at!! I'm so excited I could cry. Now if we could just finish painting the bedroom so the ladder could be put away life would be overwhelmingly positive!
Item #4: We do believe that a pool guy from church has helped us find the leak in the pool and that it is relatively simple to fix. We have been waiting for enough water to evaporate/leak out so that it gets low enough for us to grout some of the skimmer area. Once that happens and the grout is in for a few days to dry, we fill it back up to see how it goes. I will be so excited if that is all it takes and will seriously hug him at church next time I see him.
Other than that things are going well. We are happy and healthy here in Vegas.
Peace, Love and Puppy Dogs,
J
Item #1: Adoption classes are going well. We completed week 6 this week so only 4 more classes to go. With Thanksgiving in there we will be done the first part of December!! Last nights class saw me giving a little impassioned comment when some of the prospective Foster Parents asked if they had to go to court with the kids. I thought I may have come off a little strong, but I got a thank you email from our licensing worker today saying she loved it. I basically stated that in my opinion if you weren't willing to be their for your foster on court dates there is no reason for you to be a Foster Parent. Those are big days that they need you more than ever. Their case workers will see them at their appointments, but their court appointed attorneys never see the kids between dates. When I went they were a joke. I finally raised my hand from the back of court and had to set the attorney straight on what was being done to help Foster in school. You have to talk to your foster kids about court dates. Prepare them. Help them walk through what will happen, what may be asked and see if they know what they want to say so they can be thinking ahead of time. You also want to know what they are feeling. Court is scary. You have someone behind an elevated desk that you don't know making decisions about your life. All these adults asking you personal questions about life.
So ya my soap box was used last night. She loved it though. She wished all of her foster parents had such passion for helping the kids in the program. We chatted via email a little and she wants to complete our second home study visit between weeks 8 and 9 so after class 10 we are good to go to start meeting kids. She loves us and even offered to get us information on kids that we are interested in if she can.
I also inquired as to how you become a part-time TIPPS-MAP class facilitator.
Item #2: Work is coming along. I'm getting used to the culture and how things are done and settling into a routine. It's still a shock, but I'm getting used to it. I do wish people talked to each other more. Some days I could go most of the day with only talking to one or two people. :(
Item #3: The house renovation is coming along nicely. M's nephew and his girlfriend have moved to Vegas and are staying with us for a few weeks while they get situated and find jobs. (They actually both start jobs on Monday!) They've been such a huge help! They've been tiling and grouting during the day while we are at work. Today we actually got some of the floor sealed and I started to clean stuff to put back into place. The bathroom glass door and wall should be delivered on Monday and will hopefully be installed next week. M took next week off work and is planning to get it all finished and the house back in order. This is great news as some of his family invades for Thanksgiving in just two weeks. LOVE YOU GUYS!! We actually got enough stuff cleaned today that we once again have a kitchen counter to eat at!! I'm so excited I could cry. Now if we could just finish painting the bedroom so the ladder could be put away life would be overwhelmingly positive!
Item #4: We do believe that a pool guy from church has helped us find the leak in the pool and that it is relatively simple to fix. We have been waiting for enough water to evaporate/leak out so that it gets low enough for us to grout some of the skimmer area. Once that happens and the grout is in for a few days to dry, we fill it back up to see how it goes. I will be so excited if that is all it takes and will seriously hug him at church next time I see him.
Other than that things are going well. We are happy and healthy here in Vegas.
Peace, Love and Puppy Dogs,
J
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