Didja miss me? We went on a short vaca visiting Gramma and Grampa in Chicago. It continues to amaze me how much the girls are attached to their gramma. I never had a close relationship with my own grandmothers and I'm glad that the girls have such great bonds with both of theirs.
Before we left on the big roadtrip we also finally upgraded the car to a minivan! We've been looking and waiting for a great opportunity and it finally happened. My compact car was a pretty tight fit with three carseats in the back and a double stroller in the trunk. The drive was so much more comfortable and I even had enough space in the van to buy out IKEA while I was there. Now I have boxes of stuff to assemble. I love IKEA.
Off to find the cordless screwdriver. Wish me luck!
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Blog about my life in general...being a former foster parent, a transracial adoptive mom, an avid gardener and a wannabe urban homesteader.
My Fostermama Timeline
- 05/01- called for info on becoming a single mom through foster care -never followed through
- 08/03- began paperwork to become foster parents
- 09/03-12/03 Foster care classes
- 01/04 Adoption classes
- 01/04-03/04 Homestudy visits
- 06/04 Licensed foster parents
- 07/04 First placement -Jo preemie newborn
- 10/04 Second placement -Vivi preemie newborn
- 02/05 Called about a child on waiting kids list
- 03/05 Chosen for Lili 13 month old waiting child
- 05/05 Vivi placed in kinship pre-adoptive home
- 05/05 Third placement -Lili 15 month infant
- 10/05 Finalized Lili's adoption
- 07/06 Fourth placement - Ekida preemie newborn
- 10/06 Finalized Jo's adoption
- 11/06 Ekida placed in sibling's pre-adoptive home
- 02/07 Fifth placement -Choo Choo newborn
- 07/07 - Decided we're done fostering
- 08/08- Choo has been in care for 18 of the past 24 months - plan moved to TPR & adoption
- 03/06/09 - Finalized Choo Choo's adoption. Letting our foster care license expire.
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1 comment:
Welcome back!
It's good (i think...) to know that a small car can actually fit 3 car seats in the back...but I'm glad to hear you got something bigger. We barely ever have enough room for us, the baby and the baby's STUFF. oh, and a small duffel bag for the 2 adults, of course!
We love IKEA, as well. Putting stuff together is more than half the fun.
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