Still taking the fostering classes and learning something new everyday. We cleaned out the spare room and purchased bunk beds so we will be ready to foster as soon as we are licensed. Getting nervous because it is going so fast but am thankful for the support we have gotten.
Stay tuned for details of our trip to Waco this past weekend where Grandma and Auntie literally had Eli doing flips....
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Back from vacation
We took our family vacation to Florida last week and it was fun. Eli was pretty good on the plane and loved meeting his aunts and his cousins and seeing his Grammi Marci. I do have one complaint to make about Florida though. What is up with those highways????? I live in Dallas and we don't have as many highways and you guys do. And, they all look alike. I usually have a pretty good sense of direction but for the love, some directional signs would work just great in the future.
Okay, I do have one more complaint. These freaks of nature called "Love Bugs".
What the hell? It's these freakish black bugs that fly around stuck to each other. I realize that they eat mesquitos and that is just great but do there have to be so many of them? I swear a person could open a "I clean love bug carcusses off of your windshield" business and they would clean up!
Disneyworld was great. Great rollercoasters and attractions. The first night, Eli had an allergic reaction to nuts and his face was all swollen. After recovering from that, the next day his dad takes him on the tea cup ride because he had a fond memory of it from his childhood. We he made another fond memory this time. He will now never forget how his son puked all over him in the parking lot of the Magic Kingdom after taking him on the tea cups. Men never learn.
The last night in Florida, we stayed in what I can only describe as the depths of hell. The website for this "motel" showed it overlooking the water during a sunset. The website did not show the inside of the motel and we soon realized why. It looked like a crack den. Or at least what I have seen crack dens look like in the movies. It was disgusting. The only reason we stayed there was that I had already paid for it and I couldn't get my money back. The sheets were clean but we did not take a shower there or anything. Gross!
So we survived our trip and now it is back to reality and time for me to seriously find a job for the summer. Keep us in your prayers that I find something that will make me happy and not crazy like the last job.
ttfn
Okay, I do have one more complaint. These freaks of nature called "Love Bugs".
What the hell? It's these freakish black bugs that fly around stuck to each other. I realize that they eat mesquitos and that is just great but do there have to be so many of them? I swear a person could open a "I clean love bug carcusses off of your windshield" business and they would clean up!
Disneyworld was great. Great rollercoasters and attractions. The first night, Eli had an allergic reaction to nuts and his face was all swollen. After recovering from that, the next day his dad takes him on the tea cup ride because he had a fond memory of it from his childhood. We he made another fond memory this time. He will now never forget how his son puked all over him in the parking lot of the Magic Kingdom after taking him on the tea cups. Men never learn.
The last night in Florida, we stayed in what I can only describe as the depths of hell. The website for this "motel" showed it overlooking the water during a sunset. The website did not show the inside of the motel and we soon realized why. It looked like a crack den. Or at least what I have seen crack dens look like in the movies. It was disgusting. The only reason we stayed there was that I had already paid for it and I couldn't get my money back. The sheets were clean but we did not take a shower there or anything. Gross!
So we survived our trip and now it is back to reality and time for me to seriously find a job for the summer. Keep us in your prayers that I find something that will make me happy and not crazy like the last job.
ttfn
What to do........
So after I got laid off I was upset for about a minute and then I had to think really hard about what to do with myself. I did some major retail therapy but you can only shop for so long(did I just say that?)
Anyway, I kept soul searching about what I was supposed to do with my life. My previous job was very stressful but I was comfortable there. Getting laid off actually made me have to think for once. I have heard people say that they feel "called" to do something. I always thought that was crazy. But folks, I came across a website in my many hours of surfing the web and it just hit me. The website was adoption.com and there was a photolisting of all of these kids who are being put into foster care. Kids who are victims of neglect and abuse.
I kept trying to figure out what I was good at. I always thought of myself as a person of many talents but a master of none of them. But one thing I think that I am good at is being a mom and taking care of children. So hubby and I have decided to become foster parents. There is a posibility that if it all goes well we may eventually be able to adopt but right now there are so many kids who need homes and we can at least help out a few of them. We have applied and we have started the training courses. While we would like to have another child of out own in a few years I truly believe that this is what we are supposed to do. I guess you could say I feel "called" to do it.
So I will continue with my witty blogs you guys have grown to love but there will be some seriousness along the way as we make this journey.
I hope that we will have peoples support in this. It is a big step and to know that our friends support us is important. We will keep you posted.
Anyway, I kept soul searching about what I was supposed to do with my life. My previous job was very stressful but I was comfortable there. Getting laid off actually made me have to think for once. I have heard people say that they feel "called" to do something. I always thought that was crazy. But folks, I came across a website in my many hours of surfing the web and it just hit me. The website was adoption.com and there was a photolisting of all of these kids who are being put into foster care. Kids who are victims of neglect and abuse.
I kept trying to figure out what I was good at. I always thought of myself as a person of many talents but a master of none of them. But one thing I think that I am good at is being a mom and taking care of children. So hubby and I have decided to become foster parents. There is a posibility that if it all goes well we may eventually be able to adopt but right now there are so many kids who need homes and we can at least help out a few of them. We have applied and we have started the training courses. While we would like to have another child of out own in a few years I truly believe that this is what we are supposed to do. I guess you could say I feel "called" to do it.
So I will continue with my witty blogs you guys have grown to love but there will be some seriousness along the way as we make this journey.
I hope that we will have peoples support in this. It is a big step and to know that our friends support us is important. We will keep you posted.
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