Worst words-It Depends

It depends-is the answer to about every question we can possibly have. Will we get a call soon, will he be in 3rd grade, will he need driven to school, will we have to work with both birth parents, will he have a brother- the answer we get- "it depends".

So at that we go forward with what we do know. The individual meetings were a lot easier than we expected. They each lasted about 2 hours and then tonight we had our last official worksheet meeting. We each filled out a worksheet and then took turns to go over the information with Chris separately without the other person in the room.

We may need to meet with her one more time but the house is ready. She'll work on our report this week and we'll get a call next week and most likely be officially licensed by November 2nd. Which means that we'll be available for calls very soon.

At the last meeting I had alone with Chris she and I decided to extend our age groups to include 0-12. Brad was a little surprised but we talked about it and he agreed that as long as we could find child care that it shouldn't be a problem. Chris reminded me that day care can be very good for these kids because the children can socialize and have lots of structure which can in turn help them grow into themselves better.

At the end of this evenings meeting Chris asked Brad and I again if we'd be ok with 2 kids at a time. We said yes and she said she would look for a good fit for us. We decided that any addition would be such a change to what we have now that 2 kids wouldn't be exponentially that much more different. We are expecting that our 1st few placements will be short term (how long? It depends). Chris did intimate that she has been looking for good fits and we may get a call soon.

If we get an emergency call (and it depends on the situation) than we have the opportunity to turn down the placement. If we take the placement the child could be with in as soon as an hour. If we take a placement with children that are already in the system then we can ease into it a little. Possibly visit with them at their current foster home and spend time with them and then take them for little excursions before they spend the night with us. It sounds like a great way to ease into things but at some point we just need to jump in with both feet.

We've been looking at activities that school age kids would enjoy and are ready to get things under way. It just seems like all there is left to do is wait.

Thank you for your prayers and encouragement and we look forward to telling you more. Hopefully soon but you know......it depends.