Our baby boy should have just climbed into bed to eagerly await Santa to shower him with the gifts that he deserves. He is such a well-behaved, well-mannered, and easy little boy. Being his mom is so easy because he is so chill. He should be clean after his bath in his Christmas pj's that …
“Keep Going Until Something Breaks”
The saga continues...We were blindsided by the findings in court. I was so blindsided that I fainted. Thankfully, Mark was there with me and was able to help. Things just are not working out how they need to. Things are going to have to get even worse before they are resolved. There is no guarantee …
No Body Wins
When dealing with DHS, foster care, and adoption (yes, even private adoptions as infants) no one wins. It is an impossible situation where everyone loses. Most specifically the kids lose the most. So even on the days that court may "go your way" it is not necessarily going the way that will do the least …
The Thick of It
So much has changed since I last wrote. Yet, so much is very much the same. We spent many months waiting for the boys to be placed with us and things were repeatedly delayed because of Covid and a technicality for their biological fathers rights. We were told rights would likely be terminated in April …
The Change Up
Life has been full of a lot of changes for our family. There is no way to say it but things have been very hard. We had to let our oldest baby girl go home. She was healthy and she was not acting any different than her normal self other than a runny nose. Until …
First Day of Kindergarten
Our first day of kindergarten looks different than we thought it would but not in the way you would think.
Still Waiting
I have not updated in a long time. We are still in the process of trying to get opened. We completed the training a few months ago and I thought I had turned in all the paperwork they needed. Unfortunately, I had not but I have since turned it in. Now we are just waiting …
Fat Packet
We got a fat package in the mail from DCFS on Wednesday. You guys know what my weekend will consist of.
Cautiously Optimistic
We turned in our paperwork to The CALL about 3 weeks ago. It takes 30-45 days to process it. That being said that would be between February 27th and March 13th. We will be doing the PRIDE training the first of April. This is the training you have to do to be foster parents. We …
Who Are We & How Did We Get Here
I wanted to take the time to tell a little about our story. Mark and I have been together since October of 2017. We met on Match.com. He lived 2.5 hours away and still managed to come visit almost every weekend. He would drive up on Friday evening and spend the weekend with me. It …
Broken Open 