You know this waiting to see if a foster baby is going to come up for adoption is hard, emotional business. Worst than that, its the thought that who may ever adopt them, will not be wonderful,loving parents.
I need a vacation. 3- 1 yr olds will kill a 40 yr old woman! it's a proven fact!

If your thinking of becoming foster parents. Please research it. Know that the strain on your family is real. Even in the most devoted, loving couples it can cause all kinds of problems. It seems fairly cut and dry, especally in the classes. Well, real life sets in real fast.

Are you the kind of family that likes to do things together? make sure that car/van will hold everybody. Sounds simple, but it gets complicated. Do both of you work? Make sure you can take time off work without repercussions, they don't send healthy kids in to care. They are sick, and most need to go to the Dr alot, or evals of some sort. they like to tell you respite care for the kids is there whenever you need it. Well, take this into consideration. Most foster homes are at capacity already and are unable to take yours when you need a break or go on vacation.

I don't mean to be a downer, but after 2 yrs, it starts to take it's toll. We need more foster parents, but a new system also.

Please don't get me wrong, I wouldn't change what we're doing to help our babies at all. I just wish I would have been better informed, other than the "fru-fru classed, that makes it seem a more romantic than it is.

Any questions? I'll be glad to answer them as honestly as I can. Keeping in mind things vary from state to state.

I will end with it's one of the most rewarding things I've ever done. But a little REAL prep never hurt anybody!

I can't get back to my old blog, so I guess I've moved in here...

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Ok, I'm getting kind of paranoid. I really think God is saying, "umm, hey dense girl, I REALLY DON'T WANT YOU BEING A FOSTER PARENT, HERE'S SOME RING WORM TO PROVE IT". I thought we had gone thru our plagues, but it seems we missed out on the ring worm thing! So hey! sign me up. Plus the twins snort and carry on like bull dogs, NO REally! and one drinks so fast, the milk comes back out his nose! or at least I think it's from drinking so fast. I've been around the block a few times, and I have never seen this trick before. Oh sure, once my accident, but every bottle?Maybe a foster care break is called for after this go round is over.
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Friday, December 08, 2006

I do so love my plague carriers. So far the lice is gone! (thank you God) The twins continue to have health problems, as you would assume if you were starved the first yr of your life. They always have a runny nose & a slight temp all the time. But when you take them to the dr, & nothing! They have gained about 3 lbs each in the 3 weeks we've had them. Not bad, but I can beat that any day! They eat like nothing I've ever seen and go thru so many diapers, I think they secretly EAT them after I put them to bed at night. I think I'm going to take the diapers out of their room.I'm still exhausted all the time. And they wonder why they see so many "multiples" come thru care. OHHH, want to hear a good joke? Someone ohhing and aahhing over all the babies in the cart at walmart SAID," I bet you get alot of money from the state to do this." My answer? I peed my pants from laughing so hard as I handed over 60.00 for diapers & 30.00 for baby food. Yep, I'm just rolling in dough.
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Thursday, December 07, 2006

A wonderful website to go to this Christmas season to help lift the spirits of our troops over seas is www.LetsSayThanks.com It costs nothing but your time, but I promise will mean alot to them. There is nothing better than mail, when your over there.
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Tuesday, December 05, 2006

A wonderful blogger that I like to read MugwumpMom has lost her beloved mother in law to cancer. By all accounts a wonderful, loving, giving Christian woman, who will be missed by her family and friends. What her wonderful daughter in law had to say about her made me start to think about the legacy I would want to leave behind. Would my family say the wonderful things about me that MugwumpMom said about her mother in law?Isn't it wonderful that one person's words,deeds, and the way they live their lives can touch the lives of generations to come. We all need to remember her example. What we do and say and teach today will be remembered for many generations. Mothers teach your children so they may teach theirs, and they may teach theirs and they will know who Jesus is and want to live their lives for Him. I can think of no better legacy to leave behind.
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Monday, November 27, 2006

OK, people, I can't stand this much longer......really!plague #10- stomach virus, 4 kids a puking, is not funny. Mostly because I know I wont be far behind them, if they got it, I will get it.I think God is telling me,"Let my people GO!"I think it was kids who carried the Black Death, not the poor misunderstood RAT.
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Sunday, November 26, 2006


You know, sometimes you wonder why you do this crazy stuff, that drains you emotionally, physically, mentally, socially, financially, and all the other -allys. You wonder if your doing the right thing, ect.
and then one of the little plague carriers falls asleep on the catfood pad, and it just melts your heart! and you think, How can I not provide a safe, loving, catfood pad to sleep on?
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Friday, November 24, 2006

I asked God, Is it really your will for us to be foster parents?His answer so far........(if your keeping track we have 3 babies & a 4 yr old)1- twins2-lice x 23- pink eye x 34- ear infections x 45- 3 missed days of work6- runny noses x 47- cough x 48- 3 different social workers, all wanting to come to our house on different nights9- a call at 4:00 am, to see if we were interested in 4 more!!!!How many plagues did God send before the king got the message?
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I asked God, Is it really your will for us to be foster parents?His answer so far........(if your keeping track we have 3 babies & a 4 yr old)1- twins2-lice x 23- pink eye x 34- ear infections x 45- 3 missed days of work6- runny noses x 47- cough x 48- 3 different social workers, all wanting to come to our house on different nights9- a call at 4:00 am, to see if we were interested in 4 more!!!!How many plagues did God send before the king got the message?
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Can it be I've not posted since Monday! No way. Where did the time go?ohhhhh, by the way, add PINK EYE to the list of Plagues at my house.
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HEY, HEY, I'M HERE.........

HEYYYYYY,
I'm back!
I just hate new things. It tooks me forever to figure out that new google thingie.
now down to business.
**I can't seem to get rid of plague #6 or was it 7? anyway, the RINGWORM, will Not stay gone.
Anybody with any ideas? I've got topical creams, even oral meds from the Dr. It will lay dorment for awhile, then pop back up. This time for the first time, on the other twin! I'm afraid my whole house is all germy, virusie and fungusie, and I'll never get rid of any of it!
any help is NEEDED!

THIS BOOK!! IF ONLY, IF ONLY........

I've already told you how I came about this book. While reading the book, I came upon 3 yellowed sheets of paper, and one poem cut from a newspaper. One of the papers is from a program of sorts. It reads: Racine-Kenosha
RURAL NORMAL SCHOOL BULLETIN
PUBLISHED THE FIRST OF EACH MONTH EXCEPT JUNE-SEPT.
The Racine-Kenosha Rural Normal School for Teachers
Class matter, Jan. 1, 1927
Racine-Kenosha Rural Normal School
Union Grove, Wis.
1928 Summer Session
It goes on to tell them where they go for board and room and that book rental fees for this session will be 1.00
On the back of this page it gives the GOALS for Racine-Kenosha Counties for the school year 1928-1929
1- Well mannered, industrious children in our schools
2-Every child in a clean, orderly school room
3-Better oral and written expression on the part of our pupils
4-Better school room pictures (?)
5-More beautiful school grounds
6-A standardized, well selected list of references for use in teaching the various subjects
7-Definite professional growth annually on the part of every teacher
(if this were the case today, I may not have to send my child to a private school)
Politeness is to do and say
the kindest thing in the kindest way
Hearts, like doors, will open with ease
to very, very little keys;
And don't forget that two of these
Are "Thank you, sir, and If you please".
I'll leave you with this little poem from the program.
Tomorrow will be: Be Courteous, examples for the boy.

GOOD MANNERS & RIGHT CONDUCT

I've been on "vacation" for the past week visiting my 92 year old mother-in-law (that will be another blog) but while there we went to a new GoodWill that had opened. I love Good Will. You just never know what kind of good stuff people will throw out!
Since reading and books are my passion, I go to that section first.
Well low and behold I find an interesting book that looks brand spanking new but with a strange title for today's world:
GOOD MANNERS AND RIGHT CONDUCT! (it is a book for teachers to use on children in the classroom, so they can take the message of conduct, ect HOME to their parents!)
Well I open it to the title page and find it was copyrighted 1918 & 1919!! I was AMAZED.
I read the book while still on vacation and laughed out loud many times.
Just for Yellow Mama, I am going to use excerpts from this book to blog. I just know everyone will find it entertaining and depressing, my brats are cavewoman according to this book and I'm not much better!
More to follow tomorrow Y.M I promise!

You know it's hot in Georgia when....

You KNOW it's hot in Ga. when the kudzu is dieing in JUNE! Hot and dry, dry, dry!
I love kudzu. it is beautiful. Of course my husband thinks I'm crazy, but so what?
Kudzu is a lovely toparary, I know I spelled that wrong, how about a nice leafy covering of all it comes in contact with. an abandoned car, a phone pole, a hill of Georgia clay. It all becomes a loverly kudzu covered piece of art work.
So needless to say it breaks my heart to see the heat and draught kill my beautiful kudzu. It looks so sad, all droopy and brown this time of year. It should be working on putting forth it's most beautiful and plentiful purple flowers that I think smells like grape bubblegum but my uncooth husband says smells like the urinal cakes they put in men's restrooms. I'll just have to take his word on that one.
It is so unnatural to see kudzu dieing this time of year...........I thing I will go water the state of GA. wait we have a water ban.
CRAP.
come back little kudzu

A blogging failure

I am so sad :(
I am a blogging failure.
I love yellow mama, she so funny & hits this walk with Christ thing right on & she can spell.
I luvvvvvv Joshilyn Jackson, soo articulate, funny, writes great books.
Natalie collins is great too, a little pregnant is hularious, pith, marrow & coffe spoons makes me laugh & she too can spell.
Why oh Why is my life so boring, at the very least I could articulate the boringness of my life, but NOOOOOOOO.
I need a writing class
and a more adventursome life.....................and spell check

BOOKS YOU MUST READ!

these are the all time must reads for this summer!
I absolutly love,LOVE, LOVE Joshilyn Jackson, her two books:
-gods IN Alabama ~~really, really good novel, the end is a mind bender....
and
-Between, Georgia ~~ also a really really good novel, both great books to take to the beach
-LIFE OF PI by yann martel ~~a little deep, a little wierd, ALOT of big words to drag out the dictionary for. but well worth your effort
-FALLING LEAVES by Adeline Yen Mah~~ will give you insight to another world, another time & people & make you a little happier about your childhood
-Ursula, Under by....ummm I can't remember her name, but you will not be disappointed in this book, it is GREAT
-WIFE AND SISTERS by NATALIE COLLINS ~~ gREAT BOOK
AND ANYTHING BY MY HERO LEWIS GRIZZARD, GOD BLESS HIS HEART.
ANYONE HAVING READ LIFE OF PI WANT TO WEIGH IN? WAS THAT DEEP OR WHAT? OR MAYBE NOT DEEP AT ALL.

UNEMPLOYMENT--IS IT WORTH IT?

GOOD GRIEF!
has anyone had to go to the unemployment office recently?
I hope no one out there has to actually feed/support a family on this. I know they aren't supposed to make it easy for you to lay around drawing a ck. But good grief! A friend who went with me, had worked for 35 yrs same place, full time, ect ect. only got 21 weeks! and barely enough for gass money. I don't understand our governmnet sometimes.
I thought I'd like staying at home for a while. But after only 4 days I don't what to do with myself. When I worked the laundry got done everynight, dishes, ect. But now? Where does the day go? Maybe I'm not cut out to be a house wife, or maybe it'll get better.
any recommendations?

MAY 2, 2006

I just love the title of this blog. It sums up the basic things I need in life.
hmmm, there are a few more, but there's no room in the title thingie.
I need:
*a relationship with God
*my husband
*my kids to be good and do what I tell them to do. Mommy stills knows best,even when your 24,20&17.
*my blakieblakie boy
*I need to live in the mountains & just not any old mountain either. I still need to convince my husband I'm going to die if I don't.
*to drop 20 pounds
*need to go back to school, but I'm too lazy
I NEED TO FIND ANOTHER GOOD JOB, LIKE THE ONE I JUST LOST, due to NO fault of my own. The **I worked for decided to retire :(
Off we go to the unemployment office. I bet this is going to be so much fun!
I'll tell you all about it later..........