Friday after picking up the kids from daycare we stopped by the house to grab Joe, and then we drove a half hour to meet up with the kids great grandparents. They were going to stay the night so they could have time with their grandparents, and we could have a little break. It was all going well until "princess" went into the play area were we met up, and came out wet! We asked her many times if she needed to go to the bathroom, and she said "no". When she came out to tell us that she needed to go, it was too late. We met at the same place to pick them up and she did the exact same thing again! I asked if she needed to go, she said "no", and great grandma said she had just gone before they left. So "princess" will not be trusted to go into play areas without using the bathroom first, for awhile!
Saturday I took full advantage of only having Alex at home and I gutted the boys bedroom. I cleaned the winter clothes out of the closet, and reorganized all the toys to try to make it easier for the kids to put them away when they are done. I also did some cleaning around other parts of the house, worked on getting our wireless back up, and took all the car seats out of my car and cleaned that out. In the afternoon we got to see my newest nephew, who is so cute and not even a month old. Then I had a 30th birthday to go to. Joe stayed home with Alex, and a friend of mine went with me. We all had dinner first, and then went out dancing. I have not done that in a VERY long time, so it felt great, and we are working on the next girls night so we can dance some more!
Sunday we did the same thing we always do! We worked around the house some more, and then when everyone was napping (including Joe) I went out and got groceries for the week. We napped the kids kind of late and then had an early dinner because at 6:30 we all got to go to the Shrek Musical. My boss treated our family to five tickets so we met them there. It was very good. "Princess" started out very scared and kept her face in Joe's chest for the first 20 minutes. Alex did a lot of moving from seat to seat and person to person, but also watched a lot of it. "Big boy" really seemed to like it. When it was time for a break Joe took the little two home for bed, and I stayed with "big boy". Sadly, we only made it about 20 more minutes before he asked if we could go home, so none of us got to see the end. That's ok though, we figured that would happen.
When we got home we tried to sneak 'big boy" into bed, but Alex heard us and jumped right up. After that we had a hard time getting him back to sleep. We kept hearing him throwing things on the floor so we went in to check on him, and found him on his cube organizer trying to get "my money" which is what he called his piggy bank. It was funny, but scary at the same time! We could not believe our 18 month old baby had gotten out of his crib! After that we moved his cube organizer further away from his bed, and took away all his stuffed animals *which I think he used to help him climb out! Such a stinker! I hope we don't have any more scares like that for awhile!
Over all a good weekend. Now we just need to get through a four day work week, so we can have a long and fun weekend!
Monday, June 27, 2011
Friday, June 24, 2011
New plan
My new plan seems harder than I thought! At this time, our days are spent surviving our new life as foster parents/a foster family! How do I write anything about our life without mentioning foster care?
This is how our week has gone:
Sunday: The kids came home from a relative visit
Monday: We worked, the kids went to school, we had a good night
Tuesday: Work and school and a visit from a behavioral specialist.
Wednesday: Work and school, a morning appointment for one of the kids, and a social worker visit in the evening.
Thursday: Work and school, a parent visit, a bad night, and packed the kids for another relative visit.
Today: It's work and school and the kids will go for an over night visit!
So, as you can see it is going to be hard to write much, without talking about foster care in some way or form!
So, I will do my best to balance it out, and just hope to post more in general. I still tend to write a lot of post, but never publish them!
This is how our week has gone:
Sunday: The kids came home from a relative visit
Monday: We worked, the kids went to school, we had a good night
Tuesday: Work and school and a visit from a behavioral specialist.
Wednesday: Work and school, a morning appointment for one of the kids, and a social worker visit in the evening.
Thursday: Work and school, a parent visit, a bad night, and packed the kids for another relative visit.
Today: It's work and school and the kids will go for an over night visit!
So, as you can see it is going to be hard to write much, without talking about foster care in some way or form!
So, I will do my best to balance it out, and just hope to post more in general. I still tend to write a lot of post, but never publish them!
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Just for now!
Foster Care is complicated! There is no way around it! I feel like our situation is making it even harder.
At this time I feel the need to pull down some of my post about our situation, and anything that relates to us doing foster care. I do not want anything that I write about on my blog to be used against us, or hurt the children's case in the end. I love these children with all of my heart, and only want the best for them. The hard part is not knowing what is best for them. Besides, even if I did know, it's not up to me! From here on out, I will mention the kids in our everyday life, but I will not be writing foster specific post. I am sure you all understand.
At this time I feel the need to pull down some of my post about our situation, and anything that relates to us doing foster care. I do not want anything that I write about on my blog to be used against us, or hurt the children's case in the end. I love these children with all of my heart, and only want the best for them. The hard part is not knowing what is best for them. Besides, even if I did know, it's not up to me! From here on out, I will mention the kids in our everyday life, but I will not be writing foster specific post. I am sure you all understand.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Just when I thought I couldn't take anymore!
Just when I thought I'd had enough, things take a turn for the better! Yep, that's right.....I said BETTER!
I guess I should start with the bad. Last week we were turned down for child care for the foster kids, and our case was closed. They claimed to have never gotten our proof of employment. On top of that they tried to claim that being a nanny is not a "real" job, and I can just bring the foster kids to work with me! After calling the DHS case worker 3 times, she finally called me back and said she was sorry, but there was nothing she could do, and that I would need to start over, by coming in to fill out a new application. Not ten minutes later I got a call from our day care saying that they received a letter saying the kids had been denied, and so they could not return until we paid off our bill of, close to, $1500! After spending a day and a half on the phone with our social worker, our daycare, and the case worker at DHS I got nowhere, and I was left to stress about it all weekend.
This morning I had no choose, but to bring all 3 of my kids to work with me while I cared for 3 other kids. By 1pm nothing had come of the child care situation, and it was starting to look hopeless. They were saying I needed to file a hearing, and I just don't have time for things like that!!! Then I got a call from our new case worker at DHS and she informed me that it had all been worked out. She also said she would call our daycare and inform them that the kids are all set to return tomorrow. I thanked her VERY much. I also called and thanked our social worker for all her hard work.
I feel like 100 pounds have been lifted off my chest! It is hard work taking care of a 1 year old, 2 two year olds, a 4 year old, a 5 year old, and a 7 year old, for 9.5 hours a day in someone else's home. They play really well together, and the kids I nanny loved getting to see the kids again today, but it is not something I can do everyday!
Aside from all of that drama we had a wonderful weekend with the kids.
I guess I should start with the bad. Last week we were turned down for child care for the foster kids, and our case was closed. They claimed to have never gotten our proof of employment. On top of that they tried to claim that being a nanny is not a "real" job, and I can just bring the foster kids to work with me! After calling the DHS case worker 3 times, she finally called me back and said she was sorry, but there was nothing she could do, and that I would need to start over, by coming in to fill out a new application. Not ten minutes later I got a call from our day care saying that they received a letter saying the kids had been denied, and so they could not return until we paid off our bill of, close to, $1500! After spending a day and a half on the phone with our social worker, our daycare, and the case worker at DHS I got nowhere, and I was left to stress about it all weekend.
This morning I had no choose, but to bring all 3 of my kids to work with me while I cared for 3 other kids. By 1pm nothing had come of the child care situation, and it was starting to look hopeless. They were saying I needed to file a hearing, and I just don't have time for things like that!!! Then I got a call from our new case worker at DHS and she informed me that it had all been worked out. She also said she would call our daycare and inform them that the kids are all set to return tomorrow. I thanked her VERY much. I also called and thanked our social worker for all her hard work.
I feel like 100 pounds have been lifted off my chest! It is hard work taking care of a 1 year old, 2 two year olds, a 4 year old, a 5 year old, and a 7 year old, for 9.5 hours a day in someone else's home. They play really well together, and the kids I nanny loved getting to see the kids again today, but it is not something I can do everyday!
Aside from all of that drama we had a wonderful weekend with the kids.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Weekend happenings.
Weekend Happenings: June 3, 4, and 5!
Friday started out a little rough! Alex had been sick all week with a fever around 103, bad diapers, not much appetite, lots of meltdowns, and a lot of sleeping. By that morning I was starting to get worried, so I made him an appointment. We took him in around 4:30, and was a little surprised to hear the news. Alex had Roseola. The Doctor said it was not a big deal and that his new rash (he had just gotten an few hours before) was a sign that it was almost done. I was glad to hear that, and it was on with the weekend!
At our house Friday has become a pretty big deal! We cheer about Friday on the way to school in the morning, and Friday nights have become Ice cream Fridays! It started as a way to encourage the kids to stay dry all week at school. "Big boy" was having a hard time with his new underpants, so after a full week of staying dry we praised and praised him and treated him to ice cream. Now we have a chart on the fridge and if each day gets covered in a sticker, the kids get ice cream after dinner on Friday. Most Friday nights we end up finding something fun to do around town, and this Friday was no different. Our city was having an art festival filled with food, music and crafts. Sadly, we were not able to get there until kind of late so we had some ice cream, walked the whole thing, listened to a little music, let "big boy" say "hi" to almost every cop we passed, got balloons, and went home. When we got home it was an hour and half past bedtime, so it was right to bed for the kids!
Saturday morning we were reminded why our kids are in bed every night by 8:30, and why it is not a good idea to let them stay up late!!! They were all up at the normal 7am, even though they had been up late! It was Joe's turn to work a Saturday morning so I was on my own. "Big boy", and "princess" spent most of the morning taking turns in time out! After I got their pool set up outside I took Alex and "princess" outside. By that time it was clear "big boy" was too tired to play nice, and was sent in for a nap. The kids and I played outside until Joe came home with lunch. After the kids afternoon nap we were right back outside, only coming inside once for dinner. They kids love it in our fenced in back yard. It is a great place for us all to hang out and enjoy the nice weather we have been having. We only have a small kids pool, but it was so hot out that even Joe and I got in to help cool off. The kids slept great after such a fun day outside.
Sunday ended up being a repeat to Saturday! We left the pool up so it was even warmer the next day. I had to run out and get food for the week, so I brought back a pool toy for each kid. We also cleaned up the grill and got that summer ready. For lunch the kids ate outside on their towels, and they all thought that was pretty neat. Later we grilled hot dogs and ate dinner outside at the table. By 7 we had the yard picked up, and the pool put away, so it was baths for everyone, and they were in bed by 8.
Friday started out a little rough! Alex had been sick all week with a fever around 103, bad diapers, not much appetite, lots of meltdowns, and a lot of sleeping. By that morning I was starting to get worried, so I made him an appointment. We took him in around 4:30, and was a little surprised to hear the news. Alex had Roseola. The Doctor said it was not a big deal and that his new rash (he had just gotten an few hours before) was a sign that it was almost done. I was glad to hear that, and it was on with the weekend!
At our house Friday has become a pretty big deal! We cheer about Friday on the way to school in the morning, and Friday nights have become Ice cream Fridays! It started as a way to encourage the kids to stay dry all week at school. "Big boy" was having a hard time with his new underpants, so after a full week of staying dry we praised and praised him and treated him to ice cream. Now we have a chart on the fridge and if each day gets covered in a sticker, the kids get ice cream after dinner on Friday. Most Friday nights we end up finding something fun to do around town, and this Friday was no different. Our city was having an art festival filled with food, music and crafts. Sadly, we were not able to get there until kind of late so we had some ice cream, walked the whole thing, listened to a little music, let "big boy" say "hi" to almost every cop we passed, got balloons, and went home. When we got home it was an hour and half past bedtime, so it was right to bed for the kids!
Saturday morning we were reminded why our kids are in bed every night by 8:30, and why it is not a good idea to let them stay up late!!! They were all up at the normal 7am, even though they had been up late! It was Joe's turn to work a Saturday morning so I was on my own. "Big boy", and "princess" spent most of the morning taking turns in time out! After I got their pool set up outside I took Alex and "princess" outside. By that time it was clear "big boy" was too tired to play nice, and was sent in for a nap. The kids and I played outside until Joe came home with lunch. After the kids afternoon nap we were right back outside, only coming inside once for dinner. They kids love it in our fenced in back yard. It is a great place for us all to hang out and enjoy the nice weather we have been having. We only have a small kids pool, but it was so hot out that even Joe and I got in to help cool off. The kids slept great after such a fun day outside.
Sunday ended up being a repeat to Saturday! We left the pool up so it was even warmer the next day. I had to run out and get food for the week, so I brought back a pool toy for each kid. We also cleaned up the grill and got that summer ready. For lunch the kids ate outside on their towels, and they all thought that was pretty neat. Later we grilled hot dogs and ate dinner outside at the table. By 7 we had the yard picked up, and the pool put away, so it was baths for everyone, and they were in bed by 8.
The kids all really love to be outside. They are much better when they are out playing. It's when we are stuck in the house on top of each other, that the kids start to act up. Over all I would say it was a good weekend!
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