The Unconventional Mom Life

I am officially licensed!!!!   I don't know whether to scream or throw up!  It could be any day that a phone call will come in and I am so excited and geeked out it is ridiculous!! Oh Foster babies, the home is ready for you when you arrive!

Received a wonderful phone call today! It was from my social worker. All information has been submitted to her supervisor which means the next step is to the State of Ohio! She just needed 1 more paper from me and it is off to the races. Her exact words were "you are just days away! This is getting exciting!" Now due to our past issues with timelines I am not jumping for joy just yet. When that application comes back approved from the state I will be screaming from the roof tops! (And will finally share this blog with my facebook world!). It is so close, I can feel it. Things are FINALLY starting to look up in life. Now if I could just find that husband it would be a trifecta of a week! LOL ;)

I am someone who spends a lot of time in their car. It's where I allow my mind to wander. I also believe music can change your world. I think it is one of the most influential parts of life. A couple weeks ago when I was preparing for my Andy Grammer and Gavin Degraw concert, I was listening to this albums thinking about life. I was extremely frustrated and didn't know if I could continue on with this licensing journey.  It one thing to not have a placement because there are no kids who need a home. That's a good thing. In this situation, emotionally handing the ups and downs of timelines, hearing stories of kids needing homes and having to be outsourced because there are no foster families who will take them yet I am just waiting.  I kept feeling, is this the right path for me, should I throw in the towel. And then this amazing song starts playing and a sense of relief and feeling that everything will be okay flooded me. Being a foster parent is what I am meant to do. Ma

Wow 2 posts in 2 days! Baby steps!! Back in May I was given the most amazing Foster Shower by 2 of my best friends. It was absolutely gorgeous. It included all of my closest friends and family.  Plus it gave me a reason to finally use one of those registry guns! Check out the pictures below of the amazing afternoon filled with so much love and support!!           Fisher's Foster Tree has begun!!! :) It's hanging in the hallway and we are ready for you kids!!! The door is open and I can't wait to meet you!! (neither can everyone else!)

When I started this journey of becoming a foster parent I was faced with a choice. To work with the county department of children's services or to work with a private agency.  See without question, I knew my answer. I am a social worker. I have worked for a neighboring county's children's service, I currently live and breath Medicaid and work closely with Job and Family services. I know the in's and outs of the system. I didn't need that additional advocate and red tape to get a child in my home. Boy was I wrong. When I first started this process I was given a timeline of 3 months. 3 months!! My social worker said, since your classes will be done in March, we could have you licensed by April!  I swear I had a heart attack. Fortunately (unfortunately now) I could not take CPR until June so I would have to wait 6 months. Whew. I could prepare myself for June. I got very excited for June. I was thrown a beautiful shower (more in another post about that) and was all r