Changes

It was a long day but a good day. We accomplished our mission....to move Tasha home.
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We knew that we wouldn't get much accomplished with the babies along so they got to spend the day with the foster family who has their older siblings. It would be great if they could all be placed together but it is hard to place four kids in one home. At this time the siblings only get to visit as often as the parents do.....2 hours a month.
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We travelled to North Carolina, packed all of Tasha's stuff up and put it into a UHaul truck. All of her possessions are now sitting in our garage. That garage is sure getting a lot of use. It seems to hold more "stuff" then cars.
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I am not sure how long Tasha will be home. I know that she is already making plans to move to Charleston at some point and attend college. As a foster family adding a family member to our household means that we have more paperwork to do. Since Tasha is older then 18 she will need to be fingerprinted and get a physical.
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When you become a foster parent the paperwork never seems to end. Every year you have health and fire inspections and you have to meet training hours. Every change in family status has to be documented. Major changes in financial situations have to be reported. Your life is no longer private. A social worker or GAL can show up at your house at any time. Doesn't it sound like fun? Not everyone is willing to do so.
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So.....we will have a lot of changes in our home in the next year. It won't be long before Tasha will be off pursuing her dreams, Joselin turns 18 this summer, Sarah will finish school by December and is looking at college, I will still be going to college, Larissa will be starting kindergarten, maybe John will find a job here and get to come home, perhaps we will have an adoptive placement and sometime the foster babies are supposed to go home.
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Life is never boring in our household......I love it.