Why we will need to get a lock for the pantry before getting kiddies :-)
Massive amounts of paperwork in order to foster/adopt.
Snaggletooth dog.
Fatty Catty
The foster/adoption orientation went really well, we were there for 3 hours instead of 2 getting the low-down and getting covered up in paperwork.
I had no idea there would be so much leg work!
Here is a small sample of things we have to get done.. now I know why they give you a month!
Get 3 cats to the vet for rabies vaccines
Get child locks for lower cabinets
Get a lock for the pantry housing the knives, and move medicine to that area as well
Get TB skin tests
Get complete drug screens
Get fingerprinted
Get physicals
Replace the smoke detectors
.. and much more to work on ..
but it is so nice fantasizing about our future family!
We chose the foster/adopt route which means that we will get children 5 and under who are "legal-risk", or about to have their parental rights terminated.
I think this is the best for us, because we will get to see the children go on to their forever families or back to their (hopefully reformed) birth parents.
It is different than the straight FOSTER program because instead of the kids being shuffled in and out of your home to the next, you will be their "last stop" on the way to their home.
We will also be able to adopt any of the children who have their parental rights terminated if we chose to do so.
YaY.
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