Karma

Some may call it karma, but I have always felt that good begets good, but the kindness that has been shared with us over the last four weeks has been absolutely mind-blowing.

If you ever want somewhere to donate kids items or volunteer, consider a foster closet.  They are our saving grace.  Today Sissy and I went up and took a few items that we outgrew and picked a few new pairs of pants and a pair of shoes for school.  We also got more toys.  Yes, more toys.  We now have two dump trucks so that we don't argue over one and we found a Little People Airplane!  Sissy was very well behaved and very helpful during the visit.

Earlier in the day a neighbor posted about two free tricycles... we got those as well (now we have 3 and 2 wheel bikes).  This evening the next door neighbor brought over new shoes.

None of this is going unnoticed... it is all greatly appreciated.  Much of your kindness will spread.  As the girls outgrow clothes and items we will be sure to pass them to other foster families.

Everyone has just been so kind and supportive in this crazy journey.  With the support of items we are able to take the girls to a "school" of our choice and not fret over our out of pocket costs.  Just one pair of shorts from the foster closet is basically the equivalent of 2 hours of payment for school (yes the girls will be receiving some state aid). School starts tomorrow and the girls are very excited.  We have our bags packed and our clothes set out.

We have a few more avenues to pursue for care for the girls.  It has been so busy we haven't even taken the time to set up their W.I.C., but Squirrel has agreed to take on that task as I tackled the school paperwork (and still have more to go).

Many say that the girls are so lucky to be with us.  Really the girls are lucky to have everyone else cheering them on.

In other exciting things today we had a crazy toddler gathering of family at our house today.  Six under four makes for exciting times.  They all did fairly well... there were no major injuries, so maybe it went extremely well.  We did have an issue toward the end when the little one had a banana and our girls did not get, but that is their food insecurity kicking in.  I have so many hopes for school and this is just one of them.

Hopes for School
1. Peer pressure potty training for both
2. Decrease separation anxiety
3. Decrease food insecurity
4. Play boundaries
5. Patience
6. Academic fundamentals (colors, abc's, counting)
7. Quit eating our fingers