Case Workers

The Worst Home Visit Ever

Adoption

Tuesday was just one of those days.  Our family was still very tired from traveling throughout the state of Texas for the Easter holiday weekend.  Last week, our foster home licensing caseworker had to reschedule her quarterly visit for this Tuesday.  When I agreed to Tuesday, I didn’t check my calendar, and the exterminator would [...]

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3 Years Ago – Foster Baby Arrives! Then Adopted!

Adoption

3 years ago today at around 3pm, I received a call from the State for an 8-month-old baby boy that needed a foster home. “Foster only”, she repeated twice. “Sure!” was my quick response. If you recall, that was presidential primary election day. My husband & I were planning to attend our precinct convention that [...]

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FOSTER BABY AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS THINGS

Adoption

The hardest part of adopting through foster care is the uncertainty of a final adoption. Our 10-month-old foster boy, Lil Bit, was placed in our home after a violent dispute between the mother and her grandmother, last December. The mother had had her parental rights terminated with her 5 previous children which were not placed [...]

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PERMANENCY FOR OUR FOSTER BABY

Birthfamilies

Wednesday is a big day! We have been invited to the permanency conference for our 10-month-old foster boy, Lil Bit.  A permanency conference is a meeting that the State holds to discuss a plan for permanency for a foster child with the involved parties. The first permanency conference is held when a child is first [...]

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A STRANGE DAY IN COURT FOR OUR FOSTER BABY

Birthfamilies

Today we went to court in regard to the placement of our 9-month-old foster baby, Lil Bit.  In December, he was placed with us as a legal-risk placement meaning that, at the time, there was no foreseeable family members for placement and the mother’s parental rights had been terminated with her previous 5 children. As [...]

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I HEART MY FOSTER BABIES!!!

Birthfamilies

Tomorrow is the big day!  Tuesday, May 25th is when we go back to court to see if we will keep our Lil Bit, or if he will be placed with a great aunt.  I am not optimistic. CPS wants him with family – the baby’s ad litem attorney wants him with family – the [...]

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