Timeline Changes
We're all very down about how long the placement is taking. Originally, it was supposed to have happened by now. It looks like it might take up to another month.
I'm not panicking. It's just paperwork. The wait is not out of the ordinary. But I feel terrible, my husband feels terrible and it must not be easy for Sunny either. When kids are this young, they should really have a faster transition. His foster mom is also not happy, because she thinks a great school transition opportunity was missed with spring break.
I've decided we're going to go up and visit for another weekend. I'm not sure how much of the cost will get reimbursed, maybe none, but what the heck. I found a good deal on a ticket and it's pretty much cleared with all the necessary parties.
This time I'm going to make sure to get a cheap hotel with a kitchenette. We're kind of food snobby. Sunny is not located in a region that has any tradition of what I define as decent cooking. We politely suffered from this during our first visit. But if I can't cook meals, we're going to be stuck eating at Crac*ker Barrel at least twice a day. That's how bleak the food choices are. At least the Barrel has 1) a low-carb menu 2) some flavor to their food.
I'm so happy I finally know when we'll be seeing Sunny again.

Foster Care System Perspectives

3 comments:
I think the visit is a great idea...a month is a really LONG time for a kid his age and it really sucks that it bites into the school time...ugh.
I haven't visited in a long time, but I am so happy to see that you all have finally gotten a placement!!
You might try chowhound.com's message board to find good places to eat - I've inquired about some very remote places and gotten good responses... I do love that CB gives you real maple syrup for your pancakes, though... got to love that!
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