I have mentioned in a previous posts how my husband and I had been in the process of getting licensed for foster care.  Before that was even complete, we had received a phone call for our first foster children!  That was an exciting and scary time as we were unsure of what to expect.  No matter how much you prepare, foster care is such an uncertain path.  I've been told you just never know when you'll get a call for a child/ren or when that next call will come saying the social worker will be Read more [...]

Well, our foster care journey definitely started out a little different than we had thought.  While our original idea had been to stay under the age of our youngest, the very first call we got was for three sisters who were 8, 4, and 4 months.  Since we were the only option in our county, we gave it a go.  The two weeks we had the girls was definitely a learning experience.  There were good times, bad times, stress, fun, and so much more.  Then, two days after saying good-bye to them, we got Read more [...]

In my previous Peaceable Kingdom post, I mentioned that we had added some foster children to our family.  You can read more about that as well as some thoughts over at the Peaceable Kingdom Friends and Neighbors Game Review.  But today on the line-up, I was thrilled to partner again with this awesome company to try out some more of their fun new products. First off, with the changes happening and all of the chaos we've been experiencing since starting foster care, I knew that our oldest Read more [...]

As I've mentioned in previous posts, my husband and I were in the process of getting licensed to provide foster care these past couple months.  One of the requirements that our county has is to have some sort of weather radio or way to get severe weather information.  It had to be portable as we would need to be able to take it down to the basement  when we would seek shelter.  So when Motorola reached out to feature their Motorola  Talkabout T480 in conjunction with getting ready for Emergency Read more [...]

I've been working hard to transition our toddler out of our room.  When she sleeps in the crib in our room, she thinks I'm an all night salad bar!  While I don't mind the fact that she still nurses, at almost 2 years old, I'm ready to sleep through the night again!  Add in the fact that we are in the process of getting licensed for foster care and that we could potentially have another infant in the home soon, I want to relish in what sleep I can get right now.  So part of our new routine includes Read more [...]