I'll jump in. T(8) and his sister S(7) were placed with us on June 8th as foster to adopt. Since we have no other kids, you can imagine that our lives have really changed, especially considering we're in our mid 40's! So far though things have gone pretty well. They are definitely pushing our buttons, but when I look at other kids in the neighborhood or see other families when we are out, I realize that T and S aren't doing anything any worse than other kids (and are actually better than most I see!).
Now comes the fun part
TPR was granted for these kids in 2005. However, the BF appealed, which ended up going to the state supreme court. When we first started the process, we were told that he was not appealing the TPR, just how he was notified (he was in prison at the time). The CW told us that the state's lawyers were saying that there was no way he would win, and if he did that it wouldn't affect TPR. Well, guess what? He won! Now the CW can't tell us exactly what this means for the TPR. The state will still be supporting the TPR, but she can't give us any kind of time frame, or any other info for that matter. According to the CW this case will completely change the way that notifications are made in cases where the bio's are in prison. All I know is that it means we are in for a longer ride
Anyway, I appreciate all I have learned from everyone on this site so far, and hopefully we all can provide supprt for each other through the process.