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07-14-2009, 03:56 PM
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Committee Update
We still don't have a date yet; the worker said she's working on it. BUT she did say that one of the families dropped out so now it's just us and one other family! Our odds just jumped from 33% to 50%. Woo!
 Our adoption worker said she feels like we have this one in the bag. I don't want to get too over confident but come on, we're just an awesome family! lol 
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06/08 - First appointment with private adoption agency 10/08 - Completed foster parent/pre-adoption classes 02/09 - Switched agencies and submitted adoption application with DHS 05/09 - Home study approved and submitted for several waiting children 06/09 - Opened home to foster care placements 06/09 - Chosen to go to committee for a sibling group of four 08/09 - Not chosen at committee 09/09 - Passed on sibling group of 2 Happy Daycare Provider to 7 children: E age 7, Big C age 6, A age 6, Little C age 3, B age 2, CJ age 1 and Baby E 10 mon Happy foster mom to 1 baby: Frank the Tank, age 8 mon (placed 6/17/09) 
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#2
07-14-2009, 05:35 PM
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Congrats! Whoo hoo! Ya'll are an awesome family!
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About Me: Oct 14 08- TX DPFS Orientation Nov 8- Dec 20- PRIDE Class Jan 6 09- Finger Prints Jan 31- Drug Handling Class March 11- Home Eval Meeting April 1- CW admmits to having lost file, having then found file, and having turned it in today. April 1- Behavior intervention class April 2- Homestudy Call April 7- Final Homestudy Meeting May 1- Homestudy sumbitted to state of TX June 4- APPROVED! July 2nd-Submitted interest in R (7) July 7- Recieved HESGH Aug 12-RAS (rep'ed by my old PRIDE trainer) Aug 13- Selected to be Mom to R (7 yr old girl!) Aug 18-Read File (both boxes full!) Aug 20- start pre-placement communication Aug 28- no visit/come home  Oct 20 09- Finalize! 
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07-16-2009, 08:29 AM
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We got our date! August 20th at 9am. Our worker said she would call us by 12pm with the results. ACK!!!!!!
 I'm so excited!
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06/08 - First appointment with private adoption agency 10/08 - Completed foster parent/pre-adoption classes 02/09 - Switched agencies and submitted adoption application with DHS 05/09 - Home study approved and submitted for several waiting children 06/09 - Opened home to foster care placements 06/09 - Chosen to go to committee for a sibling group of four 08/09 - Not chosen at committee 09/09 - Passed on sibling group of 2 Happy Daycare Provider to 7 children: E age 7, Big C age 6, A age 6, Little C age 3, B age 2, CJ age 1 and Baby E 10 mon Happy foster mom to 1 baby: Frank the Tank, age 8 mon (placed 6/17/09)
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07-16-2009, 10:13 AM
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tell us about your kids! how old? girls? boys? I'm so excited for you!
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About Me: Oct 14 08- TX DPFS Orientation Nov 8- Dec 20- PRIDE Class Jan 6 09- Finger Prints Jan 31- Drug Handling Class March 11- Home Eval Meeting April 1- CW admmits to having lost file, having then found file, and having turned it in today. April 1- Behavior intervention class April 2- Homestudy Call April 7- Final Homestudy Meeting May 1- Homestudy sumbitted to state of TX June 4- APPROVED! July 2nd-Submitted interest in R (7) July 7- Recieved HESGH Aug 12-RAS (rep'ed by my old PRIDE trainer) Aug 13- Selected to be Mom to R (7 yr old girl!) Aug 18-Read File (both boxes full!) Aug 20- start pre-placement communication Aug 28- no visit/come home Oct 20 09- Finalize!
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07-16-2009, 11:44 AM
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Go to the Lane County Heart Gallery website.
The bottom section is for sibling groups. They're the only group that has two boys and two girls.
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06/08 - First appointment with private adoption agency 10/08 - Completed foster parent/pre-adoption classes 02/09 - Switched agencies and submitted adoption application with DHS 05/09 - Home study approved and submitted for several waiting children 06/09 - Opened home to foster care placements 06/09 - Chosen to go to committee for a sibling group of four 08/09 - Not chosen at committee 09/09 - Passed on sibling group of 2 Happy Daycare Provider to 7 children: E age 7, Big C age 6, A age 6, Little C age 3, B age 2, CJ age 1 and Baby E 10 mon Happy foster mom to 1 baby: Frank the Tank, age 8 mon (placed 6/17/09)
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07-16-2009, 12:08 PM
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ADORABLE! They are so sweet!
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About Me: Oct 14 08- TX DPFS Orientation Nov 8- Dec 20- PRIDE Class Jan 6 09- Finger Prints Jan 31- Drug Handling Class March 11- Home Eval Meeting April 1- CW admmits to having lost file, having then found file, and having turned it in today. April 1- Behavior intervention class April 2- Homestudy Call April 7- Final Homestudy Meeting May 1- Homestudy sumbitted to state of TX June 4- APPROVED! July 2nd-Submitted interest in R (7) July 7- Recieved HESGH Aug 12-RAS (rep'ed by my old PRIDE trainer) Aug 13- Selected to be Mom to R (7 yr old girl!) Aug 18-Read File (both boxes full!) Aug 20- start pre-placement communication Aug 28- no visit/come home Oct 20 09- Finalize!
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07-16-2009, 01:01 PM
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How Adorable!
They are beautiful children! Good luck to Goddessdanu!!!!
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Stacy  Started adoption process in July 2008. Sent in Application end of February 2009. Begin Homestudy - first meeting with SW on 4/21/09 Special Needs Adoption classes - March 2009 and April 2009. Hoping to adopt a sibling group through the Special Needs program. Bio mom to 8 yr old son. Step mom to 21 yr old step-son.
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07-16-2009, 01:11 PM
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They are beautiful!!! Good luck!
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Signed with facilitator 1/23/07 Profile completed & sent 2/07 M a t c h e d ! 8/23/07 Cameron is born 11/10/07 FINALIZED!!! 4/3/08  Cameron is diagnosed with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome 11/10/07 Life is beautiful, but it's complicated. We barely make it. We don't need to understand, There are miracles, miracles. Yeah, life is beautiful. Our hearts, they beat and break. (Vega 4)
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#9
07-16-2009, 04:41 PM
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They are really cute!! Hope it happens!!
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10/08-3/09: A-8  , A-6 , & C-4  (my younger siblings) picked up by CPS. ICPC reccommended.  Dependency established, ICPC started for A & A to live with my other siblings, and C to live with us-sent to OR Homestudy, interview, and background check done. 3/09-5/09-6 month hearing. Judge requested to review ICPC before kiddos moved. Colorado background check finally done. ICPC approved, sent to WA 5/26/09- Thought date for court hearing officially not going to be 5/27/09. Don't know a new date yet.   6/09-- * Meeting with SWs and certifiers in OR and WA SW scheduled for 6/3  Court hearing on 6/4 at 9 am Judge APPROVED!!! Shes came on the 19th!!  9/30/09-Permanency Planning Hearing: Plan changed to adoption primary. Waiting for possible case transfer to Oregon, to join 4th siblings case  Next up: 12/03/09-Dependency Review Hearing  .
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07-20-2009, 02:51 PM
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Such cuties!!! Best of luck. How's the baby?
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07-22-2009, 12:47 PM
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He's doing fine. He has an Early Intervention evaluation this Monday and the autism/attachment specialist said she thinks he might have some attachment issues. It's not surprising considering we're his third foster home. Other than that, he seems to be just fine.
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06/08 - First appointment with private adoption agency 10/08 - Completed foster parent/pre-adoption classes 02/09 - Switched agencies and submitted adoption application with DHS 05/09 - Home study approved and submitted for several waiting children 06/09 - Opened home to foster care placements 06/09 - Chosen to go to committee for a sibling group of four 08/09 - Not chosen at committee 09/09 - Passed on sibling group of 2 Happy Daycare Provider to 7 children: E age 7, Big C age 6, A age 6, Little C age 3, B age 2, CJ age 1 and Baby E 10 mon Happy foster mom to 1 baby: Frank the Tank, age 8 mon (placed 6/17/09)
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07-22-2009, 03:51 PM
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How beautiful!!! Keep us posted on how things go!!!
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Married to my wonderful Husband for 23 years!!! Bio Mom to 3 C, M & S (ages 20, 19 & 15)  Adopted Mom to A, A, B & H (ages 5, 4, 4 & 1)  Grandma to 1 C born 7/07 (age 1)  1st placement RB 5/04 (age 4) moved to adoptive home 2/06 2nd placement SW 6/05 (age 4) moved to uncle's 7/05 3rd placement A 11/05 (age 7 months) we adopted 2/07 (now age 4)  4th placement JE 2/06 (age 3) went home 2/06 5th placement AM 4/06 (age 2) moved to grandma's 4/06 6th placement KM 8/06 (age 10) moved to adoptive home 6/07 (now in a home for girls) 7th & 8th placement A & B 2/07 siblings (ages 3 & 1) A we adopted 3/09 (now age 5), B we adopted 1/09 (now age 4)   9th placement H 12/07 (age one day) we adopted 1/09 (now age 1) 10th & 11th placement LH & JH 3/09 siblings (ages 2 & 3) RU w/ mom 4/09 12th placement NZ 6/09 (age 4) moved to new foster placement 10/09
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07-29-2009, 05:30 AM
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That's fantastic! We were also being considered for a sibling group from lanecounty (a girl and two boys with a probably baby later on who wasn't listed with them yet) but ended up getting matched in our own state!
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Foster Family since 7/07 SNAP approved 2/09 and hoping to adopt a large sibling group *waiting to be matched* Bio Mom to L 4 years old Foster Mom to K 12/06 Case goal: RUOn our 17th foster placement and counting
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08-07-2009, 08:19 PM
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We too are adopting from Lane Co. in Oregon. How have you found the process to be?
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08-10-2009, 06:44 PM
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Quick Update
I swear, sometimes I feel like this adoption journey is one big soap opera.
The CW of the sibling group emailed our AW and said that the foster parents of the girls took DHS to court because they would like to adopt the girls but not the boys, which would mean permanently splitting up the sibling group. The boys were placed in a temporary foster home 6 weeks ago. The home they were in for almost a year just didn't want to have foster children over the summer. Well, it was only a temporary placement so the worker said she had to move them to another home last week. Poor things! The CW told our AW that DHS went to court this past Friday and the judge issued a continuance for September, so this won't be resolved anytime soon. He also issued a stay order so none of the children can be moved (or adopted) until this case is settled. DHS is going to go back to court this week to see if the judge will allow just the boys to be adopted. If he will, then the committee might still be on for August 20. If not, then we have to cancel the committee and wait to find out about the custody hearing. The CW is confident that the court will side with DHS and allow the adoption of all four siblings to continue. If the court sides with DHS, she's pretty sure the family will appeal. If the boys can be available for adoption, DH and I already agreed we'd take them (if we're chosen to take them at committee). We'd also continue to hope the girls are up for adoption as well but at least the boys can have a sense of permanency. This feels never ending. Their worker is out of the office until Thursday so we won't know what happens until the end of the week. More waiting!!!
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06/08 - First appointment with private adoption agency 10/08 - Completed foster parent/pre-adoption classes 02/09 - Switched agencies and submitted adoption application with DHS 05/09 - Home study approved and submitted for several waiting children 06/09 - Opened home to foster care placements 06/09 - Chosen to go to committee for a sibling group of four 08/09 - Not chosen at committee 09/09 - Passed on sibling group of 2 Happy Daycare Provider to 7 children: E age 7, Big C age 6, A age 6, Little C age 3, B age 2, CJ age 1 and Baby E 10 mon Happy foster mom to 1 baby: Frank the Tank, age 8 mon (placed 6/17/09)
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