On the road

First - the meeting

Finally getting to the meeting. 9 of the 15 showed and two on the phone. The majority of the meeting was rehashing what had been said at the prior meeting. We got to meet the adoption worker who will help us through the transition. We have a school meeting on the 7th that we are allowed to go to and there is a court date in Feb and in May. The May date will terminate the parents rights. We got to hear from the Foster sister who is the parent now as the mother is very ill. She seemed very sad that the boys will be leaving but was happy when DH offered to continue our contact with us. Basically we are now waiting until Monday to say we want to move forward and then we will be waiting for the adoption worker to contact us for the transition meeting. At least there is movement.

Second - We bought a new car!!!

We knew that we would be buying a car soon. my car is almost seven years old and we needed at least one car that would be more comfortable for three car seats. Then my mom has been calling all week with her car problems and how they need us to come and drop off a car for them to use for this and that. Two huge things are that my aunt is very sick and my mom wants to see her soon and be able to come see her at the drop of a hat. My dad has court date a couple hundred miles away in Feb and they don't trust their car to make the ride. I can't keep taking off and running to NC all the time. We went just looking at cars and then we were offered a deal on a great car with financing that was outstanding. The best part is that we didn't have to make a trade. Mom gets to keep her old car and my present car goes to her that runs.

The new car is perfect for three car seats without being a mini van. It will be easy for the dog to ride in and I won't be a typical soccer mom.

Let's hope the adoption worker wants to move faster than the others.