{"id":2716,"date":"2013-07-29T13:14:58","date_gmt":"2013-07-29T17:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beccablogs.com\/?p=2716"},"modified":"2013-07-29T13:14:58","modified_gmt":"2013-07-29T17:14:58","slug":"gigantic-recap-and-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beccablogs.com\/?p=2716","title":{"rendered":"Gigantic Recap and Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dearest blog, I am not intentionally ignoring you. There is just so much going on that I feel overwhelmed. And by that, I mean I don’t know where to start writing. I’m going to just jump in and we’ll go from there and play catch up later. Deal? xoxo, Becca<\/p>\n

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We have now had 2 classes. 2! Only 7 more left before graduation. We’re learning a lot and meeting new people. Awesome people. Other people that want to open them hearts and home to foster children. Yeah, I like our classes. We have homework after every class that will all become a part of our adoption packet. The first week was easy short answer and circle the best answer type questions. For the 2nd week it was a lot more in depth. We have to create a family tree of sorts – a genogram. It is a charted representation of our immediate family through our grandparents. This is mine, not filled in. And as Steve pointed out, the 2 sides are not connected, but that was unintentional.. even though we aren’t blood related to that side.<\/p>\n

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Check out all the information we will be learning. That’s 2″ of learning to deal with\/ understand the children in Foster Care that we will be adopting.
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The biggest thing I am learning in our classes is how desperately there is a need for foster parents in Miami. Like class derailed for 5+ minutes talking about it. So if you’ve ever even remotely considered being a Foster Parent, please do it. I can put you in contact with our licensing specialists who will be forever grateful.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s see, quick recap of the other adoption-related things in the last couple weeks..<\/p>\n

The House<\/strong> \u2013 We re-upped our lease for 6 more months so the Home Study will be done on this apartment. I also bought a sturdy wood over-the-toilet hutch thingie and sturdy wood tower. We currently have wibbly-wobbly metal shelving in there. The metal shelves were moved to the laundry room for chemicals and cleaning products. #SafetyFirst<\/p>\n

Welcome Gift<\/strong> \u2013 I am crafty<\/a>. Duh. While we are waiting on this process, I want to make something for my child. While we are leaning towards a son, we could very easily be better matched with a daughter first. So whatever I make needs to be gender-neutral. I took an informal poll on my FB page and in Ravelry group about yarn colors \u2013 oh yeah, it\u2019s going to be a blanket \u2013 and narrowed it down to a teal\/turquoise, pale grey and brown. It will either be blocks or a Fibonacci sequence, below.<\/p>\n

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Life Story<\/strong> \u2013 Our overall homework assignment is writing a life story. We have to do it individually and turn it in before class ends. It too will be sent to the Adoption Case Worker assigned to us. I started mine and have been jumping around to \u201ceasy\u201d and \u201cnot painful\u201d subjects. I have about 6 more weeks to work on it.<\/p>\n

Picnic<\/strong> \u2013 We went to our first Adoption event this weekend. SDFAPA<\/a> had a picnic in Key Largo and, even though the weather sucked, we had a good time. We learned a lot as there were both Foster and Adoptive parents there, as well as the famous KB from my mystery phone call<\/a>. We were invited to their next meeting in a few weeks.<\/p>\n

Updated Timeline <\/a><\/strong>\u2013<\/p>\n