A few kind friends have been asking when Jeremiah’s adoption will be finalized. We don’t really know for sure, but we have been told it should be complete sometime in June. We will be meeting with an attorney on Thursday (28th), and will find out more then. She will most likely put in a request…
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happy easter! He is risen!
What a wonderfully calm and relaxing day our family has enjoyed. Hope the same goes for all of you.
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Jeremiah had his last “goodbye” visit with his bio dad today. T (bio dad) had the visit supervisor relay the following message to Justin: “Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much.” The strength and love it must have taken for T to say this leaves me astonished and humbled. My heart is saddened by…
Read Moretermination granted!!!
Termination was granted by the judge this morning! T (bio dad) did not contest, so the trial only lasted thirty minutes. In the days leading up to this trial, I felt suspended and separated from reality. My normal emotional state wasn’t what it normally was (probably a good thing for my poor husband). I didn’t…
Read Moregetting closer
Two more days! There is a small chance that T (Jeremiah’s biological dad) will not contest the Termination. If this happens, we will not have a two day trial. It will only last an hour. He will also not be able to file an appeal. I just found out that on T’s last child, the…
Read More“Dear Social Workers, I am done.”
I am getting so frustrated with the System. Reconfiguring a company has it’s ups and downs, and after having five PRM’s (social workers) in a period of two and a half years, I can’t wait to be done. The PRM is the one that makes sure we are following the rules set forth by the…
Read Morethee wilt teach me patience
I received a comment recently. A most undeserved one if I may say. This kind friend said that we had so much patience and love for our children. First of all I will focus only on my part of the “we,” as I feel that my better half is indeed very patient, and extremely loving.…
Read More7 days until Termination of Parental Rights (TPR)
7 days until Termination! The Parental Termination case will go before a judge on April 11 & 12. The judge will hear testimony stemming from before Jeremiah was taken into custody to what has happened since then. There will be testimonies by Case Workers, expert witnesses, and Justin (my husband) will even get a chance…
Read Moresooo sleepy
In my last post I talked about taking pictures of the kids so that when they look back they can see who they were. Here is another one of Jeremiah. He was falling asleep at lunch. I just love this because he has fought sleep for SOOOO long. For many months after he came to…
Read Morewho am i?
Pictures say a thousand words right? I recently heard a photographer talk about how she takes pictures of her kids. She doesn’t take pictures when they are posing, she takes them when they are “being themselves.” This gives them a great idea of who they were when they were younger. I try to write down…
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