Presto Change-o!

I called Leah with LFS Friday, and set up a home visit for this Friday evening, but after thinking it over this weekend I have changed my mind once again and decided I would rather go with Ariel Clinical Services.

I think they are a smaller agency, with a lot less overhead, and they just have a vibe that we like. The agency reminds me a lot of the small non-profit I worked for right out of college, Community Living, Inc.

Besides we already have all of our Ariel forms filled out- we just need to get our fingerprint cards done and find a doctor who can see the whole family in one visit. I am hoping we can get an appointment with a doctor at a family practice right down the street. I have agreed to arrange the doctor's appointment and Mike will make an appointment for getting our fingerprints.

Also, if I didn't already mention this: LFS is "absorbing another agency" which sounds cannibalistic but apparently happens a lot with CPA's and seems to cause chaos.

We asked our oldest son how would he like having an older sister, and he said, "I would like her if she combs her hair, listens, brushes her teeth and plays with me."

We'll see what we can do!

On the couch

I'm not calling LFS today because I have finally succumbed to this cold and am on the couch. The boys are playing really well together and it's time like this when I question why we want to add a third child to our family. Why is it so important for me to have a daughter? And is it a sexist need?

Lutheran Family Services is stalking us!

I had called them to get some information on their foster program (that was never sent). I played phone tag with one woman and now another woman called me today! I am not Lutheran, and maybe it doesn't matter, but I tend to go with secular organizations. Although my first contact with the foster community here- a woman I spoke with at McDonald's of all places, while we were living in the hotel in Greenwood Village- recommended LFS. Of course, she was Lutheran! But I still think I may call her. She gave me her number on a napkin and said, "I know what it's like to move to a place where you don't know anyone so feel free to call me about anything."