Making Progress (we think)....

Well we have been somewhat quiet on posting the last 6 weeks.... So here is the latest. First the state licensor finally finished typing up the home study and filed it with DCFS. Once that was turned in we learned we had to be assigned a "Resource Family Consultant" by the state, which has now been done. Found out we also have the RFC come and do another home visit to get better familiar with what we are looking for, and now after all that we are finally officially licensed for foster care and able to receive kids that are looking for placement from DCFS..... Now the next bit of news, 10 days ago our RFC called and asked if we would like to do respite care (take care of a child that was already placed but the foster parents wanted a couple days off), we declined since the child was autistic and nobody knew if he was afraid of large dogs or not. The next day we had a call of 2 kids 1 & 4 year old that were just taken from their homeless father. We were all ready to say yes, but then found out the grandmother was on her way from Vernal to visit with them and see if she could take them. So with so many ups and downs we are back to waiting again. Several siblings that we have inquired on have been placed which is great, but the bad side it wasn't with us. We have inquired on several other sibling groups (1 from Utah) that we hope to have some information on in the next few weeks. Again I know it has been a few weeks since our last post and it is truly because it is very hard to write about many of the steps since it is a huge roller coaster of emotions in doing this. One day we learn we are in the running the next day its "just kidding". We wont get discouraged since we know the kids for our family are out there and will be coming to us sooner or later.