Two extra

The county Social Service system is undergoing a lot of changes. When we started Foster Care it seemed the only placements available were teenagers who weren't getting a long at home. Now, 25 years later, they are inundated with young children whose parents have been picked up for one reason or another. When we went to the shelter there were 9 kids running around the livingroom, all under the age of 5. The county is desperate for quality homes. We decided to just give this a try. The placement may last as short as two weeks, as long as six months. It is really different for us - ages 3 and 6, with Dawn almost 8. Charlie is home most days so I think we can make it work. I'm warning the Valine girls, if Charlie calls you during the day it's because he's a stay at home dad now. Funny, the best time of my life was when my own kids were 4-6-8. All this fun and they still pay us $1 per hour per kid! Here they are holding the flowers April sent Dawn for Valentines Day.