We Got A Call

Well since I found out who our foster consultant is I decided I would call him every Monday to help keep our names in his memory in case a match comes up. Last week I left a message and emailed him. Today when I called he answered on his way to work. He asked a few questions about us and then told me to keep bugging him.

A few minutes later he called me back and asked if I was really serious about being ready and I told him that while I was really nervous about the whole thing I was indeed ready. He told me about two kids that had just been taken from their parents and that this would be a long placement with reunification efforts... he was talking really fast but I did pick up that it was a 5 year old girl and 7 year old boy. I stopped him and said I only have one room and that I thought the kids had to be the same gender to share a room. He said he would check on this situation and age and get back to me.

I hung up the phone with him and immediately called Kurt. My heart was racing and I could tell my nerves would get the best of me. As I told him we had gotten a call I had to stop myself several times to control the urge to bawl. We talked about the situation and realized that it probably wouldn't work out since we only have the one spare room, but just to be safe Kurt reminded me of the list of questions we planned to ask before accepting any children. It's kinda funny really. My mind was no were close to that list and I think I would prematurely have said yes to any kind of placement.

Our consultant called back a few minutes later and said I was right and it wouldn't work for us. He apologized but told me again to keep bugging him to keep our names in mind.

I have to admit my heart was racing and a flood of emotions hit me. That's right in the area of the perfect age group. So anyways we're on the radar but we're gonna have to wait for another call.