September 20, 2008

• 2nd Saturday Post

  It’s official
  . . . we finished our foster parent classes and have a certificate to
  prove it!  Jesse and I (this was the 3rd time for me to be asked) were
  asked to consider being on a panel for other foster classes when they
  need people with experience to talk about their foster care experience
  with different children and different types of cases.  Anyway, we have the certificate that says we completed training, we’ve
  had our fingerprints taken, we’ve had a background check done on us . .
  . but still no home study.  I even have copies of our car insurance and
  the pets vaccinations ready to be turned over to the home study person
  . . .   It feels like being all dressed up with no where to go!

  The potluck wasn’t bad at all.  In fact, the food was wonderful because
  we didn’t take a break until 11am – close enough to lunch time.  Some
  of the stuff was awesome!  The new couple we met and have gone to lunch with, wanted to go one more time for Mexican food. After the potluck, I wasn’t very hungry and ate 2 tacos.

  When I was ready to take the babysitter home,  Luci
  threw a temper tantrum because she was asked to put her shoes on the
  correct feet (she ALWAYS puts them on the wrong feet first).  She
  completely went to pieces.  Jesse and I calmly told her she wouldn’t be
  able to go – which, of course, made the tantrum escalate.  I finally
  picked up her shoes, gave them to her, got in her face (child level)
  and said very calmly, “Take them to your room and close the door while
  you cry.  We have to leave now and you won’t be able to go this time.” 
  She did as she was told but the screaming was unreal.  That’s so
  typical of what we deal with several times a week.  I still believe
  she’s not feeling well.

  Anyway, took the babysitter home, stopped at a craft place to get some
  silk purple mums for my foyer and the place was a mad house.  Mind you,
  I rarely shop on a Saturday and asked if this was typical or if they
  were having a sale.  They were having a sale.  I needed purple mums for the foyer and a cream colored table
  cloth for my formal table.  I paid my $25.00 without looking back to
  see what “sale items” I was missing out on buying!  (Good job,
  Cherylyn!)

  Next we went to Payless Shoes to buy the girls black shoes for winter and plain white tennis
  shoes.  Everything was bought plenty big that we SURELY will not need
  to replace shoes until spring.  Rissy has to buy her special black
  shoes (due to her walking problem) at a much more expensive price, and we’ll
  try to get those in the next week or two.

  Next, we went to Home Depot.  These 3 stores are in the same area
  within 1/2 a mile of each other.  I brought home some samples of colors and think
  I like the forrest green with our existing white trim the best.  I also
  thought of a dark taupe color with our white trim, but I think it
  would blend in too much with the bricks and look lost, or rather boring against the bricks.  Can a
  house color be boring???!!!

  Here is the old color  -  a grayish blue – with the new colors against it.
  
  
  Quite a departure, huh???

  These are the same colors against our brick.  The taupe (both light and dark) are very pretty, but I think it will disappear against the colors in our bricks.
  

  
  

  I’m also thinking the green will help liven up our house during the drab winter months when everything turns brown, beige, or gray.  We have a pine tree in the front yard and some sort of soft needle pine bushes in the entry way, which stay green year round.  I think the green will add to the yucky plain winter.  All of our doors (including 3 car garage doors) and windows are white and the guttering is white.  I’ve never had to choose an outdoor paint color and my decorating ability stops at the thresholds of all outside doors!!!  I’m landscape and color challenged when I step outside!

  I’ll welcome all opinions, but must admit I’m leaning toward the green.  Isn’t that the color I just covered up in the girls’ room with light green paint?????  Me and forest green!!!

  Jesse went to mow one lawn and took Luci with him.  I have no idea what
  to do for dinner.  Well, I have several *ideas* but not sure what I’ll
  actually fix.  To get me moving (I can wake up, but not move or function much) at
  7:30am and do what I did this morning is a real accomplishment.  I think my body is suffering post
  traumatic stress syndrome from the early hour!!!
  

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