My Newest Neighbor

I thought I would share pictures of my neighbor. He is short with a Bald head. But, man is he Beautiful. I just love to stare at him every chance I get. He is very shy. So some of the pictures I took are from very far away. Had he know I was going to make him famous I think he would have come a little closer.

My kind of Distraction

I have nothing to say after these. Just wow.

How Does this Work?

I have ranted before about or child support system here in my state but now I even have a bigger question. how does the foster care program work? The reason I ask this question is because my daughters father and his wife now have a foster daughter. AGH.
So, I went to the website for the requirements to be a foster parent to see how this happened.

Here is what it says:

You must:
live in Anoka County
be at least 21-years-old, financially stable and responsible (but do not have to pay support)
have appropriate sleeping space (make own daughter sleep on couch when she visits)
There must be enough bedrooms for everyone.
Foster children can share a bedroom with a child of the same sex, if the room is large enough. (own child unable to share room with foster child)
They cannot share a bedroom with an adult or a child of the opposite sex.
complete an application for foster care
allow Anoka County to complete a criminal history background check on all household members who are 13-years-old or older
live in a home or apartment that meets fire safety code
abide by a “No Corporal Punishment” rule
be available to transport children to visitations and medical appointments
provide the County with three personal references
participate in a home study that includes interviews with all household members (tell own child it was there fault the first time they did not get a child because they were not there for interview(stepmother said))
attend on-going training (12 hours annually for each adult in the household)

You may:
be single or married
rent or own your home
already have children in your home (have own child just can not take care of)
work full- or part-time, depending on the foster child’s age and needs

I understand that there are children out there that need people to help take care of them but when I hear I can not work I am blind and so on and so forth from him and then learn that he is more than capable of taking on a foster child and being a parent there I just wonder HOW? The thing that hurts the most is how Britt feels that she is being asked over just to watch the foster kid. And now they are telling her that this child is calling them mom and dad and that they plan on adopting this child. I feel so bad for my daughter. Yes I know I do not have to let her go over and see him but I have always made it her choice. She wants to see her father. Not live with him but visiting him is fine she says. She goes because she knows that she will be coming home soon.

Rambling about stuff on my mind

I recently had a comment posted that me laugh. "My mom uses a billion dollar satellite to find Tupperware in the woods." That is so true. I now am addicted to this finding of the Tupperware. All I want to do when I get home from work is go out and search for it. Is that not sad.

I have decided to look at the school calender to see how many days my kids are home during the 180 day they are to be in school. not by me keeping them home but of school being either released early or no school at all. Calendered 1/2 days are 4 days for both. And none school days are 20 for Britt. And 21 for little man. Now this does not include day that the Basketball team goes to the state Tournament or days that are not on the calender. Now, I have learned that if my child is there for 1/2 the day it counts as a full day. Now to the school it was important to close for half the day this week so people could go watch Basketball. But, If I wanted to take my child out for a family vacation it would be considered an unexcused absence. HUH. Does this seem right. The biggest thing going for the school is Basketball. Do they have a drama club and arts programs? Heck, no. I shocked Britt's teacher last fall when I told him I could care less about her grade in Phy Ed.( He is the Basketball coach. LOL) I said as long as she participates that is all that matters to me. Because sports are not her strong point. And she needed academics for school. If the kids need to leave early for a sporting event they participate in the are free to go but it it has to do with anything other than sports you hear all about it. Blah!!!!!
I am shocked that the whole town does not shut down for sports. Really.

Now, my girlfriend and I are going to have a garage sale this spring and I told Britt to go through her clothing in her room. She brought me 3 I repeat 3 bags of clothes. Holy moly. Now I do not enter her room for stress reasons. I will blow the top off the house if I enter that room and she know this. There fore I made it her job to go through her clothing. Now I am on to little mans clothing. And then it is my dreaded closet. Now I have lost a lot of weigh. But I can not get rid of my so called fat clothes. I have a rational though why. Because if I were to gain weight back I will not have to but new clothing. Well, that is just not flying with the One handed wonder. I have begun to go through my stuff and have given some to a good friend that I know. She loves them all. Then, there is my array of Tee-shirts. Now I no longer hold a office job. So I were Tees to work all the time and Jeans. I love Jeans. I have to have at least 10-15 pairs of jeans and guess what I want more. LOL. then I am off to the One handed wonders clothing. Now he hates to admit that he has out grown pants but it is time to find out what fits and what does not fit. Wish me luck on this venture.

Happy Easter

Happy Easter to all. Please remember it is not all about the candy.