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I am so excited to share that I have completed a huge step in the home study process... I've finished the house visit portion!

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Alright, so I couldn't wait to share the news that I hinted at in yesterday's post... I need to share where my adoption journey has taken me lately!

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With all of the excitement last week and the craziness that erupted after my Facebook post, I neglected to mention something else that happened to me!

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I'm desperately trying to get back in routine around here, but that hasn't quite happened yet. However, since I'm a little more awake tonight, I thought I would discuss a topic that one of my readers asked me to address.

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Tonight, I have the pleasure of addressing a really important question from one of my frequent readers, Pam. To read Pam's full question, you can see her comment on my post from last night.

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People always ask for advice when they are at the beginning of their foster care journey. They want to know what to expect from people who have been through it already. I saw a post on one of the Facebook pages that I'm on today that asked for some advice as the woman was going through the final stage of becoming a licensed foster parent.

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I've been spending a lot of time lately writing about my daily life and discussing matters that don't have much to do with foster care. As you know, I moved to Florida two months ago, and I feel like this blog has become a way for me to keep loved ones back in New York informed about what's happening in our lives.

That being said, I want to take some time to focus on a topic related to foster care tonight.

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Tonight, I thought that I'd keep it short with a story of a short-term placement that we had when I was a little girl.

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Do you know what happens when you ask a question? You get some amazing answers, especially when the question is addressed to your mom. Tonight, for example, I asked my mom for blog post ideas, and I ended up finding out about something that I never knew about before. I thought I would share that information here tonight.

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Did you know that there is always a trial in family court when a child is put into foster care? It makes sense, right? I'm pretty sure that I've written before about a judge deciding if a child stays in foster care, but there's more to it than that. Plus, there can sometimes be a criminal trial as well.