Long time no post........

It has been insanely busy over here in the jungle.

The first of April we got a new foster son. He is high functioning, smart, and slightly autistic. I am learning a ton! His mom is a great resource and he didn't come into foster care because of anything she was doing.

Then the same week we got another foster son that was in a bad situation and had some severe behavior problems. He struggled with following rules,being respectful, and not interrupting when someone else was talking. He did pretty good as the days went by.

Then I went back to work after Spring Break. Worked 2 1/2 days then got sick with something called vomitious annoyance. While said sickness was plaguing me I went to a training on trauma and attachment, packed and drove 3 hours south to a lovely town called Parowan and checked into a the motel in town. The girls swam while I went across the street to the grocery store and bought some fruit and sandwich stuff.

Next day, the girls had to be up early and to the high school for a dance competition. We had to be there early, so sick, with very little sleep, and grumpy girls we got up early, ate the free breakfast provided and headed out to the high school. The girls did great. I was proud of the team's improvement and the effort that the girls put into the dances.

We had planned to stay an extra night and relax, but I didn't feel good and I wanted my comfy bed so we packed up after the awards and came home. I slept all day on Sunday and finally, after not being able to keep anything in me for 6 days at 10:30 PM it passed and I ate a can of carrots. The best tasting can of carrots I've eaten in a long time.

This last week was making up work for 4 days- after being gone for 3 days the week before- having the newest foster son freak out and leave our home when he was asked to apologize for being rude to Tree Monkey. Sadness fills my heart. His life is hard and he couldn't keep it together long enough to learn some skills. He now has to go to residential treatment. :( I take the really hard kids so I know that it won't always work out. It never gets to a point where I am okay with it.

Yesterday was a fantastic trauma, attachment, addiction, and adoption conference. Got up at 4:30 AM - after going to sleep around 1 AM...ugh!!- drove down with a colleague and then came back after it got out at 4:30 PM. Got home and went to Carraba's for a baby shower for Corronin and meeting up of some blogging ladies. It was amazing.

Got home to three little guys. My cousin is a foster parent and her hubby was admitted to the VA hospital  so we took her boys for the weekend. The neighbors are helping during today as my girls have their final dance competition at Provo High. Then we will take them back until tomorrow night. The church congregation members will assess with her the needs and we will help where we can the next week.

Yeah so now you know why I haven't been blogging. Too many things going on to think straight some days. I felt sufficiently guilty for being a blogging slacker after last night AND the three little guys woke me up at 7:20 AM this morning so I had some time to sit and blog while they watched cartoons. They really are a little gift to all of us, aren't they.

Ok, so now I am off to the dance competition where I hope to remember to take a lot of pics for your viewing pleasure.