Home Stretch

Classes 7 & 8 this past Saturday. Jerry and I were looking forward to it because they said that a lot of the conversation would be about adoption. Now that I am sitting here thinking about it, I cant remember half of what was said. I don't mean to make light of it because I know they need to make sure we aren't degenerates. And the trainers are really nice women who care about what they do and they have the life experience that in my mind gives them credibility. I enjoy their stories because they are real, and they are real life applications of what we are learning. Yet the material can still get so repetitive and so boring - add to that you are sitting there for 6 hours. I unintentionally tune out sometimes, or my mind goes on its little trips. Jerry calls it "blinky lights" - I see or hear something that distracts me and I tune out.

So what I can recollect, they talked about making the transition as easy as possible for the child, how to make your home a safe environment, and common mistakes that people make. They also had us write out what we do in a day now, and how we anticipate it changing. Most of the people have kids already so they understand, the trainer joked with me and Jerry that we need to help Skipper because his schedule may change (she obviously doesn't know my dog - like his momma when its time to eat, its time to EAT!).

I think we get that part - I know you don't know until it happens exactly how much kids change your life. We have witnessed first hand how much it changes peoples' lives. And they always say, well thats different. With you it its different. Again I wanted to say, NO EFFIN DOY. But still I am from a big family and have a brother who had a major illness and people all around me have kids! What they've been through obviously will make things challenging - but they are still kids. Sometimes it feels like the trainers and social workers are going to be placing Martians in our home. But I guess that's ok, I kind of live with one already...