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Apr 3, 2009 @ 4:59pm
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Thanks for your kind suggestion. All the best. <a
— chris21
Apr 25, 2009 @ 2:29am

I can't hold on any longer

It has been two weeks since we were supposed to close. What a chaotic and emotional two weeks it has been. Every work day when calling a source I would have to reconfirm that I was still here. Every evening at 4 p.m. the staff would wonder and wait for a new announcement regarding our fate. More »

Categories: Family, Foster, Owl, Babydoll, Life
Mar 25, 2009 @ 10:53am
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You guys freak my out...where is your Faith? Gee, it's not the end of the World,
— charliemoney3aolcom
Mar 28, 2009 @ 12:31am

The ironies of limbo

Since we're a little obsessed over here about our possible demise and I haven't blogged in ... a while, I hope you don't mind this indulgance. More »

Nov 14, 2008 @ 11:07am
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Haven't heard anything on this blog for a long time..... wonder what
— v.i.c.
Feb 12, 2009 @ 5:17pm

Why is Humpty Dumpty an egg?

Since living with a 4-year-old I've had to stretch my brain a little bit more. He, of course, asks all those "Why?" questions, but his why questions are generally very specific. For example, if I tell him it's time to go to bed, he won't ask "why?" More »

Categories: Family, Foster, Owl
Nov 12, 2008 @ 9:37am
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Off to school

Owl started school today, well, pre-kindergarten. More »

Categories: Family, Foster, Owl, School
Nov 4, 2008 @ 9:37am
Posted by: Heidi Rowley

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{{bliss}}
— trodelpost
Nov 25, 2008 @ 9:03am

I voted at 6 a.m.

Ok, so that title is a lie. I got in line at 6:03 a.m. It took much longer than that to vote. More »

Categories: Politics, Election
Nov 3, 2008 @ 1:54pm
Posted by: Heidi Rowley

Emerging from the Cave and finding some light

Those who pay attention to my musings may have noticed that I haven't blogged about Owl and BabyDoll in quite some time. More »

Categories: Family, Foster, Owl, Babydoll, Mom
Oct 15, 2008 @ 11:34am
Posted by: Heidi Rowley

Blog Action Day: Families in the system

From a University of South Alabama Children's and Women's Hospital study looking at the link between poverty and foster care: More »

Oct 10, 2008 @ 10:10am
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How sweet! Keep spreadin' the word! We need all the readers we can get! !!
— AJ Flick
Oct 10, 2008 @ 4:20pm

Say what?

The following conversation happened this morning on the way to day care: More »

Categories: Family, Foster, Owl
Oct 7, 2008 @ 3:27pm
Posted by: Heidi Rowley

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During a crisis it takes one person to stand up, take action and try to change a
— dokojie
Oct 8, 2008 @ 1:11pm

Happy Birthday Bamm Bamm

When you going into foster parenting, you know there is a possibility that you will fall head over heels in love with the children in your care and then one day hand them over to a family member with the possibility of never again knowing anything about the child you loved and care for. More »

Sep 29, 2008 @ 6:38pm
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At 4 their imagination is wonderful. Cut out pictures and glue them on sticks.
— 3296
Nov 2, 2008 @ 6:59am

What to do with a 4-year-old?

I'm looking for some advice here. More »

Categories: Family, Foster, Owl
Sep 25, 2008 @ 12:06pm
Posted by: Heidi Rowley

Sleep deprived and that's ok

Yesterday my day care provider asked me how it feels to be a mom again. If I weren't so sleep deprived I might be able to come up with a thoughtful answer, but instead the feelings are still a little unclear. More »

Categories: Family, Foster, Owl, Babydoll
Sep 16, 2008 @ 10:49am
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Getting my house ready

I've been on a cleaning binge since Friday. More »

Categories: Family, Foster, Bamm Bamm
Sep 2, 2008 @ 4:12pm
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Why my house will soon be "open" again...

After Bamm Bamm's depature I 'closed' my house with CPS until I could handle taking in another child. More »

Categories: Crime, Media, Family, Foster, Bamm Bamm
Sep 2, 2008 @ 10:25am
Posted by: Heidi Rowley

When all the answers are "No."

On Sunday afternoon I found myself sitting next to a 5-year-old at church. Down the row was a VERY pregnant woman with a toddler. The toddler would occasionally get herself into a precarious position and I would rescue her, since her mother seemed to need the help. After seeing this a few times the following conversation ensued: More »

Categories: Family, Foster, Church, Bamm Bamm
Aug 28, 2008 @ 10:21am
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I am so sorry. At least he had a good year with you, which may have been the
Aug 30, 2008 @ 6:47pm

18 days later

It's been a rough almost three weeks since I left Bamm Bamm at his relative's house. Before the transition occured a  lot of people told me to "Give yourself a week to grieve." For some reason that translated into my head "After a week you will feel better." More »

Categories: Family, Foster, Bamm Bamm
Aug 20, 2008 @ 10:23am
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The Kinetic Duo: Or the case of the strange book on my desk

One of the perks of being a reporter is the strange things that come to you in the mail. I've received organic brownies, mammogram x-rays, old-fashioned view finders with very recent pictures of colon cancer, a HUGE pill bottle and now an advance copy of The Kinetic Duo. More »

Aug 13, 2008 @ 6:00pm
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Heidi--that's wonderful that you can call! I was wondering if they allowed
Aug 26, 2008 @ 12:25pm

A little phone call

I talked to Bamm Bamm Tuesday night. More »

Categories: Family, Foster, Bamm Bamm
Aug 11, 2008 @ 11:31am
Posted by: Heidi Rowley

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what a wonderful gift you have given this child! you loved him when no one did
— crittersftw
Aug 29, 2008 @ 7:12pm

Bamm Bamm's Bye Bye

The reality of this weekend only hits me in spurts. More »

Aug 7, 2008 @ 12:26pm
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How it all started Part 2

A whole year lapsed between deciding it was time to be a foster parent and actually More »

Categories: God, Family, Foster, Bamm Bamm, Cps
Aug 5, 2008 @ 12:58pm
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How it all started Part 1

When I tell people that I'm a foster parent I usually get two questions/comments. More »

Categories: Life, Family, Foster, Bamm Bamm, Tucson
 
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