Adoption, delays, new kids, girls leaving

On May 18th, we stood in front of the Judge and became the adopted parents of Joseph Lucas White.  On that day, my son was ours.  One down, one or two more to go.
On that weekend, we put the girls in respite and enjoyed a quiet weekend, one where we didn't have to put children in time out, or hear that the oldest had hit another child.
We did the same thing this last weekend when we went to Kacey's graduation.  That's right, Kacey is no longer a high school student.  We were going to move her in with us this last weekend, but, let's suffice it to say, I think she got guilt tripped into staying one more week with her mother.  Oh well.  That's cool.
On June 4th, we say goodbye to the two girls, and send them to live with their older brother and sister, and peace and quiet will descend on our house for a while.
I've been told I'm a good father, but I have to admit the two weekends where I didn't have to put the girls in time out has been nice.  Now, if we could just get two well adjusted girls and adopt them, we'd have a great family.  But no luck, since we get the one's that are defiant, and know we can't spank them. (Snaps fingers.)

So, one June 4th, I go and help Kacey move from Canyon to here. and it'll be nice to have another adult to talk to.

It's easy to get out of the habit

It's easy to get out of the habit of writing.  All it takes is one day, and you find other reasons not to do it.
I really need to keep it up and keep it consistent.
Today was cool.  I took the girls to the dentist, they did great.  I Got Lucas and got the adoption papers to sign, then signed them. :)  18 more ays and he's all ours.
H had a bad day at school, and it continued at home.  S also had a bad day, but her problem might be that she's finally finding her voice and she's got to learn to control it.
I took Lucas to Canyon to attend Kacey's senior trainers banquet, then came back home.
Tomorrow is going to be at least a bit easier.  I only have to keep the baby and go get my car looked at.
I've got to get it fixed, and I think it's the struts that need fixed.  When I go after 65, the back end vibrates bad. If it's not the struts, it's gotta be the tires.  But then I haven't replaced the struts since I got it.

Yikes, another baby.

My friends and I were playing D&D in the front room, when my wife came in and asked, "How close to being finished are you?"  Since my wife never asks that question, unless it's important, we all looked at each other and  said, "We are done for the night, what's up?"
It turns out that we were expecting a new placement.  We'll call him V, for now.  He's hispanic, he's about a month old, and he came into care, because his mother threatened to kill him.
So, we have a newborn baby in our house, and he's going to stay for a while.

The hardest part about this is not being able to show pictures.  Oh well, I guess it's okay.

My fearless boy, except......

My boy is absolutely fearless, except when it comes for a bug in the floor, then he suddenly starts crying.  Gotta love kids.  He'll go outside, run and play, and get into mud, and dance through water, but one bug and he's skirting the sides of the wall.  Imagine that. :)

Just thinking.

It's been a quiet couple of days.  The girls have visit tomorrow, so I'll drop them off at their ride, then come back to the house.  Kris has a CPS thing tomorrow, and we'll head to Tulia about 3.  

I've been doing a lot of thinking recently, about putting an application to be a dog handler at work, about joining the Texas State Guard, about maybe entering a shooting competition or something.  It's gotten to where when I'm at home alone, I get bored.

I also keep meaning to get back to writing more in my book, but keep procrastinating.  I do know that FaceBook games have become rather boring, and I just need something to fill my time.

It's 29 days until we get to adopt L.  It's a month until Kacey's sports banquet, and I'm thinking about going.
May 1st is the girls final hearing, and you know who hasn't been you know what, so they are considering taking the baby away from her.

See, this is what I don't get.  Being a parent is a rewarding profession, and if for some reason, my kids got taken away, I'd be doing everything CPS wants me to do, plus some.  My kids are everything to me, and I would so want them back.  Man, I'd work so hard that CPS would think there is something wrong with me.  But then, I'm just a parent, I love my kids.  I love my family, a lot.

Tomorrow is Shaleigh's Birthday.  She'll be 6.  At least I'll get to go to this one.  I missed Cody's because of work.

Shaleigh and Cody

What's in  it Grandmom?

It's Empty, but I don't care

Interesting times incoming

Interesting day today.  They told us today at work that ACA was incoming, and gave us the dress code for the three days the auditors will be prowling around our unit.  Dress A's, as if we had to be told.  So, after that, I got drive circles for 4 hours, then go inside for the remainder.

I got my evaluation today, I met expectations and got a nice note. "Mr. White is professional, ethical, and gives his all."
They announced that there was a job opening for a canine handler at work, and I've been thinking about it off and on all day.

Enough of work.  I fixed the turn signals in my own and Kristie's vehicle last night, and worked on the hot tub a bit.

Heard that Dick Clark died today and took a few minutes to wish his spirit well.

Well, that's about all.  Oh, btw, it's 30 days away from adoption day.  Then my boy is all mine and I can post pictures.

Later guys

Explanations, repairs.

After re-reading my blog post from yesterday, I realize that I need to explain some things.  I do love Kacey, and she's beautiful, and I didn't mean in any fashion to come down on her.  It's just that I tend to get excited when Kacey comes down to visit, and the last few times, I got to see her for such a short amount of time.
I go pick her up, bring her down here, and see her for about three hours, then she's off with Kristie for the next two or three days.  Then I get to take her back home.
In a lot of ways, I admire Kacey.  She's smart, she's thrifty, she doesn't waste money, and when I do get to spend time with her, she's fun to be around.
I'd love to spend more time with her, but I don't get to spend as much as I'd like.  If I made it sound like I resent her, I apologize for making it sound that way.

Now for today's fun.  I changed the filters in the hot tub, now it's warming back up.  I shocked the water, I fixed the back turn lights on my car and my wife's van, and did the usual household stuff.  In addition to that, The desk in L's room is down.  It was easier than I thought.
So, the kids are in bed, I'm relaxing, Kristie is out with Venus at W-Marts, and things are good.