Alright, the court case for Kelsey Briggs' stepfather was last month so now seems like the right time. There is a bit of info below on each child featured in this... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (LavendernOldJeans) http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/11168 Wed, 20 May 2009 08:54:23 GMT http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/10772/t/My-Intro-new-to-the-group-.html
I am Christina and was invited to join you all here by Nola. Who, by the way, is a remarkable lady!!

My hubby and I live near Dallas and have 5 biological kiddos. We were licensed to foster/adopt last year on September 17th. We got our first phone call on September 24th!! Bailey came to us at 5 days old, straight from the hospital and has been here ever since. Her biomom signed the mediated agreement and relinquished with the stipulation that CPS would not... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (preparedforrain) http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/10772 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:03:42 GMT http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/10685/t/New-to-group.html
Sincerely,
Elizabeth ]]> feeds@yuku.com (englishteacher62860) http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/10685 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:12:12 GMT http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/393/t/Pogo-Stick-philosophy.html
Well, it only hurts when I come down, not while I am bouncing up.
]]> feeds@yuku.com (LavendernOldJeans) http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/393 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:32:41 GMT http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/392/t/What-is-your-current-status-.html feeds@yuku.com (felmel) http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/392 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:32:50 GMT http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/394/t/Me-Again.html
I am coming back because I am finding that I greatly miss being with people that 'get it'. I need to suround myself with people that support rather than take me down.

I know you will not only help support me but also offer... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Fernpugs) http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/394 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:37:49 GMT http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/395/t/Adoptive-mom-of-3-.html
Thanks for letting me read your board and get to know your situations. It's always comforting to know their are others out ther experiencing the same things you are. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (lctaj) http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/395 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:17:29 GMT http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/396/t/Hi-there.html

]]> feeds@yuku.com (Rayni) http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/396 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 14:39:19 GMT http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/397/t/elder-wisdom-Red-Lake.html myworld.ebay.com/lu_mcinturff/ She has some really cool fabric, CDs, and dvds. i finally got a set of 500 nations from her.

One of the best lessons I have learned in my life was while I was at a prayer ceremony known as Sun Dance on the Red Lake Reservation. On the last day, a Elder woman of 102 years wanted to participate and was brought in. After... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (LavendernOldJeans) http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/397 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:14:07 GMT http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/398/t/Hello-.html

I have two children that I adopted when they were 12 & 10. Brandon and Jessica are now 17 (almost 18 ) and 16. I am divorced and now remarried, and looking to adopt another sibling group sometime this year - hopefully we'll get... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (adoptolder) http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/398 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:57:44 GMT http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/399/t/mild-to-moderate-attachment-issues.html feeds@yuku.com (help4carlos) http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/399 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:59:59 GMT http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/401/t/Quotes-that-inspire-us-in-our-lives.html
And please comment as you will. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (LavendernOldJeans) http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/401 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:37:46 GMT http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/404/t/-Lo.html
I'm Ninoska... I never know how to do these intro. thingies because it feels weird no matter how I choose to describe my relationships with my babies... I've got a son and daughter in my heart who fostered with with us from age of 4 months to 12 and 13 months and then were adopted by members of their extended birth family. I've got a 3 1/2 year old son who arrived to us at 7 weeks of age through the foster system - we were able to adopt him just about exactly two years... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Ninoska) http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/404 Tue, 11 Jul 2006 17:36:59 GMT http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/405/t/who-me.html
I don't know if i am meant to be here but hey if i am i am and in the intro bit of text it does say open to everyone.

I am 16, currently fosterd in the UK. um.... I am dyslexic and a bit aspie. I like programming, muntain bikes, prime numbers, maths, science and suspension.

I am intrested to talk to varios other people who know the UK system. and i am also intrested in speaking to those who do not!

i think thats about it for now. as a side note, i currently... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (jammie) http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/405 Sat, 17 Jun 2006 06:54:19 GMT http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/406/t/Howdy.html From my typing you will never guess what I do for a living .. or from the bad grammer and spelling .. lol.. not an EXCUSE but to GIVE understanding .. my 2 oldest are... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (JDIT) http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/406 Mon, 05 Jun 2006 23:54:54 GMT http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/407/t/weeds-thought-provoking-essay.html weeds Valdiserri RO. Weeds. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2006 Jun Dr Valdiserri is Deputy Director of the National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP) at CDC.

Sometimes in the spring, when I'm on my hands and knees among the azaleas, pulling out purslane and dandelion, I think how wonderful... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (LavendernOldJeans) http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/407 Fri, 26 May 2006 13:34:40 GMT http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/408/t/Hi-.html
I am in the process of adopting my first child. I just got my license approved today. I've been reading posts here for a couple of weeks, but I thought I would introduce myself. I actually have learned so much already by what others here have experienced. I am really looking forward to meeting everyone here, and I am really looking forward to getting my first child.

Leah

. . .Habakkuk 3: 17-18. . .

Though the fig tree may not blossum,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Strawberry Shortcake 1977) http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/408 Sat, 06 May 2006 19:25:19 GMT http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/400/t/How-to-become-a-member-to-post-and-to-reply.html ]]> feeds@yuku.com (LavendernOldJeans) http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/400 Fri, 03 Mar 2006 09:00:34 GMT http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/410/t/New-here.html
My husband and I have two bio children a 4yob and 1yog. We are working with Lutheran Family Services to adopt a sybling group of two under the age of 8, maybe 10. We live in GA as I have noticed several do here. We are still in the homestudy process, which is frustrating but I will post in... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (akmyilee) http://fosteringandadoptingolderchildren.yuku.com/topic/410 Thu, 02 Mar 2006 19:02:23 GMT