Adoption

I had an adoption yesterday. The girl was being adopted by her uncle and aunt. They were all so happy. One of the things we do for the kids when they are adopted is let them choose a teddy bear. She chose the biggest one we had after spending several minutes contemplating which one she wanted. When we left the courthouse, she asked me if I could keep coming to visit. I told her that I could stop by and say hi, but that I no longer had to come every month to check on how everything was going. She said she wanted me to come by sometime. Then she hugged me, not once, but three times. This is one of the reasons why I love my job. I have two more adoptions next week. Life is good.

Another Saturday

Here it is, the Saturday before Memorial Day and I can't leave town even if I wanted to. Why? Because I am on call, which means I have to have my cell phone with me at all times and be available in case there is an emergency, ie. a run away is found and needs placement or a placement is falling apart. But, I also am going in to work to monitor a visit for two hours today. The judge has ordered that this family have visits for two hours daily so that the mother can nurse her baby. I think that's great for bonding. Anyway, that's how my work is going today. I also am going to check on my friend's cats as she went to Corpus this weekend for a wedding. I thought about doing some yard work, but since I need to look (and smell) decent when I go in for my couple of hours, I decided against it. The yard will be there tomorrow, you say. Yes, it will, but I'm sure I can come up with another excuse not to do any work. I am a good procrastinator.