Real life stuff
A week ago Stephanie and I had just left the Oncologist with great news and had just made a decision to decline the placement of a 2 and 7 year old. That one sentence describes a few hours of last Thursday morning that were incredibly stressful and challenging. I like to describe it as "real life stuff" was happening last Thursday morning. Let's jump forward to Friday and reminisce the call we received for a 2 year old that we accepted into our home for 4 days. Here is how it happened. I get a call from Steph while I am sitting at my desk at work and she says I am on the line with the state and they have another placement opportunity. I am elated and I walk into a private room where I can really listen and make a decision with Stephanie that could impact the rest of our lives. Pause right there. I was typing an email to some human resources person at a company that doesn't want to talk to me and then I get a call where I decide whether or not to accept a