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New Years Eve Foster Placement

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On New Years Eve, Greg and I were with friends in Lexington, KY to ring in the new year.  We had settled in to watch a football game and were making plans for dinner.  My phone ran and I recognized the number as a state worker.  Greg and I ran into another room to take the call. Being in the evening and a holiday, the worker who was making the call was not at the office.  She did not have a computer to look up any information other than what the investigative worker told her, she didn't even know their names.  They had a baby boy and an 18 month girl old that needed an emergency placement.  The baby and birth mom tested positive for drugs, the baby was still in the hospital but the 18 month old needed a home tonight. Greg and I quickly said goodbye to our friends and headed back to Louisville.  We needed to hurry because they were hoping to place the 18 month old within the next couple of hours.  Luckily, we still had supplies left over from our first 2 year old placement.  We