So I received news yesterday that the PRIDE training will finally be kicking off in March! Foster parenthood, here I come!
I have a couple options, but my preference will be to do 6-hour sessions for five Saturdays so I can be done quicker... the issue is that I'm not clear whether the Saturday trainings begin on March 13th or March 20th (there was a typo in the announcement), and I've got a prior unbreakable commitment on the 13th in Morgantown (having a cavity filled before a live audience, to help a friend pass her dentistry boards).
If the Saturday option doesn't work out, it'll mean 10 weeks of 3-hour sessions on Tuesday nights... definitely not something I would look forward to, especially since they wouldn't begin until April. Still, if that's what it comes to, that's what it comes to. I'm committed to this. I already have the mattresses, after all!
Wednesday, February 24
Wednesday, February 3
The Mattresses are Here!
I got the email this afternoon from FedEx: two 36lb packages had been left at my door. And when I got home tonight, sure enough. My mattresses had arrived.
I think I've mentioned that one of my exciting plans is to build bunk beds for my foster kid(s). Although I don't intend to launch into multi-kid parenting at first, I want to be open to future expansion. :-) I spent weeks shopping for bunk beds, and across the board was unimpressed with both price and design. I finally decided I was being stupid-- I love building things, and seriously... bunk beds? Talk about exciting possibilities. Well, the first step was to acquire the proper mattresses, and after some searching, I found a great deal online for the right size mattresses in vinyl, which will be harder to damage and easier to keep clean as kids potentially come and go.
But I can't express how excited I am! I think it's because this is the first tangible evidence of my foster care adventure. Thus, in honor of the occasion, I've got one mattress lying on the floor in my living room-- and that's where I'm camping out tonight!
Here's looking forward to Saturday, when I begin bunk bed frame design...
I think I've mentioned that one of my exciting plans is to build bunk beds for my foster kid(s). Although I don't intend to launch into multi-kid parenting at first, I want to be open to future expansion. :-) I spent weeks shopping for bunk beds, and across the board was unimpressed with both price and design. I finally decided I was being stupid-- I love building things, and seriously... bunk beds? Talk about exciting possibilities. Well, the first step was to acquire the proper mattresses, and after some searching, I found a great deal online for the right size mattresses in vinyl, which will be harder to damage and easier to keep clean as kids potentially come and go.
But I can't express how excited I am! I think it's because this is the first tangible evidence of my foster care adventure. Thus, in honor of the occasion, I've got one mattress lying on the floor in my living room-- and that's where I'm camping out tonight!
Here's looking forward to Saturday, when I begin bunk bed frame design...
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