Hello to everyone out there!

Welcome to my first blog. I am setting some goals for myself and write today to share some beautiful moments, and help remind myself about the genuine beauty life offers us every day.

The mission is to document my journey as a foster mother of five- the good, the bad and the ugly!

We have five lovely kids from one biological family that have been given into our care on a permanent basis.  They are diverse, funny and trying in nearly equal measures.

Top moments of the day:

Zeke, 2, climbed into our bed at six this morning.  This would be so awful on anyone less cute!! He has mastered charm in so many ways. He knows funny.  He has an audience of six at nearly all moments of his day.  Lately his imagination has been flourishing. He hops into bed and pretends to go for a swim.  He spots monsters and cats on the roof.  During music clsass he noticed a lion that had been spying on us. Delightful!

Ariel, 6, asked today if she had a rash on her teeth... hmmmmmm??! No, darling, no, you don't.

Whole family to the hairdressers today, The Last Tangle http://www.thelasttangle.com.au/contact
treats our children like princesses and sprays their hair with sparkly hair spray after a cut.  What lovely people! The entire world could take a page out of their book, based on the way they treat children.  I have noticed that young and very young people have quite a different status in the world.  Don't get me wrong- I believe that they are not full-grown adults and shouldn't be treated like they are.  BUT, so many people treat young folk, particularly teenagers, like they have nothing of value to contriubte. They are our future, people!   Congrats to The Last Tangle for their consistently awesome and sincerly loving demeanour with four girls and a boy who could really use some royal treatment!

Hmmmm.... I suppose that is enough for a first posting. More tomorrow on the fosterista take on the world.
Cheers,
Valerie