The Otte's

What a wonderful weekend! Sometimes getting away from the everyday is great for all of us. This weekend was our first foster care experience. I can't talk about kids by name or share pictures, due to keeping everyone safe and respected. I can however share that we had a great weekend. No negativity, no rushing here and there, just playing and having fun. The kids showed up Friday night. There were three of them, the oldest one was drawn to Quinn. He did great talking to her and waiting for her to answer, and if she did not answer in a matter of seconds, he asked again, not answering was not an option! The littler girls were all about Quinn by the time Sunday rolled around. We watched movies, went for walks, had an ice cream sunday party. Before bed we talked about things we were grateful for, read books, and relaxed. Quinn loved having them here, John was wonderful. The little girls especially were all over him, an example is anytime he would sit down they would be on his lap or right by his side. Getting the opportunity to share our positive experiences with them, giving them time to just be kids, sharing Quinn and how to talk to her or play with her, we just had a lovely time with all these kids. I think John mentioned the only negative, and that was that he did more dishes over the weekend then he has ever done before! If that was the only negative, that shows just how wonderful the weekend was. So now it is back to real life, they are back with their foster family, Quinn and I were back in school, and John was at work. I made more calls this afternoon then I would prefer, calling about medical bills for this and that, as well, as calling a few doctor offices, and now it is off to work on the checkbook and pay a few more bills. Oh how life is busy, and I'll make as many calls as I need to, to have Quinn healthy and happy and in our lives. It sure is nice to have a day or two here or there where we can just play. Oh what a wonderful weekend we had.