An Introduction

Hello Blog readers.  If you have come across my blog, I'm glad you've stopped to read.   This blog is basically about my path to a family.   A little background information.  I turned 33 in February of this year and I desperately want kids.  However I am single and have been for...well....33yrs.  For whatever reason, God has not brought a love to me and although I always thought I'd be the married woman with children, I am not.   However I do want kids and I want them before I turn really really old.  :-)    I have been looking at adoption/fostering for the past couple of years almost daily and have thought about it prior to that.   Sadly flat out adopting an infant is way to expensive....I'm only a high school theatre teacher - not a millionaire.   AFter talking with a couple people in town and trying donor sperm and not getting pregnant, I finally made the active decision to fill out the application to foster to adopt.  I do want a baby very badly and hope that something works out.  I know there are older kids in need of a home and down the road I would be very happy to foster/adopt them, but I want to raise a kid also.  So I'm going to blog about trying to get to my family.  I live alone in my own house with a 3yr old dog, a 1 year old cat, and a 2yr old rescued goldfish.  So my first official step was to file an application.  I filed with TFI family services.  They sent out 5 reference forms and I know some of them have been sent in.  Hopefully all have with good remarks and I'm waiting to hear from them that my application was accepted and to move on to the next step.  I've inquired about a specific baby I know about in town who is 5 or 6 months old.  They couldn't give me any information, but a coworker is going to talk to her foster dad.....we will see if she does.  I feel a little wierd about asking.   I am hoping she might be a possibility as I've been wondering about her for about 6 months.   However there is a lot of stuff I have to do to be able to foster or adopt.  First step---must be accepted by TFI.  I hope this process goes quickly and smoothly.  So wish me luck...check back and see how it goes!