Mulan has been here for 15 days is it is going really, really well.

I feel that we are coming to the end of the honeymoon phase, but she is responding so well to our positive attention and love that I don't think there will be many unusual issues.

I may refer to this sentence later when explaining my stupidity.

Her case makes me hate the department more than ever. Our precious girl could have been adopted years ago and began a normal life, but desopite being sent to her home 21 TIMES. she didn't escape her situation until she was 16. She has overcome more than I will ever know and I am filled with pride and sadness. Pride that she has come from a girl who was wasting her life and drowning her sorrows in drugs, to graduating with As, Bs and 1 C  and entry into college. I just hope we can continue to help her be the best version of herself. There is so much potential that she hasn't tapped into and I can't wait to see what she makes of the rest of her life.

Snow White's case is going to TPR!!!!!!!!!!

Advisory hearing is August 10th. This is just to notify the parents the circumstances, and then there will be two more hearings and then, God willing, Snow White will be free of them. They have continued, despite the extra months given to them, to use drugs, stalk Brother's caregivers, and refuse treatment from the department.

Bio mother had a major mental meltdown at a previous visit and now all visits are going through a visitation center. We will see how long that lasts.

Grandparents are still wanting to adopt, but the judge has denied them placement and told them that they were more than welcome to go through the adoption process through the department (the department already said that they would fail their process).

There are more court dates, counseling appointments, and logistical issues that ever, but all is good in our home for now. We have a summer of relative peace before the storm begins. PLease begin praying for Snow White. She does not know that TPR is coming, and it will be a blow.