My mother is currently going through "empty nest syndrome" even though I am still in the house. My sister recently moved to college and even before she left, my mom was having troubles. However, we think we have found an answer to moms problem. My sister and I have always wanted more brothers and sister and since my mom can't have children we have begged for them to adopt. We aren't quite that far yet, but we convinced my parents to take Foster Care classes. My mom was easier to win over than my dad. He still says he doesn't want us telling people we are getting foster children because he hasn't made a decision. Even though we have gone through the classes, filled out tons of paper work, had physicals, retrieved our old toys from church, and bought bunk-beds; he still isn't sure? Hopefully he will make up his mind soon because I love having children in our house. We watch my cousins a lot and I love when they spend the night. I think childrens laughter brings joy to a home.
Another delima is that if they are over the age of 5, boys and girls (even if they are siblings) cannot sleep in the same room. In our house, there are three bedrooms: my parents, my sisters, and mine. So we don't have enough room in our house for all of us. I am not going to have a bunkbed in my room. I am totally fine with the little girls sleeping in my room, but a bunk bed is not flying. I have agreed to a trunnel bed, but my dad has been wanting to move to town. That does not fly with me either. I ablsolutley love where we live. You can look out the front window into a big field with a horse field to the side. Our driveway is about a half mile so there aren't many distractions. We have 15 acres of pure peacefullness. I don't see how anyone would want to move away from such a paradise. That is my home. I am dreading having to move away or build a new house somewhere. I tell my dad all the time that when they die, or when I build a house of my own, I want to live on that land. Therefore he cannot sell it. I love living where my nieghbors can't see me. I dont have to worry about walking around my house in my sports bra and having creepers peering in the windows.
I also love that place because it is the place I have known since I was five years old. We moved when I was in kindergarten, but I still remember the day we moved. There are so many memories that have been made and will be made there. My dog Copper is buried on our hill, my first fish is buried in our front yard. No, we did not flush her. I would not hear of Angel being treated in that way. Its where I have put all my teeth under my pillow, where I have spent every christmas that I can remember, where we have rode the 4-wheeler with a sled pulled behind it. Our home is where we have a door siding that marks our growth; its where I brought my horse home for the first time and rode him in a full our gallop around the yard. It's one of my favorite places in the world.
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