just saying.....ok-i'm over analyzing agian

today i had a talk with someone from our case. i found out more information on the family member that stepped forward. the more i hear about them the more unstable i feel about them. i asked if there's any way the GAL would go to court and recommend splitting up the kids and sending them to a family member that will probably be unemployed by fall and she shook her head no and then stopped and said "i can't speak for her but i can't imagine she ever would. but i've not been involved in any cases where it's gone all the way to termination." so we'll see. i feel better. i just have to remember marvin prayed it.
i took the kids to the park to hang out with my new friend dawn and her little guy right afterwards and got to talk it out a little. sometimes i just have to hear my thoughts out loud to know how crazy the reality of it all sounds.
in other news, sweet pea has a fun little toddler habit called "hitting". it's really fun. you never know when a tiny chubby little hand will swipe across in front of you. she doesn't hit hard and most of the time it's a half-hearted attempt but it's the attitude behind the half-hearted attempt that wears me down. i have figured out though that, for the most part, if i keep her busy enough we don't have to deal with it too much. this week we have been to 2 parks, had an errand day and tomorrow will go to tiny town. we've never been before, but i think it's a toddler oriented playland of sorts. we went last week and the whole way there i told her how fun it was going to be and how we were gonna play and play and play and we got there and it was closed for spring break. JEESH! so we did a quick reroute and played on the playground. here's hoping tomorrow goes smoother!