The Fosterman Blog

Foster Care Blog. So I’m alone! James (name changed) has left me for a few days to go off with Paige and her family for a few days leaving me with an empty house and no idea what I was

Fostering Blog – Rehab. Had a call from Paige’s Dad today saying that they intended to stay until the weekend and would I have a problem with James (name changed) staying a couple of extra nights. Of course I agreed

Fosterman – Fostering Blog. I think I put my foot in it with James (name changed). We were talking about Easter and I said that I expected he was too grown up for Easter Eggs and he looked horrified! So

Fostering Blog – Grass is Greener Blog. Having to deal with an overexcited teenager is never an easy thing but it’s great to see James (name changed) so happy. He is contented at school, has made friends, has a lovely

Fostering Blog – Mums Surprise. So a lovely long Easter weekend was enjoyed by all. My boys came over on Good Friday, with their partners, and it really was a delightful day. Lots of food, lots of laughter and a

Fosterman’s Fostering Blog. So Easter has gone, all the chocolate has been eaten and its back to normality, or Covid normality, with James (name changed) being at home with me but, now, not having any school work to do. He

Fosterman – Fostering Blog. Another fun packed and very busy weekend. We James (name changed) off of school it has seemed like being back in lockdown but the weekend changed that. Ok so Saturday was pretty normal, we did some

Fosterman’s Fostering Blog. After the excitement of the weekend it was a case of keeping James (name changed) occupied again. Having spent so much time out of school, due to the virus, you would think that I would be used

Fostering Blog. Much excitement in the house as James’ (name changed) new clothing arrived today, via courier. Cue a lot of posing and selfies in the mirror. Everything fitted nicely and was put away. School work was completed but the

Fostering Blog – Fosterman. With James (name changed) back to school it was time to get back into some kind of meaningful routine again. We had had a busy weekend, James had two football matches, the won both, and we

Fostering Blog. With the snow gone going for our daily walk wasn’t quite as exciting. We are lucky to live in an area where there are plenty of places to walk, parks and woodlands. James (name changed) particularly enjoyed walking

Fostering Blog. I had only been thinking how quiet Mum had been when we had a barrage of calls and messages. They started as withheld number calls on James’ (name changed) phone. Then they started on my phone and then