Letting a Child Go and Financial News.

While at it has been hinted at for a few weeks, reality is hitting me that DD2 might be leaving us soon.  It breaks my heart as I have grown very attached to this little girl over the past 5 months.  She has gone thru so much and it has been a honor and joy to see her opening up and becoming a part of our family. 

The earliest she would leave would be March 31^st.  The best case scenario is they will allow her to finish out the school year. In reality I feel like it will be sometime in April.  This will be a HUGE transition for her and, while not part of my job description as a foster parent, I am going to be the one to break the news to her. 

They did not address in any of our trainings how to prepare a 6 year old girl mentally and emotionally for a move to another state with family she has never met and never knew existed.  How am I going to do this!?!?!?

Onto financial news:

 I contacted the IRS this week about our 2013 tax return.  We faxed the paperwork on 01/17/2015 but for some reason it doesn’t show received in their system until 03/02/2015. WTH!!  There is apparently a 12 week turn around on these (from the 3/2 date of course) so we are looking at end of May beginning of June.  I am getting really frustrated. 

For S&G I checked the ‘Where’s my refund’ website.  I wasn’t surprised when they said they didn’t have my refund information yet, but WAS surprised that they changed the wait time. It used to be that you waited 3 weeks for your paper refund to update in the system and then another 3 weeks (barring issues) until you get your refund. Now they are quoting 4 weeks for each.  SERIOUSLY!!! Luckily next year, since I don’t plan to adopt this year, I should be able to E-File. 

The original numbers we got from the daycare provider were different from the written contract she gave us so we will be saving even less than I had expected.  DW and I decided just to pay for daycare on holidays and summer and have her come straight home after Kindergarten.  It makes life more complicated but saves us $355.00 a month that we could really use.

I received approval to start working from home. This could start as early as mid-April.  Very excited as this will help lessen the number of hours I lose each week.  Including the subsidy for internet, I will be bringing home $140.00 or more a month.   

No word on the subsidy increase.  I am expecting to get more information next week.