The End of the Safari
It’s been a little over a week since Leo’s safari made its final stop. We received a phone call at 9:02 PM on Friday explaining that the home study results were in and the Grandmother had been approved. He would be leaving Tuesday and please share all pertinent information. After I said goodbye, Patrick and I just sat on the couch in silence with a few tears. The day we knew would be coming, had been picked. I still don’t know which I prefer, to know when a child is leaving or for it to be a surprise like JJ. The next few days were full of telling him how much we loved him, giving extra kisses, taking him to people to say their own goodbyes, and knowing that each ______ would be one of or the last time we would have with him. We couldn’t help but be happy and sad from Friday to Tuesday. I typed an “About Me” page for Leo and a letter to his mom. I packed his bag. We kept adding things to it as the days went by. He was growing so fast we really only had a week’s worth of clothes t...
