Down the line you and Miss A should write a memoir - you truly have a relationship and perspective that's such a positive outlyer.

so cool that y'all have essentially become a cool uncle and aunt for Ms. A

I can't believe shes been home 18 months! Hope all goes well with the new job for miss A!

ahh yay! I bet you're so excited to be able to see Miss A more this summer, and I bet her parents appreciate the support too! ❤️

I seriously can’t get over the relationship y’all have with Miss A! I love it and I love that her parents let you guys keep a relationship with her.

Lovely to hear that Miss A is doing well, I can’t believe it’s been 18 months already! Hoping all goes well with the new placement 💖

It makes me so happy that Miss A will be spending that time with y’all, and so impressed by the relationship you built with her parents to make something like this possible. So many exciting developments for y’all! ❤️

So cool that Miss A will be staying for the summer while she works! You will all have such a good time together, and staying with you will give her a little bit more summer break vibe outside of her work hours. Darcy and Sawyer will love having their “big sis” around! Pretty funny about snack grazer Sawyer finding the to-be-arriving foster kid’s snacks, plus leaving partially eaten bread in random places! Having his Miss A around will help him grasp those boundary issues, because it’s a learned concept. Happy summer to you all!

It really shows how supportive of reunification you are thar Miss As daily are comfortable with her returning to you for support. What a wonderful relationship has been built on all sides.

First call today for a 6 month old boy, I’m so excited because the main goal is to get the parents supported enough to get him back home within the next couple of months 😍

Use a few of the stackable cube shelves to divide the space. It works as both a wall for privacy and as a dresser/storage space. Easy to take down when Miss A moves back home or on to college in the fall.

Your house is so nice! I aspire one day to so many aspects of this kind of life. I love your explaining all of this to us.

It might make a new placement feel a little more comfortable with Mrs a there.. since she was in their position at one point.. Idk..

You all are so thoughtful to put all those things in the bedroom for the new foster child. And it brings such warmth to the room.

Thanks for all that you do!

So excited for the whole family! ❤️

How exciting for you guys❤️😊

This makes me incredibly happy… she is an amazingly lovely talented girl!!

So so cool that Ms. A is spending the summer with all of you 🙃👍!! You all have lots of exciting stuff going on 😇🤩👏💞!!!!!

I like how prepared you are for any placement you might get.

Awesome that Miss A is coming back! I hope everything goes smoothly with the new placement too!

I love you guys thanks for sharing!!

How exciting to get to spend the summer with Miss A! I have always enjoyed your space transforming videos so I can’t wait to see what else you do with that area for her!

Yay!!! This is so exciting!!!

So excited for Miss A! Sounds like she is thriving and doing amazing!

How cool Ms A is coming for the summer. Darcy is learning so much with what you're doing, maybe someday Ms A will be as much of an inspiration as you are, thanks for sharing and as always stay safe and God bless love ya Nancy

This is wonderful news! So happy for Miss A and your family to be together this Summer!

That will be nice to have miss a back. Enjoy your new job for the summer.

the downstairs suite looks awesome, great for a teen to have her own bathroom and space!

Yes...I love all of the work you are doing for foster kiddos and Miss A! This is great. Also, thank you for talking about pole fitness. It's so much fun!!! Super cool that you do that!

Yay! So excited for Miss A:) We used to hang a queen bedsheet on a 6-12 foot extension rod (I think lowes has them?) as a partition in our old house to divide the room. It could be a good cheap option for privacy, although I’ve seen real room dividers on amazon pretty affordable. Another option is a tall storage cube wall- I see them grace my FBMP every now and again for decent prices and those are AMAZING for storage! (I have that now) Got mine on sale at target around this time, but that was like 4 years ago😅

So excited about your new placement and Miss A coming back! It's always wonderful hearing her in the vlogs.

So exciting that Miss A will spend the summer. She is such an amazing young woman. ❤️

Dang, that basement space is perfect! You had me a little nervous when describing the beds, but seeing that suite area it’s plenty of space. So happy you’ll be able to see Miss A more!

Congratulations y’all and Seriously so happy MissA gets to stay in the summer

That’s some exciting news. I see she’s still in the intro, which that’s sooo great. She’s became a part of the family for life. I imagine Darcy & Sawyer will love having her there.Sawyer & her has a bond. U 2 great, wonderful people.

So great! Love that Miss A is going to stay with you this summer. So nice that you really are a support for the whole family. Every foster kid should experience this, but I know it’s not the case… Love and blessings from Johanne, Norway 🇳🇴

Congrats on miss a visiting for the summer and the new placement. I hope it goes well and you can make a difference.

The relationship between you and Miss A is so special and it's so wonderful that she still wants to hang out with you so much even though she's back with her parents. I wonder if that happens a lot or not? But anyway, I was happy with the updates for you :)

Hi, I'm excited for all of you (and us your KZfaq family) to have Miss A coming to stay over summer. I don't always comment but I feel that God has placed a message in my heart while watching this video. I first want to say that I've been part of your KZfaq family from the beginning and I recognise how special that is. You and your family are inspirational to so many but specifically to people who are wondering about fostering or fostering to adopt. You show the good times and the difficult ones too and it's like you are preparing future foster parents by sharing the reality of what fostering looks and feels like. You are very kind to put your family and such personal times out into the world for all to see. I'm not sure about how it works in your country but in mine you have two half days of learning including listing all the support you will get etc. The reality is they will drop the child off at short to no notice (understandable to an extent) and more often than not contact and support is not given. The fact that you show the reality gives a real example of the highs and lows future foster parents may experience. I believe that the result of that is more successful placements as people don't think it's easy, amazing and importantly that not all kids are a match for your family. Fostering isn't always easy and there are times when it will challenge you but the rewards far out weigh anything else. The pleasure you get from seeing them grow and develop and the point where a child feels safe in your arms is a gift that money can't buy. Thank you for not just fostering but for teaching people exactly what it's like. The world needs more people like you and your husband, I know It's a cliche but it's also very true. Xx

Y’all are awesome! I’m from Cincinnati too and I assume Miss A got the job she was applying for :) I’ve known many people who love working there! Awesome she can stay with you for the summer and that you have a lasting connection with her!

Would love to see you stuff the bags! Glad you show real life not a perfect home!

I love your vision for Ms.A's space- and I can't believe you got that desk for $10! If you can share i'd love to see how your projects turn out 💕

Get a book case partition type thing and add the foldable baskets and she can use it as a dresser as well as it being a room divider

Happy that Miss A Will be back! Since I am from Ohio, specifically the town on the O River, I'm guessing Miss A has taken a job at KI! My daughter worked there 2004 to 06, maybe even 07! She never had to do this, but one of her Best Friends (who she met while working there and still friends) did. There is a city bus offered a few times each day and night for those who live in or can get to the downtown area. My daughter never took it, but her best friend had to. Honestly, I can't even imagine how long that trip to and from on a city bus would be. Sure many tho who can and must take that bus to and from work, appreciate they can do it. My daughter actually LOVED working there! She made a darned good amount when she did too! Was her first paying job! If that is where Miss A is going to work, tell her to think of me IF she ever is Beasting it! 😆🤣😂

WOOHOOO!! YOU ARE GOING TO BE BUSY!!!

I hope all goes fab for you!! ~jacq~

Ikea Kallax units can be hacked to use the bins in part of it to serve as drawers & by leaving some of the shelves out you can add a clothing bar to make a combination shelving / dresser / clothes rack. In general, lots of Ikea units are great for multi purpose clothes storage &/or can be hacked.

Lovely to know that you are able to be as fully supportive of Miss A as she wants/needs you to be and that you may be welcoming another child into your beautiful home. FWIW, I know you need to keep *some* things in the house for potential FosterCare Placements, but in my experience [not Foster Care related, but me buying things 'in advance' for my own child, and the children of family and friends children beloved by me, almost *never* worked out for all kinds of reasons. Nothing about your home struck me as being 'chaotic' but it seems to me that you're using a lot of space to store a lot of 'just in case' stuff. IMO you have enough things to keep track of day to day, so watch out for the danger of John's business encroaching into the whole home. P.S love John too. I am just saying...

Excited for you, remember to take some time for yourself, you're taking on a lot right now. Even if it's just doing some peddicures together with Miss A.

Ah, I have that same desk you got for $10 in mint green at target. It was originally like $140 so nice find!!

For a compact dresser, you might want to look into wire mesh storage cubes. They are relatively inexpensive (I think amazon has them for less than 20$) and can be reconfigured in all sorts of ways. Plus, Miss A could use them in a dorm room or they could become additional storage for yall

Miss A!! 💕💕💕

the piece of bread on the counter killed me LOL

Yay!!!!!

You didn't show the basement ceiling. If it is drywall you can get ceiling curtain hanging tracks to make a partition for the basement bedroom. Put it out to the universe that you want a great small dresser for cheap. I've lucked out at Goodwill. Or maybe you could put some of those storage shelves as a wall for your room. They could be decorated cute. We have plug covers with the nightlight built in ( Amazon) that work really well. You just take your old plate off and screw the new one on. Good luck.

There does need to be 2 exits for the basement to be used as a sleeping area....a window she can fit out of, or a second door leading outside (ie a garage door or a basement hatch). otherwise it is a fire hazard.

I know this is not feasible for everyone, but have you thought about hiring a cleaner (not that you need one, but you might want one). I always thought it would be too expensive, but I only pay $AU100 biweekly and the lady comes for 2.5hours and does whatever I want. I am sure it would be much cheaper in the US, prob under $50. I also use an agency that does background checks, has insurance etc. Just an idea, Again, you do NOT need one, your home is perfectly great!

Can you do an after video of the basement bedroom ? I'd love to see how it turned out.

Can you make a video taking apart the bunk bed my wife would love to see that she wants to do that to the boy's beds

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Do you know if any of her siblings still talk to/hang out with their foster families?

The part of your basement that is not finish, it would be a good idea to finish it and do another our two more bedrooms with a window if it possible.

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

So would miss a be the first one or second one when she says two kids so if she of age or out of foster care it won’t be two kids it be one kid. Sorry the other child did not work out . So hopefully the first or second child works out

so you're saying I DON'T have to get rid of the pole to be re-approved?

What is your opinion about punk beds my wife is thinking of getting the boy's bunk beds she's going to be a Foster mom that kids are 4 and 5

I was curious as to why you have Miss A the twin and not the full, but I guess the pole got in the way. What are you going to do if you get two kids of different genders for the spare room? Either way, both kids require separate beds I thought?

Looks like you need some major decluttering to happen

What kind of work does your husband do?

Will you be showing Ms A at all?

Does your husband have his own youtube channel? I wanna see home of his content too! 😁

How old is Miss A?

Is Luna a new pup in the house? Did your first dog pass away?

Ahh

What happened to Crosley?

Could Miss A now be shown on camera if she and her parents wanted that to happen, seeing as she is no longer in foster care?

What does your husband sell on whatnot?

Wonderful! When Miss A turns 18 will you be able to show her face and use her real name if she wants?

May I ask how old are your children

Iam confuse so here what iam confuse about if she of age and not foster etc why ask the parents stuff or why call her miss a and not her real name don’t make sense explain somewhere

I really don't understand why you feel you need to support a system that creates it's own business. Foster care begets more foster care, more drug addicts, more institutionalized people and more reciticisim. I will pray for the children and the parents that they will all come to know goodness and who they are meant to be and that anyone who would stand in the way of this family becoming their best selves and being permanently reuninted be cursed with the amount of harm they cause this family and society.

ARE YOU the same Foster mom who used to drink iced coffee like crazy? And husband is amish