Nothing is ever what you expected

Our caseworker finally called back. She had been gathering information for us, so while we never did get the call from the other caseworker we now have the information we needed to make a decision. What a hard decision it turned out to be!! Not for the reasons we expected it might be though. Initially we were told the girls were all under 14yrs old. So, in all the scenerios that ran through our heads and filled our discussions we pictured one teenager and a couple girls around our oldest girls ages. NOPE. That is not the case. At all. The girls are ALL teenagers. The oldest is sixteen. Such a different picture!! The rest of the info was all good; teachers rave about them all. Good students. Well adjusted. Not that their history is all peaches and roses (if that was the case they would not be in care at all), but all things considered they seem to be good kids. The huge catch is the idea of taking on THREE teenage girls all at once. I will freely admit that the idea scares the pants off me. While I have some wonderful teenage nieces and nephews I have no practical parenting experience in this area. After lots of prayers and a long phone call with hubby debating pros and cons and weighing feelings and fears we have decided to say yes to a temporary placement. We just cannot let them be separated into shelters when they can be here together. I admit, I have a soft spot for sisters. I was told the goal of their cw is to find a home for them in their home area (we are hours away) where they can all be together, so he will continue to search for a placement for them there. So, unless things go particularly well here the placement should only be for awhile. Of course in CPS terms "awhile" can be anywhere from days to forever. Literally. SO...here is to starting the scariest adventure of my life...jumping feet first into the deep end of parenting teens. Any and all prayers will be tremendously appreciated.