These kids in foster care deserve someone who can give them all of their attention, and with our grandchild needing all of our attention, it wasn't fair. I feel selfish saying that.

She was nine when she came in, and we had her several months. Her home life was not the best. She was expected to be the mom - we had to teach her how to be a kid. She loved baking cookies with me.

I really wanted her to stay.

The mom still tells us how he's doing and gives us updates. That was a very rewarding experience for us.

You don't do it for the money. You figure it's less than 11 cents an hour. You do it to help the kids.

It was the empty nest syndrome at first. I missed having kids around the house.