Not on a jet plane, but he's leaving all the same.
I got a call from Elaine, Oscar's original caseworker who just returned from maternity leave, to say that his grandparents were approved for something with some letters that I don't remember right now. Whatever it was, it means that Oscar can go live with them now. We have arranged for them to come pick him up this week after we get home from work one night, so we spent a little while last night going through his things and making sure we had everything ready to send with him. After seeing it all again, we are quite certain that he won't be needing any clothes for the next several months.
The entire thing is still a surprise to us. After the last court hearing, it sounded like there wouldn't be any decisions made until at least February, but apparently that was about as far from reality as possible. We are 100% sure that Oscar's time in foster care will come to an end on Thursday and that he will never be back in the system. His grandparents are such kind, loving people and are over the moon excited for him to be with them full time. We were going to meet this weekend to make the switch, but his grandma said that they wanted him as soon as possible... so Thursday is the day.
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