“You want to foster Shannon?” I asked, quite frankly stunned. “Yes,” Mam replied, not missing a beat. “And Ollie, Sean, Tadhg, and Joey.” “Wh—” I shook my head, trying to figure this out. “When did you plan this?” “March,” Mam replied. “No,” Dad coaxed. “We discussed it in March.” “We applied in March,” Mam corrected. “The day after I found Shannon and Joey in our house.”

