Michael and I took the classes required to become foster parents in April. They were a month long, so by the end of April we were done with them. Our certifier (social worker that comes and makes sure our home is safe and stuff) had some medical leave so we didn't get a visit from her until the end of May. At that visit we were told that as soon she got the paperwork filed we would be certified to take emergency placements. We also had to get our fingerprints taken (which doesn't involve ink anymore!), but she said that if our background checks came back clean we would be able to take placements before the fingerprint results came back (our backgrounds are both squeaky clean). She said we could expect a call anywhere from 2 weeks to 6 months. WHAT?!?!? We also would need to have a full homestudy done (where they look into your life and home with more detail) sometime in the next six months, sooner if they place a child with us. My friend tol...