Man. Am I giving off some kind of mom stink or something?
Auntie T showed up today.
Life is sometimes just plain weird.
'Tis.
(Just showed up? Is that kosher?)
She called first so it was kosher.
Someone needs a mom shower to get rid of the mom stink.
Hey hey! A mom shower! Now there's an idea.
I never had a wedding shower or a baby shower so I was kind of holding out for a menopause shower but maybe just maybe I've found a new niche in the shower industry!
I've been to a 'chosen child shower', and recently helped a male colleague pick out some gifts for the shower being held for his sister and brother-in-law in anticipation of coming home with their new daughter from China.
There's a section in the card shop for adoption/choosing your family.
Quite the
industry ... click ...Results 1 - 10 of about 17,300,000 for adoption cards.
Holycrapoli!
That is amazing.
Since we don't need anything anything I suppose I should hold out for the menopause shower.......
At that point I know I will deserve a wonderful spa vacation.
Both sugar water feeders had humming birds today.
The omens are excellent.
Setanta's having a "big hunk" of spinach.
I'm having some in more tasteful portions.
Sending good thoughts to the gods of sacrificial spinach - vibe vibe vibe.
Between all the magic being worked here and CJane's calming backstage presence I might actually make it through the next 30 days.
Thank you all so much.
Fingers crossed for you on this side of the Atlantic too Boomer!
It's very rare that I venture into this section, being a bloke an' all, but I just felt that little bit nosier than usual today, and took a look.
May I just say that you are all doing a wonderful job and should all feel proud of yourselves. I reckon that this thread is what A2K is all about.
What a nice bunch of folk.
Boomer, I shall now wiggle my gooley finger in your general direction. It is a particularly efficient transmitter of good vibes, which has served me well in the past.
I am sure that everything will turn out fine.
Now I will go and visit a motor car repair thread, in order to restore some of my masculinity.
Thank you Bekaboo and Lord E!
I think you're right, Lord E, this is the kind of thread that makes me feel at home here. I have spent the last week so nervous and stressed out that just knowing others are keeping me in their thoughts is really a big help.
I don't think I've ever had a gooley finger wiggled in my direction before but I can feel the good luck.
We meet again with our attorney tomorrow and I am feeling very good about everything.
Good luck with the lawyer. The hummingbirds are now frequent visitors--an excellent omen.
Thank you, Noddy. You're timing was great!
I had just recieved an email from my attorney's office regarding some things we are supposed to sign tomorrow and I was thinking "huh?".
I expected something more.
But I don't really know this process.
I'll have a few hundred questions tomorrow.
Is the diner still on the north side of town?
And I got a Ganesh pendant on Mother's Day -- I took that as a good omen too (seeing as how he's the guy I've enlisted to remove the obstacles standing between you and legal motherhood...)
Thanks soz and dlowan!
I've read rumors concerning soz's cool Mother's Day but I haven't found the full story yet. I expect it is in the Sozlet stories thread but I haven't had time to read much of anything lately.
Note to self: find some time.
Okay.... I'm off to see the wizard.
I think I'll just use this thread as my adoption diary; it has all of these good wishes zinging around but it is still kind of quiet so it seems like a good place to unload. I want to keep track of some things, some of the more technical things, some things that might get some feedback, so indulge me....
I am waiting for confirmation from my attorney that all of the papers have been filed today. Tomorrow I will have to call the bio-families and give them a heads up and I'm really struggling to find the right words. I know it isn't unexpected and that it won't be a big surprise but when I put myself into their shoes I know it has to be very bitter-sweet.
One thing I really find amazing is that I actually hurt FOR them.
And I hurt for Mo for what should have been.
I have to try to convince bio-mom to sign away her rights and I probably won't have a hard time doing that.
And I want her to do it.
And it breaks my heart that it won't be hard.
But I don't want it to be hard.
I want to be able to laugh and clap.
It can be both.
Hurt during the hard and sad parts; then turn around and laugh and clap at the joyous parts.
Oooh, it's actually happening! More good wishes zinging.
