Memorial weekend!

This was just such an awesome weekend! The weather was warm and sunny. The extended family all got along. And I hung out with my BFF's from high school and we met these guys:


Yes, that is the Nelson Twins, Matthew and Gunnar and my good friends from high school Sara, Danielle and the drummer with the band, Brian. We all get together when we can and I try to see Brian whenever he makes it to Michigan. He's on his way to Japan right now for the next leg of the Ricky Nel.son tribute tour.

It was such a wonderful weekend and I am thankfully to all our veterans past, present and future for the freedoms we enjoy on a daily basis. Especially my hubby, my own US Navy veteran!

Hug a Veteran

I woke up too darn early this morning! Eric and the boys left yesterday (Thursday) for camping . I had the whole bed, and house, to myself last night. And, I slept like crap. I missed the jingle of the boys tags when they change position on their beds on the floor next to me. I missed hearing E's breathing near me. I jumped awake at 4:42 after dreaming a dream too horrid to discuss. My point is, I miss my hubby and my boys when they are away. They are rarely away and I am oh, so thankful for that!
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I'm heading up north tonight after work to take my share of relaxation this weekend. Saturday night Mom and I are heading down south of camping but north of home for dinner with BFF's from high school S and D and D's mom, and my good friend, too, K. Then, we're heading up to the casino to see the Nelson twins perform their tribute show for their dad, Ricky Nelson!! Our good friend from high school, Brian, is their drummer for the tour! Woo-hoo!! It's always fun to see Brian perform. He's so talented and a great entertainer. He played with a local band last summer at my friend's 40th birthday party and it was so cool! I imagine on this tour he really needs to tone things down a bit as he gets quite wild on that drum set of his.

The rest of the weekend shall be devoted to relaxing and doing nothing. I may hit the resale store across the road from the campground and see if I can find anything good. I may run downtown and hit the antique barn that is there. And I'm sure I'll have to go the grocery store and Ben Franklin there. The great thing is, I'll have time to do all those things and more on my three day weekend!

Happy Memorial Day to everyone and be sure to thank and hug a veteran. I will when I sleep next to mine again tonight!

A watered down version of me

So I started a new blog for my family to follow. It is a Windows live blog that I found while fooling around on hotmail. It should not connect back any way whatsoever to this blog. That way they'll stay up to speed on what's going on although most of them are on Fac.ebook and I update there frequently. My page is psalm113v9.spaces.live.com. It should satisfy and keep them from being too curious about this one. Follow along, if you want, but it'll be a bunch of watered down blah, blah, blah. Not that I'm that heavy on this one. I try not to be too heavy these days. That ship has sailed.

In empathy.....

I want all you PG ladies out there to know I am suffering from empathy nausea for you! I have been so nauseous all day and I just can't stand it! I have gone to bed twice this afternoon and spent the rest of the time lying on the couch. E just ran to the store for saltines and sierra mist to help calm things down. If this is anything like morning sickness you have my condolences! I know I am not PG so don't even suggest it! Temps have been low and I know I have not ovulated yet this cycle. I just feel yucky!!!

Delay....

Any of you have delayed ovulation the cycles after stopping Clomid? The last couple cycles and now this one, too, I am ovulating so much later than I was prior to taking Clomid. I'm still having a 12 day luteal phase post ovulation but my cycles are stretching out to 30 or 32 days. I'm not complaining about not bleeding every 24 days like I was before but this is just really weird for me.
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Well, it looks like no one backed out of the parenting class this weekend so I'm going to work today. Sigh. My job has really sucked lately. I'm praying so hard for what to do about it. I am scared to leave but I don't want to stay.

We're signed up for the next class which is June 5th and 12th. Then we'll just need the home inspection and hopefully we'll be all set to adopt!

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This weekend looks beautiful for our area. I am going to work on packing the camper for next weekend as E is leaving Thursday to head up north. I have to work next Friday so I'll head up after work. This Sunday, I'm hoping we can get our kayaks in the water. It's supposed to be sunny and in the upper 70's for the next 10 days. They're calling for a little rain but not much.

Hope you all have a great Friday and a great weekend! I hope to!

It went well!

Our meeting today went super! Our SW loved our house and she was impressed with all of the handmade furniture we have. We have so many things made by my grandfathers, my FIL and my DH that she was just blown away. I think it gave a clue of how nostalgic and family oriented we are as a couple.

We have decided, per our SW's suggestion, to get foster licensed as well. Her feeling is that if we are foster licensed then a child who's parent's rights have been revoked quickly will be able to move right in with us instead of moving several times. Her feeling is that we may be able to have an infant placed with us that way.

We do have to have a home inspection still and one more meeting with our SW. We are signed up for our parenting classes the first two Saturdays in June. Then our home study should be completed. Our SW is thinking the end of June.

I was thinking before work about our home and trying to see it with our SW's eyes. I had to get these thoughts down so I wrote the following before I left for work:



A home is bound to have dishes in the sink from the meal the family ate together...

Nose prints on the window from the dogs waiting for their boy or girl to come home from school or play...

Little muddy footprints on the floor from playing outside...

Books laying around from snugly reading time...

Toys and games from playing together...

Coats and backpacks dropped on the floor because the first thing the kids do when they get home is hug Mommy, Daddy and the dogs...



I hope this is what my home conveyed to our SW. It is all I have hoped and dreamed for.

Nervousness.....

Well, this is it! It's the night before our home study and I think the house is ready. I'm not sure I'm ready but the house is. I am a bit of a wreck. Not that I should be but the nervousness is definitely there. I hope the dogs behave. I hope we aren't turned down because our house is 90 years old and needs new siding. I hope I can get out of work before 1pm.

I don't think I'll sleep tonight! I think I'll take two Ben.adryl's!

My boss has been aw-ful lately! I am praying like a crazy lady about what to do about my job. I am contemplating quitting when we are matched with our child. My uncle owns a construction company and he is unhappy with his bookkeeper. He has offered me the job but he knows I cannot make a decision until closer to our placement. I don't know what to do so I am leaving it in God's hands. I am fine with quitting as long as I can supplement E's income in some way. The job with my uncle would be part-time and I can bring our child with me when I do his bookwork. I would have to go on job bids with my uncle but they are only once in awhile for a few hours at a time. I'm praying for guidance on this one!

I have almost 12 years on my job and I think it is bugging my boss that I won't be her beck-and-call-girl once I become a mother. She knows I will always put my child first.

What to do, what to do. I guess before I make any big decision we better be completely approved to adopt first! Wish us luck tomorrow! I know I won't sleep!!

Timeless classic but expensive, too

I know I've been awol lately but I am still here. Not much going on, though.

I actually had a pretty good Mother's Day yesterday. In the past Mother's Day was a day for me to try to put on a happy face for my mothers and try not to break down in complete shambles while doing it. Yesterday we had dinner at our house for both of our mothers. It was a hugely wonderful dinner.

I really cleaned our downstairs to get ready for the mom's and downstairs the house looks great. Upstairs is another story. E is still sanding the new drywall in the kid's room so it is super dusty upstairs. I vacuumed a lot yesterday but dust still covers every surface and has permeated every crack in our hardwood floors. Yuck. And, he is leaving for school tomorrow until Friday and I am not sure he'll be done sanding before he leaves. Our home study is the 18th! I don't care if the room is not painted and the flooring is not laid but I at least want to be able to have a clean upstairs.

Speaking of paint and flooring, here is what we picked out.




The brown is for the walls and the cream is for the ceiling, door, trim work and a dresser. The floor is awesome! It is not quite this brown in real life. The photo makes it look stripey but it really isn't. I like these colors because they will look good with blues or pinks or turquoise depending on whether we adopt a boy or a girl. My mom laughed because I choose Beh.r paint and a Pe.rgo floor. She said I have the same taste as my Grandma Mac, her mom. I asked, "expensive or timelessly classic?" Mom answered, "both!".

And with that, I must leave for work. Crap. I am seriously hating my job these days but that is for another post.

Miracles happen every day

Sew has some super exciting news for us all!! FYI, she was mine to pray for during the lenten season and I haven't let up! I am so, so happy for you!!