10 Things Tuesday - 3/24 :)

[jenn]

You know the drill - It's Tuesday.  Give us 10 things on your mind - no matter how big or small, we'll hear them all! 

[pinkie]

1) I finished the photo book for DS1 about his adoption story. It should be here soon. My mom liked it so much she ordered a copy
2) DS2 starts daycare one week from tomorrow...how did that happen so fast?
3) we are trying to get to 2 different egg hunts this weekend. Our older guy should be into it this year so that will be fun.
4) it's still cold but at least the sun is out. I think we will try to get out for a walk today.
5) more scary than number 2, I start work in 1.5 weeks. I have 2 child free days in between and am trying tomfiguremout what to do with myself . Trying to get DH to take at least a 1/2 day so we can do something.
6) my poor baby is still congested. Doc said it is just a cold. I'm tired of hearing him cough.
7) we got DS1 a little backpack so he can carry his stuff (food) into daycare to help us. We did a dry run today and he looked like a little man and was so proud of himself
8) those gummy vitamins are awesome! I haven't missed taking them yet...however DS1 won't touch them.
9) we went out last weekend...a festival and then late lunch. We were the biggest sh!t show ever...by the end we were throwing our food into containers to get our 2 crying kids out of there as fast as possible...oh well this was the first time we were this bad!
10) wow I actually thought of 9 somewhat interesting things

[jenn]

1. I can't wait to find out who 'A' is tonight. And I feel so lame for liking a show made for preteens.

2. I'm super excited heading to Harry Potter World for my 30th birthday. I'm a big kid/nerd, I guess.

3. I'm nervous about flying in a plane - I haven't flown since I've lost the weight and I hope I can fit comfortably now.

4. My husband is adorable. I sometimes wonder how I got so lucky.

5. I cannot stand when a company won't call me back. I have a legit question and they won't return my calls/emails.

6. My grandfather is far too involved in my reproductive plans. He has been 'okay' with adoption, but he is still pushing for us to try IVF. And he "would be okay with" us stopping the adoption process to go towards IVF. We never tried IVF because I was so overweight, I wasn't a candidate. And I tried to explain to him that it doesn't always work and I don't know if I get pregnant and with adoption, we will have a child - no matter what. I don't know if he'll ever fully accept this baby as a great-grandchild. And I think I'm finally okay with that.

7. Family is sucky sometimes.

8. Woo hoo vacation in May! AND. I think I may buy a 2 piece for the pool down there. I'll never see those people again and I will be under 200 for the first time since middle school so why the hell not.

9. I don't want to sound cocky, but I don't know how my office will deal with me being a SAHM. I'm the peace maker of the group and I'm the one that answers most of the questions. It'll be an interesting transition.

10. My car is making a weird whistling sound and I hate it. I'll have to see if DH can take it to the shop. I hate dealing with car guys. I even hate getting an oil change.

[browneyes8]

1. Celebrated anniversary of DS adoption finalization yesterday (3 years ago!)
2.  Feeling positive and hopeful in our wait this week
3. Looking forward to upcoming visit from my parents
4. Bummed that DS soccer class got cancelled
5.  Can't wait to get the shutter fly book I made with photos from Disney
6.  Had a fun yet exhausting time in Disney
7. Just worked out :-)
8. Lots of fun events ahead: Easter egg hunt, Cousin's wedding are two
9. Really hate this cold weather and am ready for spring
10. This was easy to write today!

[persianmaman]

1. Both of us caught a cold while we were visiting my folks. Winter is having its last laugh, and I am not amused. So miserable.

2. Another adoption delay - apparently our medical checklist that is part of our dossier has to be completed for the home study and we sort of missed that. So no home tour tomorrow and I'm calling around trying to meet with a pediatrician for a consultation now. All the offices are confused, wanting us to make pre-natal appointments, and only being available when we aren't.

3. Applying for jobs again and ready to completely break down in a panic. I hate looking for work. But I hate being unemployed more.

4. Made banana bread last night. Was pretty good! Finally found a properly moist recipe.

5. DH leaves soon for two whole weeks. Trying to figure out what I'll do during that time. Probably mope.

6. It is starting to get warmer here, but not enough for gardening. I am desperate to get outside and do something.

7. DH and I have completely screwed up our sleep schedules with all this travel and being sick and such. Worried we are going to start getting in trouble for being late to work from needing to sleep in. Granted, our places are flexible, but it's almost habit now. Ugh.

8. Really want soup.

9. Breaking out like I'm a teenager because of how dry its been lately. It's NEVER dry. This is the land of humidity.

10. Dreaming of a vacation we'll probably never have this summer.

[theatrepal]

1) The team we follow won a NCAA championship this past weekend, at home. It was so much fun to be there!

2) I really, really hate the wait this week. It's wearing on me.

3) I'm going to Oklahoma City tomorrow. It will be 76 degrees! Downside, my flight takes-off at 5:20 am tomorrow.

4) Still waiting for the offer for DHs new job. Please see #2 about waits wearing on my this week.

5) My favorite people, big and small, are coming to dinner tonight. I can't wait to see our friends and play with the kids.

6) DH and I have a date night on Friday night. We are off to the local Gay Men's Chorus perform The Beattles. We've been to one other of their concerts before, and they were amazing. I'm really excited.

7) My basketball team is in the Sweet 16! Let's Go Xavier!

8) We have been trying to eat grain free for the last month. We slipped up last week, but we are back on the bus this week. I'm proud of the effort my DH has put in and the weightless he is seeing.

9) Easter is apparently in a week and a half. We haven't dealt with the drama of we aren't going to family holidays yet for Easter. I.can't.wait...

10) Some weeks getting to ten things is hard!

[jwinct]

1. I bought my car in August and the motor has always been so quiet. (It's a 2010 Mazda CX9, but it only had 19,000 miles on it when I bought it). Lately, it has not been quiet. There were a couple of days last week that it was so unusually loud that my kids even noticed it. Oh, and it also often smells like sulfur, which I just looked up and Dr. Google says it's often a sign of a bad catalytic converter. I'm dropping it off at the dealership Saturday morning and whatever is wrong with it better be covered under the warranty!!!

2. I am ridiculously tired and my contacts are bothering me and I don't have my contact case or my glasses with me.

3. We had to bring our kids to our DCF class last night for "children's group." Our class is from 6-9pm and my kids usually go to bed at 7:30pm, so they were really tired. My 5 year old was so tired this morning, I felt guilty for keeping her up so late and for sending her to school.

4. I bought a grapevine wreath and some fake tulips at Michael's yesterday and am going to attempt to make this wreath: thefrugalhomemaker.com/2013/03/18/spring-tulip-wreath-make-your-own-wreath-tutorial/
I am so not crafty, so we'll see how it goes. lol

5. Friday night we had a company outing and a few of us went to a bar afterwards with the president (he's a cool guy) and had soooo much fun! (He's the one who gave us his crib and other baby stuff.) My friend Colleen and I were dancing our butts off and making complete fools of ourselves and it was great.

6. I'm going to the local brewery (just opened a few months ago and is pretty good) after work today with my boss (from #5) and another co-worker to check out the new brews on tap.

7. We only have two more DCF training classes left!! Next week is CPR training.

8. Our last home visit/walk-through is scheduled for April 14th. She hopes to have us licensed within two weeks after that. Fingers crossed!

9. I decided I'm going to Subway for lunch, but can't decide what I feel like having. I need to fill my belly if I'm going to be drinking beer BEFORE eating dinner.

10. I'm supposed my mole biopsy results back by tomorrow. I'm not overly worried about it, but I obviously hope it doesn't come back as positive for melanoma.

[theatrepal]

jwinct, Fingers crossed that all comes back okay on the biopsy.

[shemarie82]

1) We have finally set a date for the world's latest honeymoon. Sept wedding-May honeymoon

2) I think that we have decided to stay in Miami and do a couple days in Key West.

3) We finally got a call to schedule for our home study.

4) Since out of state travel is really tough to do with a foster kid(s), this trip to Florida will have to take care of my beach fever for a little bit.

5) I have to speak at a management meeting today, and I am not really interested. I have read through the stuff once, but like I said, not interested.

6) I got my annual performance review yesterday, my boss said that there is nothing that she can think of that I need to work on. I can think of some things, but I am certainly not going to point them out to her.

7) Me and the BFF went and saw Insurgent last night. It was sooo good.

8) There are going to be 2 more movies on the series, but I would be satisfied if it ended where it did after the 2nd. I think it will be tough to make the last book into two movies.

9) I ordered a salad for lunch and it was disappointing, they are replacing, but now I just want pizza.

10) I am taking a pallet from work today so I can prep it for my 1st herb garden this year

[gnomesweetgnome]

1) we are still chipping away at our paperwork for our foster care verification, it's coming along nicely!
2) we had a very busy weekend, and it's been nice to just relax yesterday and today
3) B and I went to the park for 1.5 hours this morning!
4) his sleep has been crazy lately, so I'm thankful he's currently napping
5) while he's asleep, I'm taking an online training about safely transporting children for our FC certification. It's all stuff I already knew about car seats, but I'm glad everyone has to take it!
6) I'm also eating chocolate chips
7) we got B's new birth certificate in the mail on Friday! Now we just need to request a new social security card
8) I ran my half marathon relay on Sunday, and it was pretty great.
9) I also bought new running shoes at the race expo on Saturday. Can't wait to start running in them.
10) tonight is the night I get together with my knitting friends, and I'm excited!

[sgb721]

1- Hubby is having a guys night tonight. I know he'll have fun, I worry sometimes it'll be too much fun and I'll get a 2am phone call for a pick up. It's probably selfish of me.

2- We discussed that if we aren't matched by next Christmas we're not going to renew our HS and we're going to move away from the adoption process.

3- I feel guilty because since coming up with that agreement, I've been on pinterest looking at craft room decor/ideas as that's what our current fully set up nursery will turn into.

4- I have 3 different blankets going- 1 quilt and 2 crochet blankets. I'm dying to start another one I recently saw a pattern for. Oye to half done projects.

5- If I could find a job working from home, I'd be all over it. I'm not interested in working with people again. I'm too much of an introvert.

6- The weather is finally starting to warm up. Yes, I consider 50+ degrees warm considering how long this winter felt.

7- I turn 30 in a few months and it just seems so weird. I can't be 30, my parents are in there 30's right?

8- That said- my mom turns 50 next month. We aren't close at all but I'll send a card. How did she get to 50 already? My father in law just turned 57- What??

9- I miss my best friend but she's super busy with teaching and her daughter. I've hinted at her twice I'd really like to come visit her but I know she's busy.Boo to growing up and having adult responsibilities

10- Before we bought our home in 2008 I used to watch house hunter shows and scratch my head at the demands of home buyers wanting a separate tub and shower. What's the big deal? Why does one person need two separate things, etc. Now that I want to take a bath and I don't want to scrub the tub out from every day use first... I get it.

[perumom]

1. I have had 2 unanswered emails from my agency this week on status of our dossier in Peru.
2. It has been almost 3 months and I hate that the agency has ignored our emails and calls for an update.
3. The weather is warming up but the snow is still on the ground, meh!!
4. I love my zumba classes.
5. I live in a place that welcomes tour buses ALL DAY LONG and sometimes its a hassle to drive behind a bus or a line of tourists.
6. Went to the doc and they told me my thyroid levels have been elevated since my last blood work.
7. My last blood work was last November, and they forgot to let me know WHAT?
8. I bought two beautiful maple twin beds at a restore and I can't wait to paint them and add wood appliques to them
9. I have been obsessed with the show Ghost Whisperer on Netflix and I don't know why.
10. Today would be my grandmother's 100th birthday, she passed away 3 years ago, I still miss her!

[chele]

!. Had our foster kids go for their first unsupervised overnight visit this past weekend.

2. The girls could go home as early as April 15, the day of the next court date, or so I'm told. Not sure how I'm supposed to schedule a physical "within 24 hours" of them going home if we won't know until the 15th when that date will be.

3. Really enjoyed that 1/2 bottle of wine at the byob restaurant Saturday night!

4. Gotta plan something adult to do this weekend for the girls' second weekend overnight. Dinner out? Sunday brunch?

5. My skin is so dry, I feel like a velociraptor.

6. I'm excited to watch the Late Late Show with James Corden. He's a very funny British guy whom I've crushed on for years.

[drl]

1. I go to San Diego Friday! I cannot wait for 80 degree weather
2. I get to see my parents while I'm there
3. Work has been brutally busy, but things finally started to slow down today
4. I just finished a sock for my competition and it's gorgeous
5. Knit night is tonight
6. DD had her 5(!) year checkup and is doing great
7. There are still 2 feet of snow in my front yard
8. I think I might be getting a cold
10. I need to buy new bath towels

[trytobearunner34]

1. 6 school days left until spring break!
2. 10 days until we leave for London!
3. I am enjoying the warm up spring has brought, but
4. it's hard to dress when it's cold in the am and warm in the pm.
5. Started watching Big Love on Amazon Prime and
6. cannot for the life of me figure out why a person would want to be married to more than
one person at a time.
7. I ran on Sunday and meant to run today; however
8. I crashed on the coach instead when I got home from work.
9. We sent adoption cards to our agency last week and they should have arrived today.
10. DH has worked second shift for the past two weeks and I am looking forward to quality time together this weekend--I miss him during the week:(.

[jenn]

trytobearunner34 - tell me more about the adoption cards. I have no idea what this is but I'm intrigued!

[jenn]

drl - I'm so uber jealous of you - I LOVE San Diego! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE everything about San Diego. I can't wait to go back sometime in the next few years.

[trytobearunner34]

Mar 26, 2015 7:18:58 GMT -5 jenn said:

trytobearunner34 - tell me more about the adoption cards. I have no idea what this is but I'm intrigued!

They are post cards that we had printed up through Vista Print.  They include our names, agency contact number website, brief synopsis of who we are and some pics.  My understanding is that our agency will share them with interested parties as an additional means of communication.  

We also had some printed for ourselves to take share with our pastor, physicians, etc.  However, after they were delivered I read in a few places that they can be poorly received, so they are just sitting on my desk (where they may just stay!).

The bottom line is that it was another means of exposure provided by our agency, so we took advantage of it.

[pinkie]

jenn - we did the same as trytobearunner34. Vista print has great prices. We gave some to friends and family to post on bulletin boards. My aunt posted some at her church. Basically it directed people to our website. We never got any calls from them, but they were cheap and cannot hurt.

[jenn]

Thank you, trytobearunner34 and pinkie! Definitely going to look into this.