adoption stuff and killing time

Wow. I have free time in the morning before work. This never happens. Normally, I'm scurrying like a maniac to get to work on time.....or at least not too late. (They don't really care when I come in, but there is this sort of "race" mentality among the carriers, and I hate being last.)

Sooooooo....I thought I'd take a moment to talk about the adoption. You know, "waitingforzoe" type stuff.

Here's the run down: We are getting really, really close. The next batch of referrals should be here soon and I'm on pins and needles for any information about them. When will they come, and more importantly, how far will they go? I can't believe there is not a single peep out about them by now. People will start making up rumors soon if nothing surfaces today or tomorrow.

I've gotten so successful at staying busy to kill the time, that I really have no free time lately. I'm not sure which situation I like better. We've started on our final room to make-over. And the new rule is that we have to work on it at least one hour every day until completed. So far, so good, but there's still a long way to go.

We're also filling the time with social engagements. I have plans with friends nearly everyday thru the weekend. This is the sort of thing we should have done ages ago, but it's somehow easier to hang out on the sofa. I hope we stay this active when Zoe comes. I'd like to be that sort of "out and about" type family.

The one thing I really should be filling the time with is exercise and thats the one thing that sure as heck ain't happening. I should be using this free time on the treadmill or at least walking the dog, but....well.... I didn't.

Okay...I guess I can go to work now. It's crazy they let you come in as late as you like. (One of my co-workers didn't show up until 10:30 yesterday), but Lord help you if you come in early. Crazy.

Off to make the money....

A surprise in the mail!

No one will be as excited about this as I am, but look what I got in the mail today!!!

It's a diaper. A cloth diaper. More specifically, a Happy Heiny!

Have I mentioned we plan to cloth diaper? I'm sure I have. To keep Jeff on board, we intend to use the higher end cloth diapers like this one. It's so cute you almost forget its true purpose.

See how it works... Inside you have the softest fleece next to baby. This keeps baby dry since the liquid goes straight through. Outside you have a waterproof, and oh-so-cute cover. The middle layer you stuff inside is made of super absorbant micro-terry. (Wow, is it really possible to have a fat hand?)

One benefit of being postal is that I see all my own goodies first thing in the morning. And this truly made my day. I opened it at work, and like a grinning idiot, I walked around to all my friends and insisted they tell me how cute my diaper is.

So, Audrey....Thank you. You truly made my day! And when it's too small for Zoe, I promise you can have it for Elliott, Ellijah, or Sebastian (Due in January)

Waiting for Daddy

Jeff got called into work tonight. He's been gone for about 3 hours and Bonnie has not left this spot. She followed him to the door on his way out and then sat down. She's been looking at the door ever since.

So Excited! Fall TV season is here.

This is how I feel about Blogging lately.

I have stuff to say and pictures to upload, but I can't find the energy to get around to it.

Forgive me.

Knitting for Zoe

I've been knitting for Zoe lately. I haven't had a single thing turn out perfect, but I'm having a lot of fun. And if you knit something for baby that doesn't turn out well, it's okay because it was made with Love. So what if one side is slightly longer than another. It's kind of cute. Now...if I made a sweater for myself or Jeff and it turned out funky, it would be a lost cause. Goofed up knit wear on grown ups is not so cute.

Here's my latest attempts:

Zoe's sweater. Cute, but she can only wear this if she has a really small head. I didn't make the neck stretchy enough.



Zoe's slipper. Also, cute, but I must have used the wrond size yarn. This would more likely fit an 8 year old than an 8 month old.


My one true success! I still goofed, but if you're not a knitter, you probably won't notice. Now I'm glad we're travelling in winter.

Labor Day, 10K classic

I did a 10K today. If you live around here, you must have seen advetisements for this race. It's huge!! Not Peachtree huge, but huge nonetheless. They have runners, walkers, baby joggers (which are not normally allowed at big races), in-line skaters, wheel chairs, and cyclists. There were hot air balloons and even a parachuting team, who landed at the start line during the National Anthem. It was impressive!

My friend, her daughter, and I haven't been exercising much at all, all summer, so we walked the whole thing, but still made good time for walkers. Really, it was so crowded, you could barely run, if you wanted to (and we didn't want to!) The weather was perfect, and the goodie-give aways were fantastic! T-shirt (of course) and hat (cool) At the festival before hand I loaded up on baby snacks and bibs at the Gerber tent, and baby soaps and lotions at the huggies tent. I even got a loaf of bread at the Sara Lee tent. Nothing gets me excited like free stuff! If only there had been a Hershy's tent. Oh well. The snacks after the race were amazing, too. Normally, you get bagels and bananas, but this one had all kinds of fruit and tons of other stuff. I had a diet coke, turkey sub, and oatmeal cookies.

Anyway, heres some pictures from the day.

Notice how we hide our chubby selves behind the child.


Love the dog.


Look at all those people!


More people!



The Cyclists


Our finish time. Don't laugh!!