Today's forecast

Here is my yahoo horoscope for today -

Today is the perfect day to clear your plate! You've got a lot of things going on, and this juggling act has got to stop before you run out of steam. Delegate as much as you can to family members, coworkers or friends -- call in some favors if you have to, then dig right in and finish up the rest of it. What's the big rush? Well, you're in dire need of some spontaneity in your life -- and when every minute of every day is booked, there's no room for flying by the seat of your pants!

This is exactly the way I feel. Work is crazy. Home is crazy. The adoption is insane! I need desperately to get things under control or I WILL freak out! I tried to tell my boss yesterday that I was getting close to breaking - I just keep taking on more and more. He had some great advice and I quote...,"well, don't." What does that even mean? Don't break? Don't take on anymore?? How are those even options?? So I am making myself take a lunch hour today so I can get some of this adoption stuff together. Ever since I got those additional 50 pages of questions, I have just let it sit here on the desk in the study. Finally, I have sorted through them and feel fairly confident that I have it all straight.
I made J & I appts on Friday with our doctor so we can both get physicals. That ought to be fun.

I called this pediatrician who was recommended by some good friends. Unfortunately, the girl who answered the phone was not too helpful. I am already so tired of trying to explain adoption to everyone. I told her we were adopting a newborn baby. She asked when, I told her I didn't know but I needed to get a pediatrician first. She asked what the due date is - I told her I don't know. I went on to explain again that we are adopting a newborn baby (no not from China) and that we are at the point in the process where our agency needs us to have a pediatrician. We do not know when our baby will be born. Could be today could be next Christmas - we don't know. I just want to set up a consultation so I can ask him some questions and check him out for myself - I want to make sure he understands a little bit about caring for an adopted child and just in general + what his practice is like. AUGH!!! She has to have someone call me back. Big Freakin Surprise. All I want to do is make an appt. is that so difficult? Apparently. Strike One!

I know I shouldn't be so sensitive but some of these things are already getting old. Sometimes people are curious and generally want to know more when they asked questions but sometimes they are just downright rude & ignorant. We had an incident like that on Sunday with a distant friend. I hope hope hope that once the baby gets here people will just accept the fact that this is our child and it shouldn't matter to them how all of this came to be. It just did.

A couple of months ago my best friend and I vowed to have a girls dinner once a month. We went to this great new Sushi/Japanese Steak House and have been going back once a month ever since. It is very modern and cool & the food is to die for! So tonight it is the night! I am really looking forward to it. They have these great drinks called a Tsunami - I can only handle one but I usually drink 2! Tonight, could be 3. Just kidding! But you know that is one of the little perks of expecting a baby without being pg - alcohol is not only NOT off limits, in some cases it is encouraged. Hey - a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do!

Oh one more thing! Brooke looked so cute before church on Sunday we went and took pics while my dad and J were getting ready. Here is my favorite of her (which I think I am going to mail out to everyone - it has been so long since I have done that)

and then here is one I took of us together!