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We did not even go to court today let alone pass court. For more details you can jump over to my adoption blog www.livingloveoutloud.blogspot.com

Will the butterfly start over?

Well no days until court, I will know very shortly. I expand more on things on my other blog so if you are interested in my ramblings

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I expect to know if Netsanet is ours in 5 hours.
Come on Grace good news!!!!

Just 2 days

I am looking forward to being done. I am at the end with this whole thing. I want to think about other things other than my adoption. You have to be careful not to let it swallow you whole. I am trying not to think to far ahead. In part because I can't imagine her here. It is like she is a ghost or a mirage and to actually have her in my arms, at my table, in my lap seems like a dream. Well who knows what will happen, I certainly don't. Is she going to like us? Will it be hard or easy? It just depends.

Mason's prayer

Dear God,
Thank you for Judah, thank you for his beautiful eyes to see with so he doesn't walk into walls. Thank you for his cute tummy to tickle and thank you for his cute head so he can make good decisions. Amen. Smell my stinky feet.

This cute little prayer was said all while torturing his brother with tickles and rough housing. Boys. Abby just looked at me and said with a smile, "I need a sissy uh?"

We are waiting just 3 days until court, tomorrow will make a mere two. yikes.

Decided I will leave if I pass court on the 21 of June arriving in Ethiopia on the 23rd and leaving to come home the 30th. This is all God willing of course. Come to find out June-September is their peek travel season. Nice. It is supposed to be rainy!!!! Who wants to travel in the rain, must be family stuff. I don't know.

Movies should come with warnings

A while back ago I listed different kids movies and why kids shouldn't watch them. I have one to add to my list.

Alvin and the Chipmunks.

Okay so I am a total numb skull. I thought "Alvin and the Chipmunks" rated G right? WRONG. I let my kids see it with their grandma when it came out in the movie theaters, it was bad and never did anything bad come from it. We rented it and later decided to watch it with the kids. I was disgusted at some of the pure garbage in there. Lets see:

She's Hot - Mason now thinks it is okay to say this, NOT!!
Bou chick a wow wow- Why is this necessary?
and my fave, the Dave chant ....

"Dave likes to wear dirty underwear with hair" ya. I know what the ????

Okay so I have told my kids not to say this but tonight at my sisters church we visited the children's pastor was named Dave. So guess what they sang to him? ya. I was so angry I couldn't see straight. Angry at me angry at my kids angry at the movie. I am getting rid of all these movies and will no longer assume the are okay for kids to watch. Even the ones that look innocent.

Not to mention the other night Mason was being obnoxious and trying to breathe on me his breath to gross me out or something, so I sternly said to stop it was rude and he looked shocked at first maybe a bit embarrassed then he said with a smile "I like a woman with a little fire" ya. I know the kids has these one liners. Apparently that is a Flushed Away line. So between that and this I am done.

Mothers Day according to Abigail

Well mothers day for me wasn't one of fan fare, nor would I expect it to be. Again I am of the notion this is just another way to sale 6 dollar greeting cards, apply pressure to unsuspecting husbands everywhere, feed the sense of "entitlement" and just generally become more "self focused" I do however buy into this a little bit, for instance, I did plan to enjoy breakfast in bed and when Gary asked me to get up and come fold the breakfast burritos I strictly said "no" it was mothers day and reminded him of his promise. I did feel slightly entitled. I also stayed in bed reading until noon. What can I say, I am an opportunist.

Abigail highlighted my mothers day with unknowing comedy. She made me laugh like crazy and what more can a mom ask for?

She slept with me because of bad dreams last night and woke to share my breakfast in bed. Mason was to engulfed in Word Girl to participate and Judah just snarled at me for some reason. After I shared half my breakfast with Abigail, and some with the begging dog and finally Mason, she wished me Happy Mothers Day, and explained that Kids day was next. Apparently kids day follows mothers day and is much more important. It includes gold medals as well. After a while of reading and increased background insanity coming from beyond the solitude of my bedroom, Abby came to me distraught and whiny. "Is mothers day over yet, it's going forever!"(mind you it was only 11:00 am) "When is it kids day!!!"

So anyway with that I am off. I did not include that I will be receiving a bottle of perfume as well. I get one bottle of perfume a year, or I allow myself one bottle, I should say. With that I take advantage of my own entitlement on mothers day. I will be cashing in at ULTA. Happy Mothers Day to me and all of you on the battle front.

PS Judah did end up calling me "mamssweeta" cute even if he confused it with Mamasita.

Cats and why I don't like them

I really am sorry in advanced if this offends anyone. It must be said. You remember those cute baby doves that we discovered and watched hatch and begin to grow up? http://desertbrains.blogspot.com/2008/05/new-life.html well they are no more.

I am so mad, this is my yard, we built and landscaped our yard to attract birds, and lizards specifically because we enjoy them, and then some neighborhood cat comes prowling around MY YARD and ate my birds. MY BABY BIRDS. Outside the fact that it was sad to see the nest empty we just didn't know what happened, then my son came to us this morning with a dove foot in his hand and tears in his eyes. I am so mad.

I want to know this, and I may offend some, but why is it okay for cats, pet cats, to be loose? They poop in my yard, pee in my car and on my porch and poop in our kids sand box next door to our house. Not too long ago I accidentally left my car window down, I mean really! a cat peed or sprayed and as we were going to church I sat in it!!!! We were for a while experiencing toddlers picking the cat poop up and putting it in their mouths. Keep you cats indoors. What is the problem, they cry? then don't have a cat. I am so upset. If my little dog were running around pooping all over the place, peeing on others cars and destroying others property someone would sue me I am sure, but it is okay for cats. I don't get it.

The Requested Carrot to Dog via spitting

Okay it took me forever to figure this out but here it is Julia, it was worth and still makes me laugh so hard. This is Abigail my darling daughter age 1. She went through a phase where she "shot" everything from her mouth, she could catch good air and things would fly out of her mouth at great distances. Peas, carrots, Cheerios, you name it. We laughed once and then it didn't stop and became an embarrassment to us, she would send things flying everywhere, dinner table, restaurants, airports, you name it. The dog didn't mind.

Pirate face

This is an oldy but a goody, he would say ARRR I am a pirate. Some of the first things he said to us as he began to talk.

Some rare moments of my past captured on film

My friend Julia inspired me and reminded me of the good ol days when my kids were babies. See Abby and Mason are very close but we had our moments. I think Abby was annoying him and suddenly he just snapped at her and bit her finger. It was just one of those times I got it on film by accident.