One of my favorite things about not working (or at least not working at my most recent assignment) is the mister and I can take our dogs out for an early morning walk. I missed that so much during my yodeling stint.
Today we packed up the dogs in Vi0let (not their favorite car, btw) and headed up to the hills. The sun was just coming up and it promised to be a gorgeous day. A gorgeous COLD day, that is.
We were one of the first cars in the parking lot at the trail head. The parking lot was a very strange color. Unrecognizable yet vaguely familiar. We got out of the car and skidded along. Black ice. Ah, it all comes back to me now.
Now here in the lovely Bay Area we don't get a lot of ice. I'm sure this has nothing to do with global warming. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Our younger dog (the only California native in our house) has never really been exposed to it except for one trip to Tahoe when she was younger. Our older bitch adores all things cold. She romped and strained at her leash, anxious to get to the off leash part. I tried not to fall on my ass. We both succeeded.
We strolled along and enjoyed the beautiful morning. The dogs had a blast. What a nice way to ease into another day.
Tomorrow morning we won't have time for a walk. The mister and I are off to get fingerprinted. We'll be ending our life of crime before we can really start it. Then we can check another thing off our list. If I were as organized as Ms Holding Pattern I'd have a list on my sidebar. Ok, technically I do have a list on my sidebar but I don't think it's changed in the last two years or so and has very little to do with where we are in this baby getting thing.
I'm also hoping to turn in our adoption application on Friday. The mister is not quite on board with this plan yet. He wants to think about his answers, contemplate them, beautify them. I figure a couple of hours tomorrow night should be plenty.
I feel like an ass for my last post. I wasn't trolling for y'all to say nice things. Truly. Is my mom still paying y'all? There goes my inheritance. I was just trying to write a bit about where we are in the process. I must admit, I'm feeling more than a bit distant and removed from the process.
I hear from my friends and others that people really stress out about these questions (and the home study). I'm not stressed in the least. Seriously. I know my answers will be fine. Hell, if previous experiences have any bearing they might use my essays as models.
Perhaps I'm back to the part where I can be the good girl and the good student and excel so it just seems straightforward. Answering questions is easy. Interviewing for the home study seems easy as well. I'm good at these things and can control them. My house will be fine, perhaps a bit cluttered and definitely lived in. I'm not going to try to get all my projects finished. I live in a house not a museum, ya know?
I must be doing something tremendously wrong because Tertia didn't even call me an asshole. I'm also somewhat amazed that only Chris 'gets' me. She was spot on. Eerie, in fact. I just cut and paste her comment into my Question 27. I did rewrite it for first person. Hmmm, maybe I should just hire her to rewrite all the essays.
Answering questions? Would be one of our top motvators for adopting. Well that and never having to inject meds into my ass again. We can do questions much better than make embryos.
You will do a spectacularly great job on all aspects.
Posted by: Bebe | Thursday, 18 January 2007 at 06:04
Your early morning walk sounds lovely. Your description is almost enough to motivate me to get a little exercise this week. :-)
Posted by: Louise | Thursday, 18 January 2007 at 19:51
Feel free to name your first child after me. It works for a boy or girl.
Posted by: chris | Friday, 19 January 2007 at 08:33
Hi, Millie!! Sounds like you had a really fun time in the cold weather. Good luck with everything and thanks for keep us posted.
Posted by: Sue | Friday, 19 January 2007 at 10:41