Please come to Boston for the springtime

What excuse can I come up with for not posting recently? Hmm, I know I overuse the old standby of "work" but that's all I've got. Millie is one dull girl. All I do is work out, work, go home.

The working out part is going well. I'm in Week 6 of my intensive training program (although I was sick all week last week so I suppose technically it's Week 5 for me). I am truly working my ass off. I still don't like getting up at 5 am and I don't think I ever will but I am really enjoying the results of my hard work.

The working part is going pretty well too. It's amazing how I have taken my skills in copying, pasting and the occasionally saving to new levels. It's truly a career! I guess the true skill is know what to copy and paste but many days I think a trained chimp could do what I do. My current job site is a fun one, though. They treat contractors amazingly well and there are hundreds of us. It's looking like my contract will be extended through June and that is very sweet news to my bank accounts.

Let's be honest: none of you came here for these particular updates. You wannna know the important stuff, right? I'll finally cut to the chase.

We haven't ever heard back from the NPL in Portland. We sent her a lovely card wishing her well (and we truly do wish her all the best). We think she likely decided to parent and also think she'll make a great mom.

Shortly after we got back from our trip up north we got some new leads. One came as a phone call from the mom of a NPL. We've talked several times and the mister has talked to her as well. The NPL is in the process of moving back in with her mom. We are headed to their state on Monday for an overly long family vacation with the mister's entire family. I'm sure you can imagine my joy at the prospect of many long days (and nights) cooped up in a rather large house with all the mister's folks.

Don't even get me started on how the original plan was Hawaii (then Puerto Rico) but now we're going to The Sunshine State. In high season. Which will cost more than either of the other options. And - here's where you see how you can take the girl out of the South but not the South out of the girl - will be full of Yankees. There's a reason Southerners don't go to Florida in the winter. It's not all that warm, the water is too cold for sane people to swim and it's full of Yankees. You're all jealous, aren't you?

Back to our story. The plan was to meet up with NPL and her mom but I'm not sure that's going to happen. We've only talked to said mom and not the actual pregnant person yet. I don't know about any of you but I'm not sure when I was 21 that I'd want to just go along with my mom's plan for anything, much less let her find a family for my baby.

In this midst of all this fun planning we also received an email from another NPL. In fact I'll call her NHL because 1) there are too many NPLS; 2) it'll be easy for me to remember that because of her state and 3) it's hockey season.

There have been many emails back and forth between NHL and us. OC thought she might not be legit because she wrote an awful lot in her first email and sent a ton of pictures. She also used some British phrases and a yah00 email which is commonly associated with both Cameroon and Nigerian scams.

Turns out she likes to write a lot and uses some British phrases and spelling. And since I have several yah00 emails myself (and they've paid me a lot of money over the years) I'm not going to hold that against here.

There's a lot more to say and I'll be saying it. I PROMISE! I really really really mean it this time.

She's not very pregnant (not due until August) so we have lots of time to get to know each other and I have lots of time to blog about it. IF we match, that won't happen for several months. OC, the mister and I believe very strongly in not matching until the 3rd trimester. No exceptions. Period.  There is just too much concern about manipulation and coercion - even if it's just her getting to attached to us and not wanting to let us down.

We really, really like her. She really, really likes us. She also really, really likes OC and is doing lots of work with her. She's educating herself about adoption and asking herself and us great questions. OC really, really likes her as well. It's a total love fest!

For now we're planning a trip to see her in about 7 weeks. I'm much more excited about that trip than the one next week.

Comments

[Pamplemousse]

So lovely to hear what you have been up to. I was worried!! As we shiver here, enjoy what sunshine there is for me hahaha.

[T...]

So are you coming to Boston or what? FWIW we hate yankees here - haha! Sounds you have a lot of good things going on - good news indeed.

[Michell]

Hope your trip goes well and that the info continues to come in on the NPL's with something good to come in the future.

[MichelleL]

Good luck with all your possibilities. Thanks so much for the update.

[PBfish]

Oh man, I just got done with a 2 week visit from my parents and I feel your pain re: the in-law visit. I advise a lot of wine consumption, that's how I survived!

Great to hear an update from you, I was starting to get a little worried...

[Angela]

oooh...I have a good feeling about NHL...maybe it's because I'm Canadian and a hockey fan! Fingers crossed. Can't wait to hear more.

[Rachel]

Fingers crossed for you, M, as always... : )

[Lut C.]

I'm glad there are leads, and I'm glad there are NPLs you like. It's grounds for hope. Still, I hope the ONE will come around soon.

[louise]

Thinking of you!

LOL about your comments on Yankees in Fla. So true!

[thalia]

Ah good. An NPL who seems a better fit for you. Fingers very much crossed (and thumbs held)

[Clover]

Wow, so much going on. I hope one of these NPLs turns out to be your child's birth mother. Have fun in Boston. Hope next week in FL is bearable.

[tubeless]

also saying and sending good vibes for a potential match in the 3rd trimester with her. thanks for keeping us up on what we do want to read along with how you are doing!!