Ramblings

1) The sidebar poll for the next cut-off closed up shop. It looks quite neck-and-neck for either the 21st or 22nd. I am glad I am not this LID 2-22 mama-in-waiting or, if even possible, I'd be more nuts that I already am. Fingers crossed for ya!

2) The potty poll results are actually a tad surprising to me because they are also neck and neck. I'm leaving it alone until it closes up shop. Then I will put my thoughts in print about this world-shaking issue. I'm sure you are hovering over the edge of your seat ;0)

3) For those who think I can do anything: sadly, I found one more thing to add to that no-can-do list. I was attempting to make a special gift for a special someone. I felt so motivated and excited to give it a go (at first). The end product advertised looks so cute and, no, it wasn't a quilt. It was an all-new venture. (I'm being vague because the recipient has not gotten the gift yet). Anyhoo, what was supposed to be cherubic cuteness turned out looking like Quasimodo holding a caramel apple and then having an unfortunate meeting with a steamroller. I went to the website and cheated like nobody's business. I ordered the completed item (by a pro) and will send that. Yeah, I'll fess up that I didn't make it. Hey, I wanted too. I just don't want to scar a kid for life.

4) I can't thank you enough for all of your encouragement and kind offers. It means the world to me to know that when I am freaking out about something not understood by those outside the adoption community, all I need do is check here and the hope-and-help basket overflows. Thankee!

5) I am going to have some special visitors in a few weeks. Yep, time to finally strap that car seat into the car and make it official. I'm going to finagle that baby-catching schedule so I can spend some decent time closely watching Annalise be my child-proofing test and enjoying time with her mama too.

6) If you are an Angie's List member, they are having a report drive. If you submit 15 reports this month then you receive a FREE Flip camera. Works for me. I'm just waiting for mine. I certainly don't have to think about making the purchase now that it isn't a purchase! I love Angie's List. I used to have such issues with contractors, etc. Since using them I have had little issue with knuckle-draggers showing up at my door and spitting their tobacky on my porch. (That's as close to advertising as I'll ever get...whew.)

7) Why, exactly, am I sitting here? I have to get my groove on and make the house festive. It's social worker time again this Saturday and, surely, I want her to think I am the Queen of the Fall harvest and bake pumpkin breads during my every waking moment. Okay, not so much. But I do have to trick this place out a little for Fall...being my favorite!

8) Bloglines has been having some issues lately with either no updates or very late ones. I exported all my feeds (plenty of 'em) to Google Reader and have been quite happy with how it is working. So, if you wonder if I've posted anything, please check in. Odds are I'll be posting my bumbito off from here to referral...then probably a lag as I go completely off the deep end....then probably an increase again after home a bit. Who knows but that sounds like a practical expectation to me. Time will tell...and not much more of it :0)

9) Again, thank you. It's nice to know that the wig-outs I've been having are, indeed, a nearly universal experience. See, right now I'm getting all misty!