Jost Van Dyke- BVI's

One of the prettiest places..anywhere...



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bUteT7cuqY

A Surprise Phone Call....

Early Friday morning August 29, the phone rang. I looked at my caller ID and noticed it was our adoption agency.

Nervously I picked up the phone, really not knowing what to expect. What I thought was that our agency contact, was missing paperwork, or needed a check.

What she told me was somewhat different.

We have been chosen by a young girl, to be parents for her baby.
She is due October 25, and so the madness starts. Halloween Baby!

It was overwhelming, and scary to finally be getting that call. I almost keeled over, and peed in my pants at the same time.

We are absorbing and adjusting, and while we believe that this will take place, there is always the chance however slight that the girl could change her mind. She has twenty four hours after the birth to do so.

We will meet her in a few weeks, and hopefully that will solidify her desire to place the baby with us....

When one door closes another one opens....

Kenny Chesney- West Palm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqv9rmyaBY8

It was a hot and steamy night in South Florida on Thursday, when Kenny Chesney took the stage at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Florida.

We were lucky enough to be invited and had floor seats about eight rows back. It was a great concert, even though the heat was unbelievably bad!

Uncle Cracker came on for the last few songs and, the finale which was great.

See the video of one of our favorite Kenny songs "On the coast of somewhere beautiful".....

Time is Marching On

As Gustav rumbles past Cuba and Haiti, we are thankful that he is not headed our way at least at this point).

We are still waiting for our funds from our escrow account at the other agency so we can set up a new account at our attorney's office and get this ball rolling. I think at this point, I'd rather skip the whole thing and adopt a little pup I saw instead. Way less emotional.

Summer is almost over! And that makes us here in Florida happy. The hurricanes and the heat take a small break and let us relax a bit. Of course they keep lengthening the hurricane season...so now it extends into early December, but still that gives us six worry free, slightly cooler, less humid months to enjoy.

Winter in Florida...still the best, minus the traffic, and pushy Northerner's. I can say that since I am from there!

Fay, Fay go away....

We are smack in the middle of hurricane season here in South Florida and Fay is making her way up through the Keys.

Right now, it doesn't seem to be an issue for us here on the east coast, other than massive amount's of rain. As we get closer I am hopeful that the wind won't pick up too much... Florida living is nice with the exception of the long, humid and hot summers and hurricane season!

SwingTime

I love to swing. Love, love, love it.

Ahem, I know what your thinking!

No not that kind of swinging!

Who can forget the lazy days of summer as a child, swinging into oblivion on the swingset at the local park or school?

I for one, still indulge in this happy habit, if I can find a good sturdy swingset to climb on...trouble is, not all swings are created equal.

It has to be BIG. The bigger the set the higher the swing. It has to have a wooden seat...non of those crappy rubber straps ..who thought of those anyway..they crush your legs together, making them look fatter than they are, and they are so uncomfortable that the quality of the swing or ride if you will is diminished.

A soft landing is my third requisite, given I still like to jump off when I can!

If you haven't SWUNG in a long long time, next time you see a set, STOP. Get out of the car and scramble on top. I bet you feel the flutter in your stomach like you did when you were a kid.

Pump those legs hard and fast and soon your toes are reaching for the sky...tilt your head back and straighten your arms and lastly close your eyes. Remember. Let it sink in. Relax and let go of worries and be a kid again. If only for a few minutes.

You won't regret it.

Separating from Agency

At this point we have decided to separate from our agency, that handled our egg donation and our surrogacy matching. After speaking with an attorney who informed me that by law in Florida agencies are not allowed to charge a matching fee, I am perplexed as to the next step. After we receive our funds from escrow, we will decide what to do about that then.

We are going to see Charlotte Danciu, a Delray Beach based adoption attorney who if nothing else will be able to provide us with a few more tidbits, on what our previous agency was and was not allowed to do. Also alarming, that the agency in question was not licensed. Who knew?

Charlotte, I have been told, has been in the business for more than twenty years, and her experience in the field is reassuring She has no magic formula, and as for adoption, she stated point blank: The cases of the cheerleader, getting pregnant by the football player, isn't the scenario usually.

Specifically the girls who are seeking out adoption, are poor, on meds, have family issues such as abuse or incest.

it doesn't leave me with a happy feeling, but I'm not giving up just yet.

her very informative web site:

www.adoption-surrogacy.com

E Trade baby

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xQLTxvDkk4

This is adorable...

Chinese Deaf Dancers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkNya5lpKgE

Energy Muse

I love Energy Muse. They are a company that hand makes jewelry and each piece has a distinct meaning, and power. Normally they are worn for ten days and removed, ( to have them specifically work for the name intended ( above bracelet is called "Empowerment". I wear mine all the time, sometimes forgetting to take them off....They are not only pretty to look at, but they make great gifts. Check out the website at:

http://www.energymuse.com/

Leaving on a Jet Plane

Well, we left this morning to head to the Ft Lauderdale Airport (after a hearty breakfast of homemade waffles!). The girls flight was due to board at 1:00, so we got them there in plenty of time.
It was sad to see them go...it was nice to hear the house filled with chatter and laughter.
I hope that it isn't another year before I get to see them.

I Want Candy

I love candy.

I always have.

It has been my one nemisis ever since I can remember. As a small child , I could literally smell it, whereever it was, hidden or not.

I was a candy supersleuth. And, I'm not picky.

If all the good stuff was gone, I'd eat Jordan Almonds (eating the candy off the nut and spitting the rest out), I'd eat Necco wafers, which my mother tried to convince us was candy but tasted more like an antidote for a sick stomach, and last but not least, I'd eat the bakers chocolate my mother had stored in the cabinet for baking.

It was rich and dark, but had NO sugar. So I got creative. I'd sprinkle table sugar on top of the chocolate, and while it wasn't as satisfying as my favorites, in a pinch..it worked.

I'd like to say my appetite for candy has dissapeared but alas, it is still lurking inside. I still love chcolate, and sour gummi bears are #2 on my list!

Cry Baby

As for baby happenings, I for one, am not looking forward to any more of it. The paperwork, the conversations, the legality, and the financial considerations are exhausting and overwhelming, and for right now I've had enough.

My husband is ready to jump right back in and get his proverbial feet wet, but for now I am testing the waters.

Things that have been taking my mind off babies, are in no particular order:
Eating, shopping, and more eating and more shopping. As long as I bypass any baby stores, I'm good. For some reason the baby isles seem to be stuck in the middle of the stores, so now I skulk around the perimeter of said stores, only venturing in to the abyss of the middle if I absolutely have to.

But no matter where I go, babies are everywhere.

Except at my house.