Oops and Duluth

I think I promised a blog a couple (few?) weeks ago. I'm here now, so quit grumbling. Here's relevant (and some pointless) bits of my life right now:

~I did not celebrate St. Urho's Day. I'm a bad Finn.
~I am SO very happy that spring is here. I love the sunshine. Love, love, love it!
~I've noticed lately that I triple words and phrases for emphasis. ^See above^
~Davin and I just got home from a weekend in Duluth.
~It's amazing how much I can relax and BREATH when we're on the north shore.
~I slept over 10 hours both nights, and took a 3-hr nap on Saturday.
~No lie. I must have needed some shut-eye.
~I literally felt a stomachache coming on as we left Duluth.
~Guess it's back to reality.
~It's Kiya's first birthday today. A year ago we met our baby Ellen. I hope she has a very happy birthday.
~Is our adoption journey almost over? *BIG SIGH*
~Or *sigh, sigh, sigh*
~Well, at least I'm well-rested and ready to take on the world this week.

Here's pics from Duluth and Gooseberry Falls:

Blog jam

Oh my goodness. I have SO many blogs to catch up on! I joined a site called Adoption Voices, and I absolutely love it. I found a place where people have been through exactly what we have, and it's been fun getting to know others going through the same journey as us. Also, since joining a month ago, I have been in contact with at least half a dozen different potential birth mothers. Some were brief, one was a scammer (yeah, I know- grrr. I even talked to her on the phone!), and one has some still has some potential! I have been reading A LOT of blogs written by birth mothers, which has given me wonderful insight to the other side of adoption. As much as I have loved and learned from Adoption Voices, I have neglected my own blog list. I have been working everyday also, so that has kept me offline also. Boo. But I'll take the time to catch up this weekend. And maybe I'll even post on my own blog. Oh wait- that's what I'm doing now. Well, maybe I'll come up with something interesting to blog about...keep our eye out for something WONDERFUL. Heh.

Lent

I've never observed Lent, but last year I said I would this year. It was a toss-up between chocolate and Diet Coke. But since I woke up today, Ash Wednesday, and cracked open a Diet Coke before thinking about Lent, I'm going with chocolate. I accidentally ate a few m&ms- I swear it was an accident! But I'm back on track. I could have thrown all the chocolate in the house, but with the chocolate exchange (Thanks again, Amy!), and Valentine's Day, and Davin being a sweet husband...well, I couldn't throw it out. So I threw it in the freezer. Where my favorite ice cream cones will also wait for 40 days. This is gonna be tough, but I THINK I CAN do it! I also thought about *giving up* swearing, but I decided that should be something I should give up anyway. I swear (pun completely intended) our child's first word will be 'Da Da', and not....not something ugly.

Now just hoping I don't sleep walk to this tonight:

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Happy Valentine's Day

My husband loves me. And I love him. Even when he steals roses for me.