The Personification Of Cool.

They just don't make them like they used to.

RIP Paul.

Taiwan ( squared ).

WHFC called....AGAIN. More specifically our social worker Jane called. She left a message on my cell yesterday wanting make sure that we ABSOLUTELY want to apply to the Taiwan program and said application's repercussions on our application that is currently collecting dust in China **.

She asked that I call her to discuss our options. I guess she feels this warrants further discussion.

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At this point I'm not entirely sure what other options we have.
Some countries won't even take us.
Other countries we were going to apply to have since closed.
We can't even apply to get a child from DCF.
And - old news here - we certainly won't be having our own biological children.

Am I disgruntled ? Not currently.
Perhaps you would have gotten a different answer from me a year ago.
Brock and I have made peace with the fact that we may never have a family. And it is really OK with us.

I find it slightly amusing when well meaning, well intentioned but highly misinformed people say stuff to me like;

" Oh, they'll call you any day now..."

and

" Can't you just call them and ask what is taking so long ? "


I suppose it would be just that easy it Disney had it's own adoption agency. Then maybe a little blue bird would show up on my window sill, singing happy little songs to me and small woodland creatures would beckon me to the Forest and in a sun bathed clearing would be a cherub cheeked baby waiting for me to take it home.

OK, I got way off base there for a sec, sorry.

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I guess I blinked first. My much coveted duvet was on sale at Target yesterday - so I bought it.

Also, I had a mole check with my new dermatologist yesterday and she told me I have " nice moles ". I took it as a compliment.
My grandmother used to call my moles " beauty marks ".

Happy Saturday All !

Xooo
Bunny

**Our file has not even made it into the review room yet, and our 18 mo. LIDiversarry was last week.

Retro Music Friday.

I had many, many ideas swirling in my head for this week's video. I was really having a difficult time making a decision. Really. I heard this song on the car radio yesterday, which, come to think of it is the only place I listen to the radio anymore....but I digress.

I've loved this song for as long as I can remember. Brock however, well, let's just say this song lacks the street cred he looks for in retro tunes. When he hears this song he gets that look on his face like he'd rather me smack him in the forehead repeatedly with a soup ladle.

I've always said our musical tastes differ.

Although he is quite fond of THIS SONG, which surprises me quite frankly.

And another thing - did you know that Brock has NO MEMORY of Solid Gold ! I know, I'm just as shocked as you are. I LOVED Solid Gold !

At any rate, this is Matthew Wilder. Rhapsody has him categorized at singer-songwriter. Which sort of implies a Harry Chapin-James Taylor sort of feel - which I don't get from him. I think the only thing he may have in common with the singer-songwriter ilk is a strong resemblance to Jim Croce. It's sort of like he's Jim Croce's only-moderately-successful-younger-brother.

This song was released in 1983. I was 7 and in the 1st -2nd grade.

Enjoy.

XO

Bunny

Taiwan, Again.

WHFC called again yesterday to enquire as to whether or not we are still interested in applying to the Taiwan program.
And I'm all like, " Duh...gee, hmmm....would we still like a kid ? Hmm...gotta think on that one. "

Of course I called back today and said " YES PLEASE, WE'D STILL LIKE TO BECOME PARENTS BEFORE WE DIE ! "

So it turns out that WHFC may have an opening for the Taiwan program sometime in the future. They are not exactly sure when.

OK, so the purpose of them calling me was what ? I'm not really sure.
But they might call us sometime in the future for a possible opening.

Like I said to my friend Zen Darrell today, when most people want to have a family they screw and hope for the best.
Not us.
Apparently we are incapable of doing anything the easy way.

XO
Bunny.

Subject: Different Priorities.

This was excerpted from an email I sent Steph on Saturday AM.
Enjoy - and please try not to be too offended.



Hey -
Not you and I. No no, that would be the hubs and I.
Just last night I was coveting a new duvet @ Target.
I know, I'm a cheap date......
I really liked this duvet. I mean really. It so fit the vision of what I want our new bedroom to be.
And since our mortgage was fully approved yesterday I felt that perhaps is was OK to splurge a little.

I have to say, I've been very...ahh...restrained in my purchases lately. I've really been trying hard to be good - which has been quite a job for me. I've always said that my halo was affixed to a set of horns with duct tape....or perhaps super glue - SG being more visually appealing.
My only recent extravagances this week have been one ( ONE ! ) trip to Starbucks and some new eye shadow.
Needless to say, this duvet was calling my name.
" Oh happy consumer....you want me...I am a beautiful duvet...I have matching shams....BUY ME ! "

However, I was standing next to the hubs who gave me that disapproving look that I swear he learned from my mother.
So I put the duvet down to let him believe he'd won this battle.

This morning I was looking at Target.com to see if by some retail miracle the duvet would be a little less expensive online....I had to build my case.
Alas, it was the same price online as in the store. Which only left me to concoct Plan C - which I'm even entirely sure what that is yet.

So this morning the Hubs throws a magazine down in front of me. More to the point it was the back of Runner's World where they have all the ads.
There is an ad from Adam & Eve advertising 50% off all purchases for subscribers of said magazine.
FYI ( though I'm sure you already know this..) Adam & Eve are the purveyors of.....ahhemm.....adult novelties.
The hubs told me to check it out, meaning......go ahead and buy sex toys.
Really, who can pass up a deal for 50% off sex toys ? Certainly not Brock.
This is where his Paula encoded frugality DNA comes into play I guess.

I was at first apoplectic, then I was miffed.
He had the nerve to give me a bunch of shit about wanting to buy a new duvet - but somehow sex toys are OK ???

I fail to see how the purchase of a duvet will surely put us into financial ruin, but by God, sex toys are somehow the on ramp of the road to salvation.

:::::::::::Sigh:::::::::

XO
Me

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At this point ( Monday night ) we neither have a new duvet or sex toys.
I wonder who is gonna blink first ?

XO
Bunny

18.

18 flippin' months of waiting.

:::::::sigh::::::::

XO

Bunny.

P.S. # 18 on the Sox is Dice-K.

Oh yeah, The President.....he's a real winner.

Retro Music Friday - A Day Late.

Sorry I'm a little late with this. Brock and I got really busy helping Chris move yesterday and well, the day just kinda got away from me.

OK, now that that is out of the way we can proceed with this week's RMF. This is She Works Hard For The Money by Donna Summer. As you'll remember from previous RMFs there are certain songs that remind me of certain people, places and / or events. Every time I hear this song I think of Steph.Steph runs her own business and she works quite hard for the money. So, mad props to Steph.

This song was released in 1983. I was seven and in the 2nd grade. My 2nd grade teacher was Mrs. Glode and I remember liking her quite a bit. My class was the last year she taught before she retired. She had one foot in the grave when I was in the 2nd grade, so I'm sure she's probably passed on by now.

BTW, did you know that Donna Summer is from Boston ?

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In other news;

My mother and my co-worker Teresa are now proud new owners of kittens. My mom named her kitten Maggie and I believe Teresa named her kitten Genghis Chat ( silent H ).

Our mortgage was approved yesterday ! WOOOOO HOOOOO !! Not that we were worried that it wasn't going to be, it's just official now. We're planning on moving on Halloween.

XO

Bunny