http://blog.salsburygallery.com A way for friends and family to watch as we "jump over the edge" to adoption! Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:27:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Since becoming a "working mom," my life certainly has changed. I have a mentor at work, M., with whom I go to lunch 1 a month to talk about work and home life things. She is in a good place to mentor me because she is the main breadwinner of ... http://blog.salsburygallery.com/2008/08/23/how-my-life-is-different/ I was thinking today, Luna has escaped our fence at least 6 times. Even after Donald fixed it, she somehow got out today. A very nice neighbor brought her back. Our neighbors are a lot nicer than our old house; our old neighbors would call the cops on us for ... http://blog.salsburygallery.com/2008/08/09/luna-6-fence-0/ Things are good, overall. Donald and I have to redo our budget and figure out what to do about the leaky basement. We think we've pinned it down to being from the sink. I think we forgot how much work a house is - we had done so much work ... http://blog.salsburygallery.com/2008/08/06/stuff-2/ I starting bawling when I saw this tonight on Biography - it caught my attention due to the name, Lois Jurgens. Lois Jurgens was an adoptive mother whose own son testified against her in the murder trial of his brother, Dennis Jurgens. This is especially poignant because the birth mother ... http://blog.salsburygallery.com/2008/08/03/lois-jurgens/ I was on the phone for work today, arguing with someone about a decision we had made. This man on the phone said to me, "No, sweetie, you just don't get it, you don't understand." SWEETIE?!?! Excuse me! I just about flipped out. That is TERRIBLY sexist. Would you EVER ... http://blog.salsburygallery.com/2008/07/29/sweetie/ This is Jessie's husband posting for her. I thought this was too good not to share! http://blog.salsburygallery.com/2008/07/25/joshua-for-president/ Sunday Joshua gets baptized at our new church, which is really exciting. I didn't realize all the family that is coming into town; my aunt and uncle MIGHT be able to come, but they won't know until the last minute. I'm putting together a brunch for everyone to have after ... http://blog.salsburygallery.com/2008/07/21/sunday-adjustments-house-drama/ STOP ASKING ME IF WE'RE PREGNANT. STOP TELLING ME STORIES ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS/FAMILY/COUSIN/DOG/CHICKEN/ROOTABEGA PIE THAT GOT PREGNANT AFTER THEY ADOPTED. I DON'T CARE. I DON'T WANT TO GET PREGNANT. I WANT TO BE A MOM TO MY SON JOSHUA. I DIDN'T ADOPT JOSHUA TO GET PREGNANT. http://blog.salsburygallery.com/2008/07/19/ignorance-is/ We are now cat-less. My friend Staci called and stated that she picked up Cowboy just fine; he is chilling in the bathroom at her apartment while she and her boyfriend are at work. I guess he seemed just fine; he didn't get sick or anything in the carrier. I ... http://blog.salsburygallery.com/2008/07/16/we-are-now-cat-less/ Cowboy flies out tomorrow - we need to get him to the airport by 4:30 am - so that should be fun. Wednesday is chock full of meetings, so hopefully can pump myself with enough coffee to stay awake. http://blog.salsburygallery.com/2008/07/15/cowboy-flies/