Jan 01 2009
Huh… titles aren’t easy to think of
Maybe I should take a course on writing witty bylines. I tend to be long-winded, so thinking of clever attention-grabbing titles (that are also short) is going to be a challenge for me. Great.
Oh, by the way, Happy New Year! Can you believe that it is 2009???? It still feels like just yesterday that we were convinced that Y2K was going to mean the end of the world. That was almost a decade ago. CRAZY!!!!
Unfortunately, we did not make it to midnight last night. That’s what happens when you’re a working class schmuck with a full time job, a messy house, dogs who REFUSE to do their “business” outside where it belongs, and a toddler who’s always going a mile a minute. We did however get to see fireworks from our backyard. Hey, a quiet evening at home and a day off from work is all the celebration I need. I must be getting too old, ’cause a hang over would be just about the last thing I would want to deal with right now.
My best New Year present was my 2 year old son running into my room this morning, yelling “wake up Mommy!” followed by “Mommy, I’m cold.” I lifted him up and we cuddled for a few minutes under my warm blanket. I even got an unsolicited kiss on the nose. For seasoned parents, you probably think “big deal.” Well, it’s the little moments like this that I love the best. When you spend several years pretty much convinced that you’re never going to be a parent, it’s pretty special. Don’t forget, I am also an adoptive parent with a nasty obsessive/compulsive disorder. Basically I pretty much obsess on every action from my son, looking for signs that we’ve bonded. Much more to come on that later, but just know that these little snuggle sessions pretty much make my whole day.
Well, nap-time is almost over and the sun is shining bright. Time to get ready to enjoy a lovely afternoon playing with my family. Woohoo!!! 
