On we go...

First week of school....DONE!

Whew...that is always a nice one to get under the belt!

This week has been so stinking emotional and busy that Im exhausted in all ways...physically and emotionally. Its not a bad tired, its just fatigue.

Starting school is always very intense at our house. I dont mean for it to be and youd not know it necessarily from looking at us, but I know the stress inside me runs high and Im sure it does with the girl as well. Although I will give her props this year for just running into it and finding that she neednt worry. (and yet she has complained of every malady under the sun this week from a hang-nail, to eye pain, to her ankle to her stomach...a sure sign that she feels stress)

She also started volleball and had two practices this week. Im delighted that she is liking it despite having to be prompted (read forced) to play. I think its helped that she is on a team of her grade level rather than at camp with girls who have been playing for 5 or 6 years. Makes a big difference. Im trying to work out the annoying part of going back and forth to school. SO ANNOYING when practice is at 5:30 and we just get home at 4 and need to leave about 5:10 ish and then get back home at 5:40. Im grateful that E just works a bit longer and picks her up on his way home.

We also had an orthodontic appointment yesterday and she got her braces cranked tighter...always a good idea to do this on the first week of school, right?? (sarcasm)

Last night also got to meet the birth mother and birth father of our baby to be. The meeting went well but it was also very hard...it was very intense. For privacy, I wont go into the details here, but I am so glad that we got to meet them and also hear a little of what they are about.

I will say this...it was very emotional in that its just an odd situation and there arent necessarily ettiquette rules to follow. Like, do you talk about the baby?...how do you refer to it?...do you ask personal questions?...its so weird because the relationship has to be very anonomyus on one hand and yet how can it be anything but personal because of the nature of what is happening. Very surreal.

I appreciate so greatly those of you who prayed for us for the past week and during the time we were meeting. God really DID show up because he gave us just the right words to convey what we needed to say. It was really precious in that respect. Also, E and I did not fight at all, which is totally from God because usually in stressful situations we dont do so well alot of the time. That was an amazing blessing. E was so kind in his words too and it was sweet to see his heart.

I had to laugh at myself though because I was actually startled to see that she was pregnant. Isnt that funny???...I guess I had been thinking about the IDEA of a baby and then to see this young woman, very preganant, living, breathing...it sort of startled me. Maybe it made it real for me.

At any rate, Im glad its over and very glad we got to do it.

And now Im going to unplug with NEW MOON by Stephanie Meyer and read read read...