Continuing the Journey

Doing My Happy Dance...

...but, unfortunately, doing it very slowly and carefully, since I seem to have pinched a nerve in my neck last night!! I can't turn my head in either direction and can't lift my right arm above shoulder level. Are you KIDDING me?!?!?! Uggghhhh...

Why am I Happy Dancing, you ask? Why, thanks for asking. Let me tell you.

First off, the Steelers won the Super Bowl. While I don't rightly give a rip who wins the Super Bowl (or even who plays in the Super Bowl for that matter), my dear husband was REALLY rooting for the Steelers. We were at a HUGE Super Bowl party last night full of Arizona fans... and while some of the events of the evening do NOT make me look particularly intelligent (and those who read Meggie's blog already know why), it was a fun evening full of great food, wild and crazy children, and a lot of laughs. (And a couple of nasty nosebleeds, but I digress...) The Steelers pulling it off in the last few minutes was the icing on the cake, as they say!

Is that enough motivation for this old gal to be Happy Dancing?? No, of course not. I'm also Happy Dancing because my dear friend, Sarah, gave me a very special gift yesterday...
...a framed, handmade birth/adoption announcement to put in Molly's room. A photo does NOT do this work of art justice and I was SO excited to get it yesterday! Now Molly has a wonderful keepsake to match the one Sarah made for Carson...
...almost two years ago! (Can you believe we got his referral in May of 2007?!) Thanks for the wonderful treasures, Sarah -- that's why you're my BFFM!! Well, that plus your devastating beauty and wicked sense of humor!! (Inside joke, folks...)

But wait...there's more!

Yesterday, I received ANOTHER blog award...from two different blog friends! Both Kristin and Peggy gave me the Friendship Award:
Here are the rules to win this award:

"These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find friends and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships will be propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award."

Honest to goodness, I don't feel I deserve this award (and certainly not TWICE)...my blog really has no aim! (I'm the Seinfeld of bloggers...) But I certainly love to find friends and be a friend...plus I'm exceedingly greedy when it comes to awards...so I'll take it!!

I need to select eight bloggers to receive this award...but I truly need to go lie down on the heating pad right now to help with the searing pain in my neck, shoulder, and upper back. Let me work on it and I'll get back to you.

Oh, before I forget...one more thing...

OUR I-797C ARRIVED IN THE MAIL TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To the uninformed observer, this means nothing. But to those of us in the adoption world, we know that this elusive document is the last step to finishing our dossier and getting our paperwork sent off to China!! Paperwork arriving in China starts the clock to travel. FINALLY!!

Since I'm in so much stinkin' pain, if you all would do a little Happy Dance in my honor today and allow me to rest, I would be ever so grateful...