Adoptive Mom Calls with Update

It was a joy to hear the adoptive mom’s voice on the phone. I knew the boys had been home with them for four days and, of course, I wondered how things had gone.

Right after the new parents had left with the boys, my mother asked if we’d be keeping in touch.

“It’s up to her.” I had told the new mother that I’d be happy to hear from her if she’d like, but I also understood they were starting a new life and I didn’t have any reason to be part of it.

Anyway, it seemed a gift to hear that the boys were great on the long ride home, more than happy to meet all their new animals, see their new toys, find their new rooms, …

I’m glad they’re in a loving home.

I’m glad they’re not here anymore.

Did I just shock a few of you? All the nicey-nice things and then throw a curve ball atcha. 🙂 Let me explain.

Today I, in random order:

~got the kids to school EARLY
~wrote five thank you notes, one that was months late
~cleaned my email inbox–an amazing feat
~spent an hour forcing Josh to read four measly pages
~sat and enjoyed Joshua’s soccer game
~reworked my At A Glance sheets for conference
~read the newspaper at lunch
~sent two queries off to a new publisher
~cooked dinner
~watched the end of The Railway Children, a wonderful remake of the original
~wrote about ten emails to my agent, all about different things (Poor Sarah! My mission is to clean my inbox while filling others!!)
~started to critique a partner’s manuscript for group on Wednesday
~reworked my tagline
~talked with an insurance company twice about repairing my brand-new Prius, which was backed into while parked in a parking lot
~went for a walk in the forest with Mom and the dogs
~joined LinkIn, a professional networking site

Hazarding a guess, maybe, MAYBE, I could have done two of those things if the little guys were home with me. So I’m not a meanie, just a productive, type-A personality!