School starts tomorrow for Beth. I’m kind of bummed. I really like having my fun-to-be-around kids at home. Of course, I didn’t always feel that way about all the kids! I completely get how some of you are absolutely chomping at the bits to offload!


Now that the ATN conference is over, and school is about to begin, my mind has shifted to another exciting prospect … one I was successfully able to avoid dwelling on when I was much busier.


I have mentioned several times that we are probably going to be adding another child to our home in the near future. In a little over a week, we will meet this child. Assuming there are no surprises, and I don’t expect there to be any, this little person will be joining us within a couple of weeks after our visit.


One of the many pieces of the puzzle that needed to fall into place was the school piece … and to my surprise, it has. A teacher I can work with has been identified, and I am confident that we will work together, not as opposing forces. I have made it clear that this child will not begin school for a minimum of two weeks, and perhaps significantly more, depending on how things unfold. When I do register this child, it will be with the understanding that attendance will be half-days for a yet-unspecified period of time. No school lunches, no changing teachers for “specials” in the morning … just me and this hand-picked teacher. If this arrangement doesn’t need to occur for very long—fine. If it does, that’s OK too.


Adding Beth to our family was a very emotional decision … with my brain moving much slower. In this case, this is an intellectual decision, but my heart is clamoring to be turned loose! Being so busy that I couldn’t think about it was not a bad thing for awhile. Now that I am anticipating our impending visit, I can hardly think about anything else. I am excited to meet this child and get on with this. Were it not for worrying about the impact this will have on Beth, I think I’d be about over-the-top right now …


I will provide more details as soon as I am able.

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