State of Suspense

Since we’re now in that la-la land between the two homestudies and court certification, it’s been hard to pick a topic for this end of things.

I have lots of material for my sister blog (which I haven't posted yet), including venting about the effin' idiot who backed into my car yesterday in the parking lot at work. They (in a truck or SUV, since the impact point was too high to be a car) hit my rear bumper so hard that they shoved the front end into the curb, thereby ripping off the undercarriage cover in the front, as well as effin' up my bumper and trunk to the point I can't close it. That was the frosting on my Thursday, a long and difficult day as it was.

I hate when that happens.

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I bought Scrapbook Factory 4.0 with the intent of making our profile book, our announcement letter to family and friends that we’re going to adopt (to be sent out when the Court certifies us), plus the incipient idea that I would start a little book for the adoptee to be. I wanted something that would look at least somewhat professional. I wanted a nice toy, too.

I am shamelessly plugging this product. I’m just fudging with it and I know that I have only reached the tip of the proverbial iceberg... but it is SO EASY and so much fun! When it comes to physical paper scrapbooking, I suck big time. I just don't have the eye for it. But using this program I look like a damned professional. And I could flip it into .pdf format if I want, which is great.

Of course, I’m so chicken that I have only used templates thus far.

But I will tell you this; it is FRICKIN addictive!!! I bought it a week ago Sunday, when I was still housebound by my back, and after I loaded it I was on. it. all. freaking. day. I had a blast.

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I was not, however, expecting this wonderful program to fuel an obsession about all things adoption. You know that state: once the ball is rolling, you want to absorb and read and write and ponder and blog and read and think... I played with the PBM (the proper term, as I’ve read) letter, a letter to family and friends, then this, then that. Then I started reading site after site after site, and my butt didn’t move all day. It went into a second day.

I had to stop myself. It's just not healthy. It’s just too early in the process to become so immersed in thinking about it.

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Just wanted to drop in and say hi. I hope everyone has a blessed, quiet, and uneventful Easter weekend!!