I Watched A Show

about adoption tonight. It was really well done..It was told from the POV of the birth mother. Two gals were on it, one hippy momma was on it and giving birth to twins. She had such a beautiful view of "community" and how we are all in this together. Her parting words to the wee twins and the adoptive family was, "Wow, you all look beautiful there."

The other girl, who lives just a few towns away sort of broke my heart.
She is actually a girl I know. A gal who spent Christmas in my home 2 years ago.. She ended up changing her mind at the last moments and I couldn't help but tear up for the adoptive parents to be...God, why don't people just go to Russia? Or China? or anywhere in the world where the birth mom is already out of the picture...I spoke to this gal a few months/weeks before the baby was born and kept telling her it would be harder than she thought..She seemed so sure.  And I guess that is the point. We can never be sure of what a child will do to change us..
   
And on a much lighter note, guess what little girl in my house has begun the year with a mighty fine case of///////////H E A D L I C E????????????

My little Auggie came home with an Itchy head and a rash on her ears and neck..The school didn't inform us, and I know some of those little hooligans had to be itchy! She didn't get if from the dog! We washed and combed, and combed, and combed, and combed...The nurse at school told us to comb it with the fancy little   bug catchin' comb every night until we retreat it on Saturday..Uggg. I spent my whole holiday weekend doing linens and washing clothes...Twice.
I did get a chance to do some online shopping and yes I got the Rose an Ipod Touch..JUDGE me. I don't care. She loves her music, and loves her little games. So yeah, I dropped a couple hunge on her gift..So What???
Anna is getting an I-phone. I have wanted to get her a phone for a while now, and this year it is time. She won't have many numbers on the phone and will only have it for games and photos and emergencies!
It's okay if you think I am spoiling my girlz. I love it! Those are their big gifts and the others will be little treat-treats..

My dad is still in Lebanon. I actually asked him if I would like it there. He is looking into international schools..No, I am not saying I would go, but I gotta think no one else would want to go, so maybe my chances would be better!

Life is tootling along, and I am on the Thanksgiving countdown to NYC. We got the coolest little hotel in Little Italy and will eat at Cha-Chas where we have had our Thanksgiving meal every year! I am planning a tour of either the Top of the Rock or the Empire State Building..Don't know which one yet. Any thoughts?
We have done the Statue of Liberty, 9-11 Memorial, Rockefeller Tree, American Girl, and most of the neighborhoods. I considered a Broadway Show, but they are crazy expensive. I don't want to go unless we can all see the stage well, and those tix are over 2 hundred each..Just cannot spend 1K on a show..No.
We are thinking about leaving and driving out to Brighton Beach before we go home. I love to see the Russian neighborhood out there. We'll see.

Ugg. Work day tomorrow. I had a great time pretending to be a SAHM..I had a holiday and the girlz had school so I got to get up and help the girlz get ready. And walk them to the bus stop. Ahhh, the little things!