Party Today

I've been off work since Wed. and I am just now getting to a post. How bad of me. It is not even like I can use the excuse that I was busy. We had a few errands to run to get ready for Mihaela's party today, but I had time to post. I think, though, that I will use the excuse that my Mom and Dad were visiting and I was entertaining them. It would've been rude to blog while they were here. Here is a brief update of the week's events:

Wed.
We went to court to finalize Mihaela's adoption. It was a bit hectic in the morning because I had forgotten to pickup my jacket and dress pants from the dry cleaners. Also, I had asked to borrow a video camera from a buddy of mine and needed to go it pick it up at his house. I left early to go run those errands and then met Erin, Mihaela, my parents, and Erin's parents at the lawyers office. The lawyer briefed us on what to expect in the court room and we drove to the court house.

Nothing really exciting happened at the court room. We sat down at some tables. The judge entered and asked the lawyer to intorduce everyone and outline the main points of the case. After the lawyer did that, the judge asked him to question us. The lawyer asked me who I was, where I worked, where I lived, and then asked if I had been providing financial and emotional support for the baby and if I were aware of that it would be our sole responsibility from here on out. He then asked Erin the same set of questions. The judge then decreed that it was in the best of intrest of the child for the adoption to be finalized and signed the paperwork.

YEAH!!!! She was finally ours, legally.

Thur
Veterans day. We basically just kicked around the house. Erin cleaned the house to get ready for the party.

Fri.
Yesterday we ran around town running errands to get ready for Mihaela's "Gottcha Ya" day party. We had to go get some pictures printed, buy party supplies (we went with "Baby Einstien" party ware), get food, and order cakes and balloons and stuff. We made some of the food for the party and ate dinner with both my parents and Erin's parents.

Sat.
That brings us to today. The party is today. The turkeys are smoking in the smoker and everything appears to be developing as planned. We have a busy morning ahead of us as we have more food to make, decorations to display, and a few more errands to run. So, I guess I should go.