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July 31, 2008 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment 

Ahh The Warmth Of the Elderly…Put’s a Tear In My Eye

Picked this up off worthalaugh.com:

July 31, 2008 | Filed Under funny | Leave a Comment 

Kris, FBI on Line 2

I’m not used to hearing the FBI is calling so needless to say my heart skipped. Finally my fingerprints arrived and the woman noticed I wanted the results next day aired to me via DHL. I’m so glad she called to tell me so it could now go via FedEx. 7-14 working days and my home study is complete and time to find a baby!!! Wooooohooo

Kris

July 31, 2008 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment 

Wondering how to define “reaso…

Wondering how to define “reason” in a twitter window. As in “Good reason was used in that Argument”.

July 31, 2008 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment 

Update: Adoption 2008 & Why DHL Hates the Government

Ok, so where were we?  Right, Home Study in the works, filled out all the papers, had my interviews….seems to be going well.  Had to go down to the county Sheriff’s Office to get  finger printed (another post about about that experience I’m sure).  All I had to do was fill out the forms and place my fingerprints in an envelope that says “Adoption” (so they would hurry, ya right).  I notice that I can send it next day via a courier as well as add a next day return.  My company uses DHL so why not use it to the Feds?  So, the next day arrives and I go to call and see if my records arrived. (I’m a cancer taught to be a virgo).

Lady @ Records Office: “Hi this is &*^*^*& can I help you?”

Me: “Ya I just turned in my fingerprints for a check on an adoption I’m doing, can I see if they arrived ok?”

Lady: “Sigh…..I dunno, when did you send it?”

Me: “A few days ago via DHL”

Lady: “Well it takes a fe……wait did you say DHL?”

Me: “Uh ya”

Lady: “I’m sorry as of June 30th they stopped delivering here”

Me: “Wow, really, would have been nice to know”

Lady: “Ya well, this is the Federal Government, and we don’t control DHL”

Kris Thinking: “Uh huh, sure you don’t”

Me: “Well what do I do now?”

Lady: “Sorry I can’t help you”

Me: “Thanks…..”

Click (Her click, not mine)

So I have my office call DHL

Sure enough they don’t deliver there anymore, who knows why, so they just took the package and put it in the US Mail.  Ok, I could have done that!  What about my next day charges?  They were nice enough to reverse the charges.

So, it’s a week and a half later and I check daily to see if it’s arrived…….nada……damn.

I thought I was being so smart…..foiled again by the US Mail!

Note to everyone doing an adoption, use FedEx only if you want it to get there.

July 29, 2008 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment 

If I Could Be A Guy I Would Be This One…

In fact, I wanna be this guy…..

July 29, 2008 | Filed Under video | Leave a Comment 

Wait Honey, I Gotta Get My Stripper Pants

Wow, how’s that right after I tell you I’m adopting……500 Mother’s across the land who now look me up as a potential adoptive Mother just crossed me off their lists.

It’s not what you think…really. I Twitted about this a few weeks ago but I’m still chuckling about it. I was at a local resaurant for lunch and overheard a woman…let’s just say she hadn’t showered in weeks, looked like she was a few days behind in her next fix and walked around with a cigarette hanging out of her mouth, oh and she was with a guy who looked the same…”Wait Honey, I gots to go get my stripper pants”.

‘nuf said

July 29, 2008 | Filed Under overheard | Leave a Comment 

Secrets Out! I’m Adopting!

Baby

Alright alright, here it is, the big secret is…….I’m adopting a baby.  95% of you who know me just nodded your heads and said “we knew it would happen” and the other 5% hit their heads on whatever was behind them as they fell back in their chairs.  Oh and no, that’s not the baby in this post, in fact, I don’t even know where I found it but I’d provide the photo credits if I could.  Next email will be from an irrate Mother who has the same last name as this child.

So how did this happen, well we can weed out me getting pregnant….the who Adopting thing gives that away.  Basically, it’s something I’ve always wanted, a child that is, but it’s something I’ve ignored and stuffed and said no way, just pass me another martini instead.  Usually after an 8 hour plane ride next to a very upset baby.

Ok, Ok, I’m in Peru, but I had been thinking of adopting for quite a while, and seriously while there I had one of those Oprah “Ah Ha” moments wher I just knew I wanted to be a Mother.  All the stars started to align and I started the process.  But why a blog?  Well, I like blogs and some of my favorite Mommy types blog (Dooce.com) so it seemed natural.  Most important was that I realized I needed to keep a log of what’s happening, I’ve already forgotten how some of the emotions have felt in realizing I wanted to do this.  Well, what better way to remember than to tell everyone.  With boundaries of course…….I hope….. :)

Long story short: Got home from Peru and was bent on adopting from Peru.  Researched the heck out of things and where I could adopt as a single person.  Peru adopts to singles in the 7-8 year range, and I don’t want to miss out on the beginning eventhough I love Peru.  Armenia……Kazakhstan…..Marshall Island….all viable.  Picked my Lawyer and started the process.  She convinced me that I have much to offer a child as well as I have what many want when they give up their child so Domestic it is! 0-3 years of age and there ya have it.  Started the Home Study process and now just waiting for the fingerprint check to come back from the FBI.

Kris

July 29, 2008 | Filed Under adoption | Leave a Comment 

What’s This? Kris with a New Blog?

Yup, it’s true a shiny new blog.  Why?  Because I can.  Maybe you’ve bene following beyondzen.org or you remember the glass blog “Glass Pundit” or maybe you follow me to Twitter.  Yet this is a different blog for me, if you want spiritual stuff you go to BeyondZen and if you want snarky minute-by-minute stuff you follow me on Twitter.  But this blog is just plain old me, stuff I like, stuff I laughed at, stuff that makes me go “WTF?” and most importantly a place where I’ll post what’s happening in the adoption process I’ve started.

Basically, it gets tiring to send an update email, don’t get me wrong I love it but it’s hard to remember the details sometimes.  Besides, I can be a ton more funny if I say it as it happens.

So, subcribe (RSS or Email) or check back often and hopefully you will be enlightened or at least laugh at me.

Kris

July 29, 2008 | Filed Under misc | 2 Comments