Menagerie of stories and unrelated pictures.

So I haven't been posting, but I think it is because I have been so tired from my Charleston trip. I had a very nice time. However on the way back home through dreaded Atlanta airport, I was delayed and then Delta asked if anyone would volunteer their seat for $400 and a hotel room, plus some food vouchers.

Always willing to make a dollar, I volunteered. The $400 ended up 400 Delta dollars-which although not the same I will use none the less. The sweet, non-English speaking gate attendant gave me a list of not so hot hotels to stay, including the Red Roof Inn. I had never stayed in a Red Roof so I picked that one thinking I would only be there for 6 hours, how bad could it be?

Well, bad let me tell you. It started out with this annoying young man who was also staying in Atlanta on his way to OKC. He was about 20ish and thought it was great to tell me how much he hated living in OKC. "There's nothing to do" he kept repeating, even though, at first, I was going though my spill about everything there is to do. Finally I just told him he should move. This is when i found out that this boy, who was stoned, was in the air force and stationed here.

Okay, so at this point I could not wait to get anywhere that wasn't with this kid. We make it to the hotel shuttle area where I am repeatedly accosted by shuttle drivers ripping my voucher out of my hand and then trying to get me to go with them. Looking back I think they were trying to save my life, but at the time I was offended and mildly scared. Although, not as scared as I was once I reached the Red Roof Inn and walked inside.

I walked into a scene straight from the beginning of a horror film. "Young woman, nice jewelry, nice camera, computer, iphone-walks into skank hotel with huge skanky man behind counter staring at securing monitor flashing to all floors. Skinny Skinny unarmed security man in back ground watching TV, all in filthy dirty surroundings."

A record could of scratched when i walked in there. I get my key to my room and walk to the elevators thinking "Amber, quit being a snob. I'm sure this place is fine. You're over reacting because you just came from an Orient Point Hotel in Charleston". I'm scared as I get into the elevator, more scared when I step out on my floor and freaking out when I walk into my discussing hotel room with concave hooker beds. I immediately lock all locks on the door and start trying to find another hotel on my iphone. Fortunately, there was a Renaissance beaming at me across the highway.

Anyway, that was a nightmare.

I spent last week trying to recover.

Story 2.

Last week we had an appointment with a pediatrician for Ike. He was recommended by one of our friends who uses him. I had already looked him up and couldn't find anything bad about him-plus I trust my friend, so really we were just going so we could have a doctor for Ike.

Oddly- they call it a pre-natal visit even when you're not pregnant. Here's a run down of the visit.

Dr: (looking at me) "I guess your adopting"

Us: haha Yes

Dr: do you know anything about kids?

Me: No

Luke: Yes, well our friends have kids.

Dr: are you reading books about children?

Me: no

Luke: yes.

This is funny because the book he has read is titled "eat dirt" and about what to do with your child out side. I have actually read some adoption books as required by our agency but that is it.

Dr: Do you have any questions

us: no

Dr: most people ask me about.....

hahahhaha. I think he must have thought we were the most unprepared parents ever. I did ask him about the famed "Asian ear wax". He seemed impressed by that knowledge. We walked out of there feeling a little ashamed that we hadn't thought of any questions. We just wanted to see if we liked him as a person-which is normally how we do business anyway. :)

So, we have no other news about Ike. I emailed Dillon today concerned because we haven't heard anything for CIS and I'm worried they got stuck on the last name issue and then put it aside.

We did get in his G diapers that I ordered. They are interchangeable between disposable/ biodegradable flushable inserts and cloth diapers. I am very excited about these.