Soft day

It’s been a quiet, low-key day. Chick got me up 8-ish to come out and wait for Snowy in the den, to tend and care for her while Chick helped out our stylist in her new endeavors for awhile.

I know the day/morning was much harder on her than on me as she had to spend Saturday ‘dressed nicely and in real shoes’, dealing with people, hair sweepings, busted washer hoses, towel laundering, sorting out software, and womaning the phones.

I, on the other hand, sat with and entertained Snowy, made sure she had her nourishment (after giving her the remaining sip of coffee they  had left from yesterday, heated up to bubbling point), walked her to the bathroom and back various times, played the cool “Inside” TV show that Chick had recorded for us on an air show in Oshkosh (who knew what all went in to that), kept and eye on Charlie, conversed with Chick’s kitty (having left my crew dozing in our cave), and napped a little with Snowy while we held our breath and waited for Chick’s return.

The afternoon, once Chick had come back with swollen and blistered feet and an armful of groceries, we ate BLTs (yum yum yum) and watched that sweet John Cusack movie, “Martian Child”. How interesting that it was based on a true story of a science fiction writer and that in the ’special features’ he and his adopted “Martian child” were there to meet. A few more shows, a few more conversations, I dozed off and Chick danced Snowy to bed after a bite of supper.

Chick is busy connecting with folks at the moment. She has been selected to be in a study in the SW which will include an ivf. We are hugely excited that this opportunity has presented itself, but now must figure out how to afford the attached expenses and figure out her time away and how we will handle that. “Depending” on logistics I may have to take vacation time as don’t know if I can pull the work-from-home as I did the 2 previous aways, but if I’m lucky my boss will be understanding and helpful once again. I don’t tell what Chick is away for, as that is her info to tell. They could possibly accommodate me again, but maybe we won’t have to deal with as long times as before. It may work out better to have her fly out and back several times, with shorter times away. We’ll just have to see how everything works out in the planning. I want to do everything I can to help her make this happen.

So, that is going to be on my mind a lot for awhile.

It’s pretty darned exciting. Can you tell what a hard time I am having typing with all my fingers (and toes, tho’ they don’t affect the keyboard) crossed? I love my girl so much and want her to realize this passionate dream. Knowing how she is with Snowy (and with me), I don’t think a kid could have a more wonderful mother. I think I’d be okay as a granny, eh?

Thus we are simmering quietly on the surface today, but with little bubbles dancing up from the hot bottomed pot of possibility. My mind is bouncing around so much without focusing that I can hardly settle to anything. I just spent a few fairly worthless hours of tapping away in the Pogo game rooms (can’t focus enough on a badge) and finding that I was quickly bored with my favorite games but trying to use them to slow my brain down. Just gave up finally after popping a few thousand balloons in Poppit.

Pretty silly, eh? Maybe a few more trips around the world in World Class Solitaire and I’ll be ready for Saturday Night Sofa Sleeping so I’ll be ready to shepherd Snowy when she gets up in the morning. Think I may even miss the kitty cats tonight, but they may find me too restless from the excitement we are about to venture into.