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Now if I'd only saved Friday's diary for tonight, I could have blown the roof off recent TC commentary stats. Ahh well, it was kinda breaking news :-). Let's see what I can do instead...
If you didn't see my totally nonpolitical ridiculously personal and absolutely off-topic diary Friday... we got court approval from Ethiopia and Kid Brillig Two (hereafter known as KB2) is legally our son now. ::wild cheering:: To answer the biggest question everyone we talk to has... no, we don't yet know when we're traveling. We have an appointment with our case manager tomorrow and hopefully we'll know a bit more then. However, it will be within the next 2-4 weeks. Needless to say we're excited, busy, excited, panicked, excited, and trying to get everything done Right This Very Minute! Let me share a bit of what's going on at Casa Brillig these days...
- We filled prescriptions for antimalarials (the lowlands where our son was born is malaria country), altitude sickness (Addis Ababa is nearly 8000' above sea level), and something for Really Bad Lower-GI Issues (we're really, really hoping NOT to need that one). We're also assembling the travel medical kit we'll be bringing - a bit more involved than the tylenol and Neosporin we usually bring!
- Kicked into high gear the final preparation of KB2's room.
- Started investigating flights from Boston to Addis Ababa by way of (hopefully) London, where we have friends and would like take a few days to show to KB1.
- Bought a new camcorder (tiny) and portable instant printer, so we can take pictures of KB2 to give to his surviving birth family, who we likely will have the chance to meet.
- Did I mention school and swim season are still in effect for KB1? This weekend and the following one (if we're here) have two-day meets scheduled (next week's is a travel meet in CT, even!) and her teachers expect her to get her homework done :-).
- We are required to bring one 50-lb box of donations, we'll ask tomorrow what is most needed. It could be formula, anti-fungal shampoo, Tylenol, or any of a hundred other things. We'll also be bringing as many toys for the kids as we can stuff in our bags. I'll be trying to make due for the entire trip with perhaps 3 changes of clothing. Any of you who saw my suitcase at NN understand this is... a lofty goal!
- Oh yeah... Mr. Brillig is flat-out busy at work with a massive business development project that has multiple deadlines between now and the end of the year. They understand he's leaving town for a few weeks, but want him here until then. Go figure :-).
- And about 2354 other things that all need doing, including the #$%^ raking.
We feel as though we've been planning this journey for years, yet have no idea what to expect and have to prepare in mere weeks. It reminds me in some ways to the time spent waiting to finish school, to start school, or get married, have a biological child, or take that trip around the world you've dreamed of. What in your life have you prepared for and yet felt totally unprepared for?
I may have to take a few week's TC leave on very short notice soon, but I'm here checking the mailbox tonight!! Let's see what the good folk of DailyKos nominated as the best of the best...
From PerfectStormer:
These happened just after 9:30, so I assume they count toward Tuesday's quota... ElRay and mistersite ponder the linguistic and social implications of gchaucer2's "mean pork schnitzel." I LOLed.
From annrose:
A great put down by J M F of people who don’t want their tax money to go for abortions. Absolutely the best.
From Land of Enchantment:
susanthe speaks for me!
From kath25:
Newsie8200 explains that many folks in the Netroots are unaware of how progressive organizations often work to impact state and local races, which can be imperative to protecting reproductive rights.
From GreenChileDem:
JekyllnHyde hit a homerun with this classic in Jerome a Paris' diary No one is more French than I am
From Magnifico:
In trifecta's diary about Blackwater bribery, voracious made a comment on which U.S.-based "terrorist" organizations really get America's attention.
From Yours Truly, brillig:
In today's Midday Open Thread, iconoclastic cat asks why anyone would be afraid of Michael Steele. Andrew C White gives one extraordinarily good reason.
RFK Lives gets my TC nod for the last sentence in this comment in which he compares treatment of Blackwater/XE and ACORN.
A great big plate of misir wot and injera to virgomusic for her running of teh mojo tonight! As always, thanks to cskendrick and sardonyx for making the mojo magic possible!
Top 30 Comments excluding tip jars, first comments and stuff:
1) (hugs) by kyril — 233
2) We do NOT NEED 60 votes! by MinistryOfTruth — 124
3) Senators by ginmar — 123
4) How could anyone truly hate this guy. by Nick Zouroudis — 123
5) God, ginmar, by vbdietz — 118
6) I am praying for you, I wish I by IT Professional — 117
7) So Proud by Pro Photoman — 110
8) He is a good, good man. Even if one by blackwaterdog — 106
9) Escanaba is one hour away by KVoimakas — 104
10) I'm from Escanaba: know this by kclala — 103
11) As an active duty service member... by FritztheCat — 96
12) I watched it all. by pamelabrown — 95
13) Well I was born on the anniversary of the Russian by 7November — 89
14) So sorry to read your story by FritztheCat — 85
15) The last time the progressive left allowed by grannyhelen — 84
16) I'm grateful and by Dreaming of Better Days — 81
17) We need more self-IDing feminist men by OutOfManyOne — 81
18) One part of Obama's address by pamelabrown — 74
19) And we cannot let our foremothers down. by Angry Mouse — 73
20) My heart goes out to you by radarlady — 70
21) Here's a graphic you might want to bring... by henry porter — 70
22) Ilona is a great call . I've emailed by jnhobbs — 70
23) President Obama said that by worldforallpeopleorg — 70
24) Amen. by marykk — 68
25) my sympathies, but by corvo — 68
26) Well Cenk, your righteous indignation is by Fury — 67
27) The current chant: by Bindle — 66
28) it's a very powerful diary by American in Kathmandu — 65
29) Old Tee Shirt by domestic goddess — 64
30) Sec. Shinseki ought to be the first stop by Dallasdoc — 64
Top 30 Comments with no exclusions, aka the Tip Jar list :-):
1) Tip Jar by ginmar — 710
2) Tip Jar by Cenk Uygur — 689
3) this is what I submitted to Post Pundit Contest by teacherken — 350
4) Tip Jar by DingellDem — 338
5) Tips for Fighting Like Hell! by MinistryOfTruth — 334
6) Tips for peace, diplomacy and humanitarian by One Pissed Off Liberal — 322
7) Tip Jar by trifecta — 290
8) HELP (TJ) by KVoimakas — 264
9) Tip Jar by blackwaterdog — 252
10) (hugs) by kyril — 233
11) Oh Yeah! Bring 'em on! by xxdr zombiexx — 201
12) Tip Jar by slinkerwink — 195
13) Tip Jar by Jennifer Brunner — 194
14) Tip Jar by Stephanie Taylor — 191
15) Tip Jar by Adama D Brown — 180
16) Tip Jar by firebuilder — 178
17) Tip Jar by FishOutofWater — 163
18) Tip Jar by Sara R — 153
19) Good night Anita... by KingOneEye — 136
20) Tip Jar by Jerome a Paris — 134
21) It's disheartening for sure. by Angry Mouse — 131
22) Tip Jar by Muzikal203 — 128
23) We do NOT NEED 60 votes! by MinistryOfTruth — 124
24) Senators by ginmar — 123
25) How could anyone truly hate this guy. by Nick Zouroudis — 123
26) Just visited the Natl Women's Rights Museum this by grannyhelen — 121
27) God, ginmar, by vbdietz — 118
28) I am praying for you, I wish I by IT Professional — 117
29) Tip Jar by Yalin — 114
30) So Proud by Pro Photoman — 110
