Lots of randomness

Seriously, it’s been over a week since I’ve blogged? I’ve lost my bloggy mojo big time.

We’ve reached that point in our match where I’m starting to think this might really happen and I’m starting to plan and make lists and discuss various travel ideas. I know, I’m pretty vague. Just like planning our trip to Ethiopia for Josh, I feel like I’m planning this for someone else, not really me. The mom we are matched with, who chose us to parent her child, seems very sure of her decision. She has other children that she is parenting and just is done. Has no intentions of raising another. For now. I must throw that little caveat in, because you can say that all you want, but holding the child you gave birth to and then handing them off to someone else to raise…well, there’s no words for it. Moms do change their minds. I’m trying to remember that and not get too hopeful. If she does eventually decide to parent, I will not blame her for changing her mind. I will be hurt, yes. But not because of her. Because of dashed hopes and dreams. I have no legal right whatsoever to attach myself to this little one. Ha. Try telling my heart that. It’s not going so well, no matter how hard I try.

Baby sibling is on my mind all the time. I’m realizing that I have NO STINKING IDEA what to do with a newborn. They eat, sleep, and poop. I have that down. But when? How much? How do I give baby sibling a bath without breaking the baby? (Or without my 2 yr old “helping”.) We’re looking at bringing home a baby at the onset of flu season…great. Not that I’m complaining about bringing home a baby. Just something else to stew about.

Chuck had to head down to Indy this week for 3 days of cont. ed. training. We tagged along and spent the days exploring the zoo and the Children’s Museum. Our verdict: Zoo – lots of fun. Museum – completely overwhelming. However, Josh is now convinced he’s a dinosaur. I successfully navigated downtown and to the various places without getting lost, causing an accident, or crying. That’s big news for this small town girl. Traipsing around the big city with a 2 yr old in tow did make me question my sanity, however.

In other small town life, it’s 4-H fair week for us and the neighboring county, which both Chuck and I are from. It will be a fun week of parades and saying hi to the animals.

I happened to run across our town’s police blotter online tonight. Here’s my edition of “You know you live in a small town when this makes the police news”…

Police Blotter July 15, 2009
1:21 am Female caller at (grocery store) reporting two vehicles in the store parking lot with loud stereos and doing donuts. The vehicles were gone when the officer arrived.

2:42 am 911 call, (address), female caller reporting someone knocking on her back door. While on the scene officers were contacted by residents of (neighboring address) who were having knocking at their residence also.

3:27 am Female caller, (address), reporting 3 gunshots in the area over the past hour and a half.

4:50 am Controlled burn at (out in the country).

9:37 am Female caller reporting an erratic driver on (highway) heading into town. The car is an older white rusty car.

12:02 pm Female on station reporting a hit and run accident in the WalMart parking lot.

12:20 pm NW Railroad supervisor calling to request officer assistance on (RR/street intersection). There are children putting items on the tracks that could cause a derailment. Officer spoke with the children.

1:35 pm Troy Lastname of (address) reporting his dark blue Jeep Comanche is missing.

1:48 pm The Jeep Comanche has been located in the area of (town business).

2:11 pm Angela Lastname calling from (address). Her vehicle was just hit by an older model white pickup the the tailgate down and a tire in the back. The pickup fled the scene. Officer unable to locate the vehicle.

2:13 pm 911 call, female caller reporting damage to the windshield of her daughter’s vehicle while it was in (rinkydink neighboring small town). Call transferred to the Sheriff’s Department.

2:21 pm Female caller reporting a breaking and entering in progress (address). Officers found that this was a misunderstanding among family members. The person removing items had permission to do so.

6:14 pm Male caller complaining of a truck and trailer parked on the sidewalk in the 900 block (street name). An officer spoke with the owner of the vehicle. He is moving it.

6:30 pm Caller reporting that chemicals are being dumped in the ditch near Andy’s Car Wash. The problem will be checked out by EDEM this week.

7:30 pm Female caller at (apartment property) requesting officer assistance with a client who may or may not have a gun in his apartment. Officer determined that the gun had been removed from the residence. Officer advising two individuals regarding trespassing on the property.

7:44 pm Officer assistance requested regarding a raccoon stuck in a trash can at (town park).

10:43pm Female caller, reporting someone stole change from her vehicle.  (seriously????  People call the police for this???)

10:45pm Male caller requesting an officer at (address) regarding a stolen bike.

11:06 pm Male caller reporting hearing several gunshots in (even more rinkydink town – more like a cluster of houses). Call transferred to Sheriff’s Department.

I kind of feel sorry for our local police force. They undergo lots and lots of training and leave the police academy knowing how to handle all kinds of situations…and this is what they deal with. True, it’s a mixed blessing since there isn’t a lot of danger around here, but there is apparently a lot of pettiness! Calling the police over loud stereos at the grocery store…ah, the delights of small town life!