The Last Weekend -- Closing a Chapter in my Life, Opening Another

My referral should be here by Tuesday at the latest. Next week can't come soon enough for me, but I wanted to pause here for a second as I make the transition from Single Mom of One to Single Mom of Two.

Little Zo Peep and I have been quite a team since we first met in April 2003. She was an experienced baby. I was a Rookie mommy. She showed me the ropes and helped me understand what she needed from me. I learned some things on my own, too. And I taught her a lesson or two on how to be a daughter.

Our history as a family has been quite an adventure so far. It will only get better as we welcome Libby Doodle Doo next week. And maybe it's because I haven't had enough sleep in the last couple weeks, but I'm feeling a little sentimental that Zo Peep and I have to do something special this weekend to celebrate the closing of this chapter of our lives and the opening of a new chapter.

I'm going to log off for most of the weekend and spend the time with my first born. We have Mandarin class today and a birthday party at a duckpin alley (her first foray into the wonderful world of bowling). Tomorrow is Church and Chinese dance class. Between all of those obligations I think we'll go to a movie, eat out, and maybe go to a park if the weather is nice or a museum if it is not.

See you all again after Z's bedtime on Sunday night.