1.  Freedom from work!  Wooohoooo!  Everyone at the temp branch was really nice – one of the ladies brought in a gift for Thor! – saying nice things about me, and promising to say them to the Princess, as well.  My meeting with HR went well, and it’s going to be easier for me to stay on as a “child care furloughed” employee for 48 months than just to quit.  Which is fine by me.  My union is going to put me on short-term disability, so there’s an extra few hundred dollars coming in for the first few months.  All good things, and best of all?  When I go to the doctor today, I don’t need to ask for a doctor’s note.  (Well, actually, I DO need to ask for notes with which to fly.  ie: my due date, an explanation of the needles in my carry-on, etc.)

2.  The dog came up on the bed for a 10-minute snuggle this morning.  I tell you I MISS this dog when she sleeps on the floor at the foot of our bed.  Nice that she came up for some ‘pack time’.

3.  Doc appointment today is the last one til mid-August (at which point my various appointments take over my life.  Another reason I decided to begin my maternity leave in mid-August.)  OB appointments are boring these days, since I’m getting sonograms so often.  He listens to Thor’s heartbeat, weighs me, says, “Here’s what to look for if you think you’re in pre-term labor,”  and  “I want you to call me if anything feels wrong.”  Not that I mind that my doc appointments are boring.  Boring is good.  Boring is really good.

4.  Dinner with Mo tonight!  Woohooo!

5.  Today is errands-day.  Pick up thank-you cards for everyone, pick up a few travel items, look for another sun dress or two.  Begin the epic packing.  Buy an electricity converter or two.  Eat toast.  Download Italian language apps to my iPod.  Make sure I have all the contact info for Italian doctors that I’ve amassed.  Look up Italian words for pregnancy-related words.  You know – fun stuff!