So, we're leaving for Ethiopia in 2 weeks. 2 weeks. 15 days, actually. Strangely, it is both not soon enough and way too fast. A very odd feeling.
Let's see. . .travel arrangements have been made, and we have most of the additional paperwork ready (the paperwork NEVER stops! all you people out there who think you are done because you turned in your dossier, HA! keep that friendly notary at the bank on speed dial.) Some donations have been gathered, and I've even started packing some of them! Things are pretty much ready for the kids when they come home -- even car seats, thanks to their Auntie Jill and Uncle Eric. We will be able to drive them home from the airport in a legal and safe manner.
Things still to do: Get packed, get travel money, finish up a couple of remaining documents, put together a photo album and letter for birth relatives, get small gifts to give to orphanage workers, see about a flu shot, go to the eye doctor, contact our pediatrician, create a "how to take care of J while we're gone" manual, and prep my class for the sub taking over when I leave.
To top it all off, I have a cold and a cat who insists on pooping on the floor. (My apologies to those staying in our house while we are gone; there will be, more than likely, some poopy issues to deal with. The vet claims they did not find a physical illness, so we're trying different things. Unfortunately for us, Willoughby, and our carpet, dealing with it has to go on the backburner for now.)
There are, of course, all kinds of other things on the agenda: Getting LegoLand moved from the family room to J's bedroom, helping with homework, grading, teaching, double-header soccer game on Saturday, soccer banquet, department meeting, cleaning, never-ending laundry, J's eye appointment, and who knows what else. Sitting on an airplane for 17 hours straight sounds pretty good to me right now!
2 more weeks, 2 more weeks, 2 more weeks. . .
Friday, November 2, 2007
our carefree life. . .
Posted by Decade 4.0 at 3:41 PM
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How exciting! Good luck with the preparations, those are two beautiful kids!
I stumbled upon your blog through someone else's blog, and despite the fact that you appear to be an Ohio grad and I happen to be a Michigan student, we seem to have a lot in common! Our oldest two girls were adopted from Guatemala, and we're currently waiting for a referral from Ethiopia. Good luck with all the rest of the trip preparations!
2 weeks!! It will fly by! And, you're right to look forward to that plane ride - I relaxed and read almost a whole book on the way there! (Not so much on the way home...)
I've been following your journey on RQ. My husband and I are getting ready to send in our dossier to Ethiopia any day. I just wanted say what you already know- those are two spectacular children! We have requested a sibling group of two also. I'll be anxiously following your blog and living vicariously! Julie
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