Getting Ready

Mark and I have been busy getting ready. A few weeks ago, Mark created a list of household jobs or repairs that is 15 pages long. Really. The list included big things like organizing the garage (done!) and little things like clean the plantation shutters (done!). There are still lots of uncompleted tasks and not much time left.

We bought bedroom furniture on Craig’s list to furnish two bedrooms. If we get three kids, we’ll turn one bed into bunk beds. It has been fun to plan these rooms, redecorate the kids’ bathroom and play room and feel happy about being able to give something to children instead of just experiencing our heavy loss.

On Monday, our caseworker called us with our appointment date in Kiev. We will fly on April 5th in order to arrive on the 6th for our appointment on the 7th. The 8th will be six months to the day since Mary Evelyn died, and it’s both amazing and scary to me that things have moved so quickly. I was a nervous wreck all day Monday and kept making silly mistakes and not being able to concentrate.

We have no idea of who we are bringing home with us, but are hoping for a boy and a girl.We've prepared for two, however we may get three children or even end up with only one. We pray that God ( and ME) has picked them out already and it will fall into place according to His will.

Now we need a new list, a countdown list, of things to finish up, things to take care of before we leave, what to pack, and so on. Some things are happening just in time, like the refrigerator door needs to be replaced and it’s being installed the day before we leave. Other things will just have to wait.

In two weeks I’ll be in Kiev. Three weeks from today, I’ll have already met my new children and had a court appearance.
Oh my! Whose idea was this, anyway?