That sounds like a disease. And I may have misspelled it. I stopped writing in October because life got too fast and adoption got too slow. Rather than sit around and angst about it in the blog, I just did the stuff I needed to do for the adoption, stayed extremely busy with the rest of life, and waited for the adoption process to unfold.
So now, after many, many months of working toward the goal of achieving adoption, Ray and I will soon be travelling to China to meet our daugther, Lou Juan. And then the real thing...raising an 11 year old girl....begins. It is good to be past most of the waiting and paperwork, and moving on to the real work of parenting. It is also just a tad scary.
And the busy-ness of the business of life, school, community, church, family events, etc, does not slow down. Things continue to continue.
So, last week: last days of school, choir auditions and finals for Laura, 8th grade graduation for Kirsten (I was in charge of cake for 250 and floral arrangments), 1000 mile road trip to a family event four states away (32 hours in the car/fifteen hours out of the car bewteen 7:30 pmFriday evening and 12:30 am Monday morning).
This week, getting ready to travel, getting bedrooms set for the new sleeping arrangements when Lou Juan arrives (moving two girls into their own rooms, painting one bedroom, buying new bedding etc), getting ready for our high school choir fundraiser, a fun run on Saturday. I'm in charge of awards, T shirts and something else, can't remember what. Plus the usual stuff, you know. Music lessons, transportation, cooking, cleaning.
Next week, TRAVEL TO CHINA!! Think I can make it? I have to. The plane will leave for China, and I will be on it. Oh, and I have to buy clothes for Lou Juan, and pick up my daughter and granddaughter (the teenager sitters) at the airport. And other stuff. And clean my room, which, for some reason has become the respository for all the clothing in the house: clean, dirty, mine, not mine. I don't get it. The closets and drawers must all be empty.
I will go create some peace...my garden calls.
3 comments:
Wow, so soon! Good luck! What an amazing experience!
You sound like you always do too much. You should spend a couple of days with your feet up, blogging.
The plane will leave for China, and I will be on it.
That is a good way of thinking about it.
That clothes thing is hilarious. Tell Lo and Ki to get their rears in gear and do some laundry/folding! Lol. ;)
You're halfway through your busy week. Fun run over. HOw's it look from here on out?
I just found this installment of your latest doings. I have been looking in the wrong place. It looks like you never have a dull moment. Can't wait to meet the new daughter.
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