Sunday, March 25, 2012

How cute is this??

So,I ordered this shirt about a week or so ago. how cute did this come out? I guess the thing that gets me the most about it is that it has Ella's name on it. Although her closet is full, having somethng with her name on it makes it different. Kind of like I am not just buying random items. I don't know. Probably doesn't make much sense, but when I saw it I just about cried. really cute and good work.



On another note, we are on day 37 of our LOA wait. Oh how I hope it comes quick. I want my girl home NOW.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Bunk beds are in.

Today is day 26 of our LOA wait. I seem to be okay with the wait up to this point. It gets to me every few days, but this is the stage that I know the wait time will be unpredictable.. I really thought the U.S. side should have moved faster and more efficiently. I hope that I am pleasantly surprised at how the other side works.
 We finally have Brandon and Evan's room painted and the bunk beds are in. Bunk beds should come with a warning that if you are not a world class athlete then putting the fitted sheet on the bottom bunk will wipe you out. Boy, was that a chore. After the beds came, I had to go out an get a new mattress for the top bunk. We were hoping that Brandon's twin mattress from his other bed would work, but it is a pillow top and he would have rolled right off of the bed. A quick trip to Sam's and the problem is solved. The boys just love the bed. Thank goodness.
 We also got our new T.V. stand.  It is really sold as a buffet for a dining room. I thought is was great looking and it is perfect for our den. The only problem is that it is a tad shallow, as it is made for plates, not t.v and stereo equipment. G drilled some well placed holes in the back for the wires to come through and we are good to go. I also could not have been happier with the sales lady at the store. She was not all over us the way the last one was. I was happy for her to get the commission on the sale.
 Here is a picture of the bed, before I got the new top mattress. That's why the top is not made up. Just as well. I was too tired from getting that fitted sheet onto the bottom. I am also adding a pic of our new T.V. stand. It looks a little small in the picture, but it is about 43 inches tall and 70 something wide.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Day 21 and waiting

Well as of today, we are 21 days into our LOA wait. Hoping the wait isn't long. We have been in the long line for everything with this adoption and I just hope this moves right along. Fast would be fantastic, but I would be tickled with an average wait of about 60 days or so. Please, please. please don't let this be one of those ridiculous waits.  I can't believe we are finally here and waiting for our LOA. It has been a long, long road so far. We first saw our beautiful girl July 5. I can't believe we are now in March.
 Well hubby took the day off tomorrow to paint the boys room. I spent the better part of the day taping the baseboard and around the doors. I think we will do Brandon's room , the hallway and the bathroom tomorrow and  this weekend and move on to Evan/Ella's and Jordans rooms next week. I'm going to have to say that taping up the baseboards has to take longer than the actual painting. On top of that my manicure is a total mess from running my fingers along that tape. The bunk bed (and new t.v. stand, yay) will be delivered Friday. I hope Evan doesn't get too upset giving up his room. We have told him that he would share a room with Brandon, but hearing it and the reality of it might be 2 different things. Evan is usually in my bed anyway so I don't know what he will do.
 Well, off to bed. Evan has speech early tomorrow and then we will help G paint as much as we can. To finish off the day I will go to dinner and do a little shopping with a friend. Great way to end the night.