If you haven't noticed I am over the 100 day mark waiting for my referral. I'm not one who was in a rush for the referral as I have so much to do to prepare. I'm probably like many of you though, the more time that I have the more I will find to do.
Here is the list of things that I still need to do before the children arrive. This is not in order of priority.
- Clean the kids room down to the floor and walls.
- Hold a garage sale. Let a hauler take away everything else.
- Clean the carpet throughout the house.
- Paint the children's room and their bathroom.
- Clean their linen closet to the bare shelves -- almost.
- Choose, order, purchase their bedroom furniture.
- Decorate thier room - choose bedding, wall stuff all of that.
- Dry wall the garage it is an absolute child hazard as it is today.
- Make a list for my friends of the things that I need in preparation for my adoption shower.
- Begin purchasing things that they will need. (It's been hard holding off)
- Plan the itenarary for me and my dads first visit to Ethiopia.
- Putting things together for their referral gift and family visit.
- Visit a couple of my final choices for schools. Make a choice
I know that there is more but this will keep me a busy.
4 comments:
Valarie,
Your list sounds like mine! Best to you as you prepare for your kids!
Evelyn
www.threecontinentfamily.blogspot.com
I could cut and paste this as my "to do" list. How cool that your dad will travel with you!
I agree with you, I'm not feelign impatient yet, but the longer I wait, the more I find I have to get done.
Here's to checking off some of the items on your list real soon!
You have a lot to do...huh...you better get working. I'm not leaving for a minute so I still have time!
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