Thursday, March 29, 2007
Sick as a Dog
I am sick as a dog today. I thought I would catch up on blogging since I have been ignoring updating my entries and I am confined to my bed.
Scott and I have been keeping ourselves busy with the bay house. I've been decorating the house. Scott has been busy doing home improvement projects and working with contractors to get bids for the huge home improvements projects.
It is really tiring keeping two households. If we spend time keeping one house clean, the other house gets messy. Since the bay house is the smaller house, we choose to keep it clean. However, our city house is a pig pen.
Last weekend we decided to stay home for the weekend and clean the house. I think I found enough dog hair balls to create four new dogs. We also had a friend who was moving give us their stainless steel refrigerator and 64 inch big screen TV. BIG is the magic word for both. Scott had take the screen door off the front of the house to get the refrigerator in. The big screen TV takes up most of the floor space in a small living room.
Yesterday the big screen died. We could get sound, but not a picture.
Scott and I have been really enjoying the bay house. It keeps our minds off the long adoption wait. However, we do say constantly " our daughter will really enjoy (fill in the blank) " or "I wonder how daughter will act on the drive to and from the bay house." We kid each other about the meltdowns during the 3.5 hr drive. I see a minivan with a DVD player in our future.
We are still really anxious to get our referral. Scott's mom renewed her passport and saving up money for the trip. I'm not sure if I mentioned in earlier postings, but Scott's mom is a psychologist who specializes in child attachment. She is going to help us out and be an extra hand. We are really excited to have her go with us. I told my mother not to be offended that we didn't ask her to go. Afterall my mother is really picky about what she eats and is so closed minded to trying anything new. She would be in utter culture shock.
I've been catching up on my blogs. Wow! I've missed quite a bit. The twins have adjusted, the sisters are getting along with each other (most of the time), Johnny and family are in China meeting with their new addition (CONGRATULATIONS!) , Lori and family are trying to keep themselves busy while waiting for their referrals. Ditto for Sandy as well.
Scott and I have been keeping ourselves busy with the bay house. I've been decorating the house. Scott has been busy doing home improvement projects and working with contractors to get bids for the huge home improvements projects.
It is really tiring keeping two households. If we spend time keeping one house clean, the other house gets messy. Since the bay house is the smaller house, we choose to keep it clean. However, our city house is a pig pen.
Last weekend we decided to stay home for the weekend and clean the house. I think I found enough dog hair balls to create four new dogs. We also had a friend who was moving give us their stainless steel refrigerator and 64 inch big screen TV. BIG is the magic word for both. Scott had take the screen door off the front of the house to get the refrigerator in. The big screen TV takes up most of the floor space in a small living room.
Yesterday the big screen died. We could get sound, but not a picture.
Scott and I have been really enjoying the bay house. It keeps our minds off the long adoption wait. However, we do say constantly " our daughter will really enjoy (fill in the blank) " or "I wonder how daughter will act on the drive to and from the bay house." We kid each other about the meltdowns during the 3.5 hr drive. I see a minivan with a DVD player in our future.
We are still really anxious to get our referral. Scott's mom renewed her passport and saving up money for the trip. I'm not sure if I mentioned in earlier postings, but Scott's mom is a psychologist who specializes in child attachment. She is going to help us out and be an extra hand. We are really excited to have her go with us. I told my mother not to be offended that we didn't ask her to go. Afterall my mother is really picky about what she eats and is so closed minded to trying anything new. She would be in utter culture shock.
I've been catching up on my blogs. Wow! I've missed quite a bit. The twins have adjusted, the sisters are getting along with each other (most of the time), Johnny and family are in China meeting with their new addition (CONGRATULATIONS!) , Lori and family are trying to keep themselves busy while waiting for their referrals. Ditto for Sandy as well.
Labels: adoption, china, referral
