waiting, waiting, waiting

Hi All-

It has been a while since we posted but that is because we have been so busy getting ready for the babies!

Since we have now been back 4.5 weeks (not that I am keeping track or anything) I thought I would give an update of where we are now.

1) The work at the house is continuing. Doug, our fearless friend and contractor, and his crew have almost finished the new laundry/mudroom - which is good because I am dying to do some laundry! The good news is it will no longer be a scary unfinished part of the house with wires hanging down, it is now bright and white and has tile and walls and floors and a ceiling and all that good stuff. Very exciting!

2.) Aaron is almost done with the nursery! The closet is being painted as we speak (poor thing- all weekend has been spent on that closet but it looks awesome!) and the beds, dressers, chair etc have all arrived and are in various states of togetherness. I expect we will have a fully functioning kiddo room by the end of next weekend and will post pics as soon as it is done. Aaron's dad Craig has been absolutely instrumental in getting the projects we needed done finished - help with wiring, baby gates etc- THANK YOU SO MUCH CRAIG!

3.) Check out the new "mac daddy mobile". This is a terrible picture but I was in a hurry and my iphone is not perfect. In anticipation of Aaron becoming a stay at home dad and needing a safe car to transport our babies in we are now the proud owners of a 2005 Honda Odyssey. This is crazy to us but in a good way. Our neighbors are all staring at us though - many of them have no idea we are adopting and then they see the minivan and the play structure go up in the back yard- I think they are all trying to figure out if I am pregnant- it is pretty funny. When we show up with 2 toddlers it will be quite the surprise for them!

4.) When are we going back you ask? We dont know- ARRGGHH! We are still going with our agency's original July timeframe but we do not yet have travel dates or a confirmed court date. We have been told we "MAY" get court dates as early as the first week in June (umm, now!) or as late as the end of June. This is making me a bit loo-loo but what can you do? The good news is that the family in front of us did get a notice that their papers have been officially filed, which means they should have a court date soon and we are about 10 days behind them in process so I am hoping that we have dates by June 15th. Don't worry- i will keep you all posted! It is maddening to not know but that is how this works so I just keep saying to myself "chin up buttercup" and know that we will get back to them soon and bring them home. (Queen Markell is someplace working on that I am sure and making sure they are safe until we get there too).

That is all the news for now. Just keep thinking good thoughts and if anyone happens to have any secret tricks for getting us back there faster please fill me in!

Love,

Sarah and Aaron