Delivered

Our dossier was delivered on 8/3/11. Now waiting for the LID (log in date).
Maybe we can travel in December.

BTS

Back to school? Really? Well for me it is. The first week starts out slow; the calm before the storm. Then hang on to your hats, it does not slow down till about October!

The boys don't head back till the 23rd. It will just be Mia and I at home during the day. It will be so lonely and quiet for the both of us.

I have got a pretty big jump on the school supplies shopping (for Carter and Christian). What's with not giving me a 7th grade list till I pay the fees a week before school starts? Do they not know that I am a planner, control freak, and anal? UGH!

Football starts August 8 for Chandler, new cleats this week. New school shoes sometime in August as well. I feel my checkbook starting to weep.

So sad summer is over. It was really the lazy days of summer. We stayed up late, slept in, did a few things on the "honey do" list, and swam.

FedEx tracking

Per Fedex tracking my adoption docs are set to arrive in Colorado tomorrow at 10:23 am. So here's to things moving through smoothly!

Always a snag

I FedExed the adoption paperwork, it got there on Friday. The courier called and said he needed two more pieces of paper. Not a big deal, but that was not on his website as needed. I could not fax or scan them, they had to come in the mail or FedEx. I opted this time to use priority mail. It should be there Monday, then 4 days at the NY consulate, then on to CO, after a look see by CCAI it is onto China baby! I am thinking we will be DTC end of July if all goes well.

Oh Hobby Lobby I do love thee!

Tuesdays Mia goes to Early Intervention, 20 miles from home. Not a big deal, just have to hang out in BG. So what's a girl to do with 2.5 hours on her hands? She shops of course! I have found that their Hobby Lobby is a hidden gem. I mean ours by us is always picked over, but not there!
Two weeks in a row I have scored. Week one 8 baskets for $28 bucks--all part of my extreme office makeover. Week two a mirror that was $149 I bought for $14.99. Not really sure where that lovely will go, but I felt it was a good buy.

Paperwork in Columbus

****Paperwork came back today. 3 DAYS turnaround!!*********

The paperwork made it to Columbus on July 6. Now just waiting on its return.

Since I am off the month of July, I have made myself a nesting/honey do list. Tim looked at it and laughed. Maybe I am being overly ambitious, but there are things that need to be done before I go back to work/kids back to school/Mara comes home. This last week I did absolutely NOTHING. Well I picked up, usual stuff. Man did it feel good to sleep in and get dressed at 2! Monday starts the list....

It came!

My precious paper came today! I can't do anything with it until Tuesday because of the holiday. But YAY, it came.
Tuesday I will get it notarized, go to BG for the county, and then send it on its merry way to Columbus for the state.