Sometimes I feel like I'm being buried in paper. Even with staples, paper clips, binders, page protectors, folders and filing cabinets...paper abounds!
We received the paperwork we will need to have completed and notarized prior to my husband deploying. As I will likely be traveling to Ethiopia without him, I will need to take along travel documents already notarized along with the power of attorney necessary to complete all the hoop jumping in country. Luckily, I know a notary who has graciously offered to help us with our paperwork whenever we need. He has been a wonderful support throughout the process and I look forward to having him stamp away on these too.
We passed our fire inspection at our house today. My husband, a former fire fighter, was very pleased (but not surprised). I put him in charge of that step and he ran with it. He had to create a written evacuation plan. He created one complete with arrows and diagrams the girls could decipher. He didn't think it prudent to put words on it--who would want to read it all during a fire anyhow?
Our final homestudy appointment is the 17th.
The first draw from our home equity line of credit landed in my account without incident. Now we just need to track down the checks they promised they would order for us! In the meantime, I will just go withdraw the money we need right now and send it in!
Today is Friday which means an update from the adoption agency should drop into my inbox soon. I'm hoping there will be news directly from Ethiopia this week. If so, I'll be sure to pass along what I can!
A big thank you to all the ladies who work at my husband's dentist's office. A few are personally affected by adoption and even more decided to become one of our 4,000. We appreciate you!
We will be spending our Valentine's Day entertaining two of M1's friends and M2's very best friend. Five girls 10 and under...ear plugs, anyone?
Are you cheating on me? It sounds like you found another notary from your comments!
Posted by: Paul | February 13, 2009 at 03:04 PM
Nope! I'm strictly a one notary kind of girl. That was YOU I was blogging about, silly!
Posted by: Guard Wife | February 13, 2009 at 03:09 PM
Any idea when you will be going to Ethiopia? How do you feel about going there? Where are you on the excited/scared seesaw? More on one side than the other, or right in the middle?
Have you ever left the US (or the Anglosphere) before?
The number one question that's always been on my mind when I go abroad is linguistic: have I studied the language, or at least some relative of it? I'd be intimidated if I went to a place with a language that was truly foreign to me, though I'm always ready for challenges.
Posted by: Amritas | February 13, 2009 at 04:20 PM
Paperwork can definitely feel like it is burying you sometimes. Good luck wading through it all! Wooohoooo on the fire inspection and prayers that you here from Ethiopia this week. Thinking about you often!
Posted by: Lisa (clabk) | February 13, 2009 at 09:07 PM