It's COMING!!!

The medical is FINALLY coming! It will be here on Friday....I am sooooo excited. Finally it will be here and it will be done!
So what is next.
The medical will be completed and sent off by next Friday.
Then...its a 4 week wait till travel. Counting the weeks that would put the 4 th Friday as November 2nd. I am sooooooo excited...in disbelief, shock that this if finally going to happen, that I will finally have my son home and in my arms. I can't wait!
Louise

Nathaniel's room is finally DONE

So since I am still waiting..I decided to focus my energy into something more productive. So I completed the organization of Nathaniel's room. Yes it is hard to keep it from becoming a collect-all of things for him..but it is nice to see it done!




The last picture is a painting my sister did of Africa...it hangs with much love and pride on Nathaniel's wall!

Louise

CONGRATS JULIE AND TREVOR!!!!!

Well another boy is coming to the Maritimes...YAYAYAY!!!! I am sooo very excited for a maritime family. They just received their referral of a very sweet 3 year old little boy named Mulu!!! Congrats!!!!
Louise

Yardsale fun!!!

Wow...did we ever have fun today. To get me out of my funk (not feeling overly positive after no medical arriving yesterday)..we went yardsaling!!!! IT was fun and did we ever get some steals of a deal!!
I had heard there was a group fundraising for a SIM canada (www.sim.ca) mission trip to Addis Ababa...how cool! So I wanted to go to their yardsale..but didn't realize the entire subdivision was having a yardsale...wow soooo much great stuff.
I gave the group fundraising a bag of sneakers that I know I won't have room to take...they were more than happy to take those for me to the orphanage they will be working at.
But now onto the finds! I got a sandbox (dinosaur with cover) for $20, an easel for $10, one of those red and yellow cars, with the curved roof that the kids ride in for $5, and a little tykes mini kitchen (small little toy for toddlers...not the full size one)...for $1...unbelievable. Awesome buys!!! Those are going to be sooo great for next summer. Can't wait to fill that sandbox!

Will post pics later....
Louise

12 weeks since referral

And still NO Medical!!! UGGGHHHHH This is sooooo frustrating. Hoping that next week will bring the best news and that my medical will be in and done next week.
I am getting so anxious to go to Ethiopia and bring Nathaniel home. I know that my wait could be so much longer but each day feels like a week...and each week like a month.
So fingers crossed for Next Fridays...I use to love Fridays....now they just seem to bring stress.
Louise

11 Weeks of Waiting

Okay this wait is starting to drag on!
I am into the 11 week of waiting...and honestly each day is starting to feel like a week! I know I said it wasn't too bad before....Well September has hit and it is BAD. I feel like the closer I get...the more just out of my reach it feels. I know this will happen, it will all come together..but this week has been so hard.
I am sooo hoping my medical will arrive this week to the foster home and Nathaniel can get it done and have everything sent to Nairobi.
Trying to keep positive thinking happening around here. Nathaniel got another package this week from me. Thanks June for taking that to him for me. I sent him another outfit, a cute soft mirror toy and a roll of film. Hoping for some candid shots.
Louise