The In-laws Are Coming

Tomorrow is an exciting day for us.  My parents, two uncles, a nephew, and brother with his wife are coming.  We've been busy cleaning for what seems like forever.  How is that a house is clean one moment and an utter mess the next?  I still can't seem to figure that one out.

Tomorrow is also a very big day for our son.  His visa physical is taking place.  We are also hoping that our requested pictures are forwarded.  So, here's praying that all goes well in Korea today.

Now onto important matters.  Have you ever noticed that summer TV programming has gotten really bad?  I mean, how many shows like CSI, CSI Miami, NCIS, NCIS LA can there possibly be.  And don't get me started on a Minute to Win It.  Where do they get those insane people who desperately need a life.  Was that a man eating a sword on America's Got Talent?  Really?  Is that the best that we can offer as far as our talent expectations?  

Notification of Visa Physical

Today, we came home to a notice that his visa physical will be this Thursday.  He must be feeling better.  The agency also forwarded information in preparation for travel.  It usually takes 3-4 weeks from the VP to the travel call.  So, we are getting closer.

Still are waiting for some pictures for our doctor, but hopefully we can get those on Thursday as well.  The VP usually takes place at the Korean Agency. So, it is a perfect opportunity to knock both of them out.  Hopefully, the Korean doctor will be available.

So, this week is shaping up pretty well.  The in-laws are coming in town this Thursday so it is an exciting time for us.  But there is lots of cleaning beforehand!  Now, I just need to figure out where to put everyone.

   

Seeing Double

This morning, I ran into Trojan's twin at the park.  I was checking out the vendors for EG Day, when suddenly out of the corner of my eye I saw another cavalier.  Which is really weird because we rarely see one.  It was a splitting image of Trojan but male....her new boyfriend.  They looked so cute together.

Which got me to thinking.  Could there possibly be a twin somewhere in the world like little Miss Mattie?  Another 13 pound spit fire who thinks she's a 100 pound dog.  Could it really be.

  

Wednesday Musings: Running in Place

It's been a rough couple of weeks for us on the adoption front.  Our doctor wanted some follow up pictures to clear up a question.  Unfortunately for us, the timing for this request has been terrible.  On Monday, Korea had its Memorial Day.  So, the next day the request was received by Korea.  It took another day to get an answer.  And, it was not good news.  Our poor little boy has hand, foot, mouth disease.  He's contagious for 3 to 7 days---so now we are looking at next week (at the very earliest) to get our pictures.

Which also means that he can't have his visa physical done because he can't come into the agency.  So, the hope of being in Korea for his 1st birthday is definitely fading.  (To be honest, I'll just be happy to get the doctor's questions resolved).  Disappointing, yes.  But not much that can be done.

    

Korea's Got Talent

I saw this video and it simply melted my heart.  Hopefully, this show will give him the chance that he so desperately deserves.

TGIF It's Friday

I snapped this picture of Trojan today as she patiently waited for her noon time walk in the park.  On Friday's, the girls and I settle into a routine.  I sit working on the recliner.  And the girls?  From what I can tell, they eat breakfast, take a quick potty break and then make a v-line to cuddle up and sleep.  It's a tough life, but someone has to do it.

We received the little guy's WBC report last week.  Our wonderful doctor at CHOP had a few additional requests for Korea.  We were hoping to get that cleared up late this week, but that didn't happen.  So, we'll have to wait until next week (Monday is Korea's Memorial Day).  We spoke to the Director of the Korea program who indicated that the Korean legal team will still be pushing forward with the travel call material that is needed.  So, hopefully this won't delay us.  

An exciting weekend planned for us.  We're hoping to check off some more items from our "to do" list.  Personally, I'm excited to have a few more weekends to sleep in late--and by late, I'm talking 8:00 am!

  

  

Wednesday Musings: Transitions

Have you ever noticed how one day spring suddenly becomes summer?  We'll we've been having that type of transition on the East Coast.  Cool and rainy one week.  The next mid-90's and humid.  Crazy how fast the seasons go.  Lately, I've been awaken at 5 am to the beautiful sound of the birds.  At first, a small rustling, which grows louder within minutes.  Pretty cool if you really think about it.

We also are looking forward to transitioning into our new life.  Our motto: prepare for the worse, hope for the best.  It will be so good when we get through that transitional period and he begins to adjust.  As for my Baby Girl, she continues to get better after suffering a concussion this weekend.  Her life is about to change as well as she welcomes baby boy.  Miss Mattie, I have no doubt will warm to him immediately.

And for me, I continue to make progress with my hip.  Today at PT, I was finally allowed to do more agility based training.  Let's just say:  it kicked my butt.  Hip feels great.  Lung capacity needs some work.  So, I need to transition as well and learn to trust my hip again.

With each transition, we begin to engage in new life experiences.  It's like an old familiar book.  The more transitional opportunities, the better the book becomes.  I, for one, want a book that is real page turner.