We had some exciting, unexpected, and somewhat terrifying news on Friday. After officially accepting our referral, several hours later our agency emailed us with the directions that we are to leave for Russia on Dec 21st. 2008. Exactly 2 weeks from today. Over Christmas.
Be still my heart.
I am now in full-on panic mode. I had not finished my Christmas shopping or prepared for the trip we had planned for Christmas, much less thought about preparing for Russia. As a little insight into my personality...I was able to make the decision to adopt a child internationally and bring a third person into our family with relative ease....trying to decide on what coat, boots, gloves, and clothes to wear to Siberia in December has been IMPOSSIBLE. I was at at the mall this weekend, paralyzed with indecision. Checking the temperature ratings of coats...debating about shorter, longer, or extra long, having been advised by our travel guide not to wear the bright yellow ski jacket that is the warmest thing I own. Jim, being the ever more rational one about these things, told me I was being silly because even though it is cold there it is not like we are going to go out for a hike or making snow angels or anything. I decide that he is probably right, and even if the coat is not rated for the exact temperature, I can make up for it in layers.
Then tonight Jim pulled up the 10 day forecast for Novokutznetzk on Google. It is cold right now, but in the next 10 days is going to get significantly colder....if you consider -32F (at night) to be cold... (Insert expletive here!) Now I have to pull myself off the floor from my sudden faint and go back to comparing temperature ratings of boots and coats...
There is also the little issue of not being with Liam and Natalie on Christmas. I think we will actually be on a plane from Novo to Moscow on the 25th. I am trying not to think too hard about this aspect.
On the plus side, we are getting to meet Owen a lot earlier than we thought!
Oh yes, and a private note to God: You know, when I said that I wished you would drop a baby in my lap before the end of the year so that I would know it was meant to be...well, I get it...and I applaude your sense of humor.
5 comments:
The best christmas treat ever!!!!!!
I get teary reading your blog- it will all be amazing and liam and natalie will be perfectly fine on Dec 25. Best of luck and try to take a ton of pix.
What a wonderful Christmas it will be for you!! I love the name Owen :)
Congratulations!!!!
We are so happy for you.
It sure seems that God has a sense
of humor - and let you know that
he was listening. I want pictures of you guys doing snow angels in Russia :)
Congrats!
Stephanie, Mark and Joshua
Congratulations on the wonderful news! We are very excited for you, looking forward to hearing more about the adventure & seeing the little one soon!
Congrats congrats congrats.
I am trying to teach Mason to say Owen. It is not going well, he sounds like he is saying open.
We will see you on the 27th in Canada so be preapared to be bombarded.
I think we should go tobogganing, a round of Krazy Karpets to celebrate???
If you need baby clothes, speak up now... there is a bin in my basement just waiting for a boy to wear them...
Take chapstick, the cold is brutal on the moisture in your skin, you do need to take a pic with you guys outside though, Stephanie's idea is a great one....
Don't worry about Liam and Natalie AH and UV will spoil them rotten I am sure.
Love ya lots, see you in Canada! (Finally!)
Amie, Grant, Mason and Dexter the bouncy puppy....
Post a Comment