Just hangin' out

Not much going on here. I had a little bout with allergies, but I'm better now. I'm going to try to go on an organizing spree this weeked and get my office cleaned out and packed up. The desk is going to stay, but I'm going to move all my professional books, notebooks, and textbooks to my work office. I also should go ahead and get a dresser so I can unclutter all the stuff that my sister has given me. (I promise I'll take a picture before I start! It's good for a gasp or a giggle!)

Not much on the adoption front. Things are slowly moving along, I guess. Besides lots of reading, I attended a Lifebook class this week and am going to an attachment seminar next month. C. is still super-excited and I think she is learning as much as I am. I purchased a DVD about families in Vietnam and she watched it this week. My sister says C. is now teaching the rest of the families all about Vietnamese culture. They had rice this week and C. announced that "little boys and girls in Vietnam eat lots of rice and noodles. Even for breakfast sometimes!" As she is learning about diversity, she now goes up to the asian children in school and asks about their heritage. She's going to be a great cousin!

One

One month down...somewhere between 9 and 60 months to go. I'm keeping busy during the wait. I went back up to Austin last weekend to help my sister out as she prepares to move to a new house. I took my nieces to a Lunar New Year celebration at the Austin Asian-American Center. We all had a blast! It wasn't as big as the celebration in San Antonio, but they got to sit up front and see everything up close. J enjoyed the lion/dragon dance, and the performers showed the kids how the eyes and mouths work. C. enjoyed all the little girls dancing (korean, chinese, and japanese) and did the hand motions as she watched them perform. She went home and practiced then. Too cute for a 5-year-old!

My sister continues to give me hand-me-downs for the baby. I think I'm set from 3T on! I have two full under the bed storage containers and another 8 bags of clothes. What am I going to do with it all? My mother volunteered to store some if I need her to. Love you Mom! I'm going to try to clear out the closet so I can hang some of the smaller sizes to get them out of the way.

Oh yeah! Thanks for letting me express my frustrations below. Feeling better now!