Preparations for Vinnie’s fundraiser underway. LAUNCH DAY: September 1, 2011. See: http://fundraisingforvinnie.blogspot.com
I am so excited to have Jordan’s clothes out! I decided to pull the smaller size of clothes that I have out of the loft and get out the next size up if they are too small. I pulled out the 18-24 month box. Some of the clothes look too small, some too big. Go figure. I thought boys clothes were supposed to be simpler!? I was able to get his clothes out, because I found an awesome dresser on craigslist for him! It still smells a little like dog (wow, that house was odorific!) but that will fade pretty quick. Hopefully, he’s not allergic!
Here’s a picture of our “new” living room with the futon in it. We turned the desks sideways too. We’re wanting to get wall shelves to hang above the couch so we can keep a few books in here too. That’s a full size sheet hanging on the futon – a queen sized one fits it very nicely. Why a sheet? Well, the fabric on the futon seems to attract and grab doggie hair. And our doggie is light colored. Yuck! So sheeted, it shall be. It’s beginning to get harder to wait for Jordan to come home. I need my boy in my home. I need him to be MINE, no longer in the clutches of international adoption law. But he is within God’s control, so I will rest in that.
The rhododendron bush was beginning to take over our house. It looked like it was going to overwhelm the gutters and wrap around our house like a bowl of Calvin’s despised oatmeal (Calvin and Hobbes). Anyway…. the bush is smaller now, but I don’t know if it looks better.
The city came and smeared brownish-black sludge all over our street to make it last longer. The girls sat down and watched (while I was pruning/hacking at/in a battle with the rhododendron bush.)
We did some painting this week. (sorry – realized I have no pictures of Anna this time!)
And then we did some more painting! After almost a year, we finally did the handprints! Hopefully they aren’t scratched off too soon by the same fingers that made them. 🙂
Isn’t this little artist cute!?
All for now!
Cute!!