WE'RE OFFICIAL!!

We got our log in date -- APRIL 29th!! Can you believe that it was only a week from the date our documents were sent to China! Even our agency was surprised. Usually, it takes 4-6 weeks to log in. Finally, we are ahead of the game. It is almost like we sent in our documents in March.
The wait is still at 9 1/2 - 10 months, but could get longer (or, less likely, shorter). We are going to need all this time to get the house ready for another human being. We still have big plans to remodel the kitchen and bath before the little one arrives. Hope everything can get done!

The waiting game

Now that we have begun the "Long Wait", I thought I might share with you a little something. This picture shows the room where all our painstakingly collected, notarized, authenticated, stamped, sealed, and translated documents are now sitting. In this room, all of the dossiers from all over the world are stored until matching day. I'm assuming that each cubby represents the LID (log in date) for the stack of dossiers within it. I have been told that each colored folder holds the dossiers for an individual agency. Does this show the enormity of the job ahead, or what? Hopefully they are better organized than I am and nothing gets lost in the shuffle!

photos from last night

The cabinets are in! The counter is drying and we are priming the cabinets for painting. Here are some pictures to peak your interest. Notice what a beautiful arch Patrick made!

It is so close, we can taste it.....

Yes, folks, the remodeling of the back room is almost done! The plasterer did a fantastic job and we painted as soon as we could. I chose a color called "Navaho White", which went on a bit more yellow than I expected, but looks great now! The cabinets are in place and will be bolted to the wall tonight. The last little bit will be installing the floor heat and then the tile floor on top. It all sounds so doable now.
I am posting a few pictures which now seem a bit out of date. They show Patrick's beautiful arch in the "raw" state and how the room looked with only the blue board up. Oh, and there is a nice shot of Patrick's window sill all painted to match the house. I'll try to get some photos of the painted plaster tonight, so keep your eyes tuned!
Shula