“Almost” is the theme of what we were able to accomplish this weekend on my loooooonnng checklist toward getting ready for Julia.
I am praying for a court date in February since that is about all I can do on the paperwork side now. But, I can organize! and clean!, and de-clutter!, and that is exactly what I set out to accomplish this weekend. I got a lot of small things done, but most everything is in the almost stage of completion.
On Thursday, I found out that the girls new bunk beds had arrived a week early – (figure that, doesn’t it always take longer than the estimate to get furniture in?) They are coming tomorrow morning! Ryan left today for a business trip, so yesterday was the day to get many things done.
For me, the most exciting thing Ryan accomplished- and Ellie, who is always right there when Daddy is assembling something – was setting up Julia’s crib! I think he took the time to do that yesterday just to delight me. Ellie is only going to sleep in that room a couple more nights and most of her things have been moved out, so I am so eager to have a “place” for Julia and begin to get her bed ready and set up shop for her. Ryan had to do a lot of lifting and carrying of things that I would normally help him move, but he didn’t complain once about having to do it all himself. I am sure I complained more than once, though.