We are going, with some friends, to an Ethiopian restaurant here in Denver, Queen of Sheba, to enjoy some good food and experience some of the culture from Julia’s homeland. I hope the girls enjoy the food and seeing what we will be experiencing while we are in Ethiopia. Hannah is definitely having a snack before we go because she is the least adventuresome when it comes to trying new things. But, she loves learning about new cultures, so maybe she’ll jump right in with her fingers and injera and start dipping. I expect Ellie, on the other hand, to be quite taken with the food.
Ryan has been humoring me a lot this week as I have been “nesting” in preparation for Julia. I have checklists – several of them. We are stocked up on toilet paper, paper towels, detergent, canned goods, casseroles in the freezer…you get the point. When considering having a family of 6, I am really appreciating Costco in a whole new way.
During this post-court-passing-waiting-to-travel phase, the Bethany workers in Addis are applying for Julia’s passport, new birth certificate, etc. in preparation for applying to the US Embassy for her citizenship appointment. I told Ryan that I would be more than happy to fill out that paperwork for them for sake of time, since, gee, I have reams of it already for her adoption. I decided that the forms are probably in Amharic, so I would be useless. So, my usefulness comes in preparation for our trip…and making sure we aren’t going to run out of toilet paper – any – time – soon.