I have been horribly impatient my entire life. I get things done as soon as I can, and am ansty when I have to wait for someone else. So it is no suprise that I dragged Ariel through the adoption paperwork at warp speed - that's my way. Everything only started with Ariel saying last December "Maybe we should think about adopting". At the start of the process, we were told probably 12-18 months, which meant no sooner than this winter.
Now, because of my quickness and deciding on the girls who are already avaiable, we have been notified that we can expect to travel to Ethiopia in July to pick them up. JULY! I am incredibly excited to have them come home with us, but I am in no way ready. Imagine if you were expecting a baby and then got told, oh BTW, your baby is really due three months after you concieved her. So now Ariel and I have some serious scrambling to do - bedrooms, clothes, oh - and money to fly us all to and from Ethiopia by JULY. Yikes.
I think that we are going to resort to sending out letters letting people know what it is we need help with. We have kind of resisted doing this...who doesn't get a little annoyed by a letter asking for stuff? What do you think about the whole letter fundraising thing?
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July? Wow! That is speedy. Great, but speedy.
Wow. That is fast. Let me know what I can help with. : )
PS Is Ariel going with you to Africa?
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