My brain feels full.
Life lately has felt so packed to the edges it is hard to find a moment to sit and write. When I sit down during the day or lie in my bed at night my mind just races a hundred miles an hour as I think about all there is to do right now.
Thankfully, we have had one pressure relieved in a way we did not expect...we have been working so hard to get our house ready to put it on the market. We really thought we would be moving soon, but it seems that is not to be. The housing market here has not recovered as well as we expected and it just is not possible for us to move right now.
*Yes I did a big ugly cry after the realtor left*
Our house is....cozy. We thought we would be getting more space soon, but we won't, and the more I think about it the more okay I am with that. I am so thankful for the experiences I've had in life - seeing kids who live and work in a city garbage dump in Guatemala has certainly given me a different perspective on my own life and the blessings we have. Our house is like a mansion to many people in the world! I have nothing to complain about.
We will work on changing the basement, adding another bedroom, changing things around...it's all good. And phew, I won't have to try to keep the house clean enough to show at any moment ;) So that's a bonus!
I have struggled with balancing getting the house ready, doing adoption paperwork, and medical stuff going on with the kids these last few weeks. I am actually really relieved that selling the house is off the table because now I can hit the adoption paperwork hard! We made good progress on stuff the last few days and I am getting ready to kick it into high gear with the dossier soon. Our little girl is waiting and I want her home!!!
