Arctic Friday

Hi Everyone,

It's absolutely freezing in Denver today. I feel like I'm in Wisconsin or something! When we woke this morning it was -8 with a windchill of -26. I don't remember a winter this cold in Colorado since moving here in 1998. Since this blog is mainly about our adoptions from Ethiopia, I thought I might write a bit about that. I've been finding a lot of comfort on the Yahoo Groups and the many blogs by other families either in process or home with their forever families. I can't really express how excited I am to get the call that our kids are at Horizon House and though some days I struggle with the wait, I always have to stop myself and trust that the timing will be perfect. I'm so excited to move back into our place in Littleton, so excited to finally start working on the nursery and spend some time nesting before our kids come home. I want to provide a peaceful environment for them and am so thankful that I can spend some time doing that. As it stands, my contract here in Denver ends February 13th, so I will be able to spend some good time unpacking and organizing before the family visits of February.

So, as they say, no news is good news and we're still waiting (somewhat) patiently for our kids to come home in 2007. When I put it that way, the wait doesn't seem that bad. Just to think that we will have two little ones at Christmas this year is very reassuring.