Vertical again

Man, was I sick. Again. For the second time this year flat out, fever, bronchitis, congestion, cough. Blah. This one only lasted 1.5 weeks. Don't know what is going on, I never get sick really and certainly not like this. The doc ruled out the swine flu but as long as I had fever I was not allowed at work.

We are all getting excited that some day soon we will have a new family member. A's job as a future role model is the big topic. I'd like to see him kick that off with room cleanliness starting now. Or weeding the flower beds. That would be a fabulous example to set. Meanwhile he is loving his new school and being a freshman in high school. He is making friends, and promises us that everyone laughs at his jokes in class. Yeah son, about that...

I am starting to think about decorating the nursery and I have to say this out loud-- NO PASTELS! No. Not going there. I want bold colors. We still have A's crib and changing table--we never lost hope--they are light wood and will work well. I am loving the idea of fuchsia, orange, sunflower yellow. I have a couple yards of a fabric I bought in high school that I loved and used for curtains in my dorm room in college, that is my jumping off point. But I also want to paint a large graphic flower on the wall too. And a thick white shag rug! Totally retro.

Her bathroom is currently navy blue and white and as much as I would love to have John change the tile, my man is excellent at laying tile, it just won't crack his top 50 things that need doing so I won't bother. I will find a way to make navy blue work for a girl's bathroom. But first the wallpaper. We aren't fans of wallpaper so that will come off.

Then I am very interested in this new wall decal trend--really cool and fun designs that you just adhere to the wall, non-permanently. I found a cute whimsical design that I like and it does have navy but also pulls in other colors. Fun but not too juvenile. Shown on left.



No movement on our paperwork. Alas. The home study is stuck in revision mode waiting for comments on the second draft from our adoption agency. Otherwise the entire dossier is assembled and ready to go for authentication and translation. Sure, we are impatient but when you think about the difference a couple days or weeks makes to a poorly nourished child you wonder if they can find the time to look over the 6 pgs of the second draft...

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