Craziness of Life

This past month has been crazy! We were told we had to move at the end of last month, so we've been apartment searching, packing and moving. We're actually not finished moving quite yet. We're hiring some movers for the really big stuff and furniture for Saturday, we're probably paying too much, but I just really need my dryer to do a load of laundry! We also have a few things we're trying to fix around the house, like curtains falling off the rings, a hot-water heater that only sometimes lights (it's gas heated as you need it), and some minor plumbing issues.

Our school is also going through accreditation through ACSI and WASC and I'm a subcommittee head. In truth, it's not that much work, just collecting evidences, printing them and putting it in writing. However, this month we are getting our two main visitors who will let us know how we stand for accreditation in the spring. This being said, it's been a little stressful with the push to get our stuff together this month. Talk about over-committing, I'm ALSO in charge of a scholastic order which came in recently, and there was sorting, questions, and just overall, a lot. I'm not complaining, I'm just trying to explain how busy I have been lately!

All this to say, I've been busy. So busy that it's been really hard to focus on our adoption. We've now sent in our agreement with our agency and are getting ready to send in the first big fee. There's going to be a mad fundraising rush here soon as we get ready for our home study, but for now I'm going to get to Thanksgiving and catch up on my life! We're working with our agency to find a home study provider here in China, and we've had several recommendations from friends here who know people that had home study's here. I can't wait until I have more information to share with you, but for now, that's all I've got.

Last little side note, I've been really emotional and stressed lately and would really appreciate prayers for peace as we settle into our crazy lives!