This Reminds Me

Hannah often makes me little gifts and notes to open at work.  Yesterday she made me a “game gift” with which I could design a variety of paper faces.

Instructions

Face Making Kit

-  The kit has pieces of a face

-  You get to create your own wacky face

-  So you know what is is it is labeled on the back!

Start creating!

This face from her kit pretty much represents how I feel lately – wild-eyed, frayed, a little green and often with my nose out of joint.  If our 10 days in St. Pete is not waived – we’re talking being away from Rachel, Lois and Hannah from May 7 – May 24 while Keith and I count the days in an apartment in St. Pete, waiting for the adoption of Guanna-to-be-Julia to be finalized so we three can go onto Moscow and then home.   That makes me feel about as crazee as this facial representation looks.

All it needs is a pair of 11N Naturalizers and a Diet Coke….

The only thing that keeps me sane is looking at another face – that of Guanna-to-be-Julia.  I wish I could post a picture of her pretty little face, but I can’t – not until she’s ours.  Keith and I know she is meant to be part of our family.  We are so anxious to have her home and to start getting her ready for kindergarten which starts August 14.

Her face is supposed to be at our breakfast table.  It’s supposed to rest on the floor pillow in the den embroidered with her name.  It’s supposed to be dried on the new Nemo towel in the bathroom.  It’s supposed to be peeking out from under the covers of the bunkbed.

When you shut the eyes of your face tonight, please picture her here with her family - and pray our 10 days is waived.