T-Minus 13

We are leaving for Addis Ababa in 13 days. We are CRAZY busy. Here's just a small list of what we've accomplished in the last week or so:

• Cleaned out BBS's (Baby Boy Stone's) room
• Painted mural in BBS's room
• Shopped for and bought crib (thanks Carolyn!)
• Bought cutest little table for BBS to draw at w/daddy (")
• Bought used Tripp-Trapp high chair
• Bought clearance baby boy clothes
• Had garage sale
• Registered at Babies R Us and REI
• Picked up used pack and play (thanks Lynn!!)
• Took leftover items to Habitat for Humanity and consignment
• Preparing lists of invitees for 3 baby showers
• Each have had multiple immunizations
• Researched and booked flights
• Researched travel insurance
• Researched and booked hotel rooms
• Researched additional travel to N. Ethiopia
• Researched gliders (thanks Liz!)
• Researched rain boots that are functional, cheap and cute, no luck
• Got multiple prescriptions for trip
• Put together medical kit
• Shopped REI for travel-related items like chlorine tablets for H2O
• Started packing list
• Made a list for friend who offered to shop additional garage sales (thanks Julie!)
• Answered 10,000 questions about the adoption process now that it's happening (ok, maybe 100)
• Talked with my mom at least 10 times
• Wrote multiple thank you notes
• Found a Jackson-sitter (thanks Ann and Ross!)
• Got photo album for BBS and decided on pictures to take
• ...

I am too tired to finish this list. You get the picture. 

Oh... I forgot to mention that then there's my full-time job! (Fortunately, I love my job and the people I work with, so it's a pleasant distraction. And my boss, who I adore, let me work from home last week which was a LIFESAVER!) And the women I work (who I also adore) with are laughing at the"baby-brain" taking over my usual hyper-diligence.