Waiting Game

This is a typical daily scenario:

Check the clock in our kitchen constantly until 11AM. Grab the nearest available footwear. Proceed cautiously with toddler in tow down the driveway. Heart starts fluttering and stomach starts flipping as we open the mailbox. Peak in box for large white envelope among the advertisements for gutter cleaning and million dollar home lotteries. Realize that the mailman has delivered only bills, junk and an unknowing dose of heartache.... still no letter for our Immigration Interview Date!!!

We are going to be homeless in a matter of 3 weeks and we still do not know when Ben is going to be finished with all of this US immigration hoopla. Our lives and plans are in limbo until we receive a letter stating the date of the Greencard interview. We are a little bit discouraged to say the least...

If you are so inclined, we would appreciate any prayer coming our way for this situation.

Zzzzz

I know that I have done a similar sleeping post in the past but I couldn't resist. I love it when people first wake up- red cheeks, puffy faces and incoherent smiles (or snarls depending on the person).

Taking a snooze with 'Big Ben.' Lil's dad also used to sleep with the bear when he was little (like 17).

'Umm...are you just going to keep me trapped in here or what?'

Rub a Dub

Stupendous September

September has been a bit of a blur for us! I have good news my friends- the house is officially rented. This is for real! The paperwork has been signed and the deposit is in-hand. We will find out later this week if we have to move out on October 1st or November 1st- either way things are accelerating nicely. I always fancied myself a pseudo-realtor type before this whole rental debacle. But after the last few weeks I now have a better respect for realtors and anyone in property management- there are some real psychos out there and people can act like slippery little eels when it comes to negotiations. I am going to stick to my day job.

I just had the chance to download 250 pics of the lovely Lil and all of her activities from the past couple of weekends. I feel that many of these pics capture the current essence of Lil. This kid is always moving, yelling (sometimes crying) and bossing us around.

Playgrounds are a great outlet for the lil climber.

Bocce and Bikinis with our friends the Brachats and the Carrs.

Two glamorous ladies enjoying the September sunshine.

Playing with cousin Mattias- he is a cute one.

COWS! Lil's favorite animal ever.

Bursts of wind (or is that just energy?).

Dads, the best form of private transportation.

BFF Danica in the kiddie train at the fair.

This expression encapsulates the 'mood' of the last few weeks.

Trying out a new set of wheels.

OK, definitely had enough.

Spoke Too Soon

I have a tendency to get excited about things and then I end up eating my words. Take a bite out of this. In my last post I celebrated the acquisition of renters for our house and to my disappointment I learned the hard way that just because people verbally confirm something does not mean that it is said and done.So the hunt for the ultimate renters is still on. The most difficult part of the process is keeping our house immaculate when I have a little 16 month-old 'helper' following me around. Hopefully I will have more concrete and 'in-writing' news about renters in the next couple of days.