The count down begins

I just looked at the calendar and realized that it's less than 5 weeks until W and L will be moving in.  At first glance that doesn't seem too bad but during the next 5 weeks, we have 3 trips totaling 17 days away from home!

I am beginning to feel the pressure of the sheer magnitude of our "To Do" list.  I really want to have everything finished around the house so that when W & L arrive, things will be comfortable for them.  I would love for their rooms to be complete, the family room to be re-organized and even the garage, which holds all the outdoor toys, to be cleaned up and the house to be clutter-free.  The monster named "Perfectionism" is showing it's ugly face but I'm taking a deep breath and taking it one step at a time.  I'm attempting to adopt a more relaxed attitude and working at accepting the fact that everything isn't going to be perfect and it never will be.  What fun would that be?  I'm sure this will be a lesson that will be reinforced as we transition into a household with 5 kids.  (FIVE KIDS?!?!?!  I'm still blown away at where God has led us.)

  But the list maker in me can't be completely contained.  I have a fairly long one started.

But we are already making progress. 

 The "Girls room" is being transformed from a dark brown cave into an airy room with a coat of paint.  

We have one bed in the process of being painted to better suit the room and we are making a long list of items for our trip to IKEA in early August.  This has been motivation to finish a lot of little projects that have been lingering for too long.

Before I go and put a very tired set of boys to bed, I just wanted to quickly say how much we truly appreciate all the kind words and well wishes we have received.  We will do our best to keep you informed as we embark on this crazy journey.