I am glad to welcome in 2010. While I realize, and am very grateful, that 2009 was likely the year my second child will have been born in, this is a huge gain. 2009 was also a year of loss, my dad, (my children's "poppa") passed away in November) this was a huge loss. So a year of hardship with my dad, a year of waiting for paperwork (my paper pregnancy....2 years pregnant now!!!) to make it's way through the maze of places it needs to visit on it's way to the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Karaganda.....made it a heavy year. Don't get me wrong, we also had a lot of fun and laughs in 2009 as well, but it was an emotionally hard year. I am hoping that in early 2010 sometime I will get that call that says "We've got your LOI, you can leave in 2 weeks!!" at which point I move into full panic mode...although having done this journey once before I like to think I have a better idea of what I need to take and what I don't, although this time I will also have a 4 year old with me. Packing her clothes will be easy....packing for her entertainment...not so much!!!
On a lighter note the magic painting elves have resurfaced at our house and there is now one coat of paint on the baby's bedroom walls! While there is still a fair bit of work to complete in this room, I smile everytime I see the colour on the walls and feel an incredible peace and calm wash over me. I have many times just walked into the room, taken a slow deep breath and felt a slow smile spread on my face. Ciera's bedroom walls have not been as fortunate...it's tricker with her room as she sleeps with her door shut so while I can have her fall asleep in my bed, I move her when I go up so to close her into a freshly painted room is not a great idea.....but then again neither is sharing a bed with her, she moves around ALOT and I would not get a great nights sleep! Although perhaps I should get used to that now as there is a chance that in Kaz we will be sharing a bed, that'll make for interesting sleep for me. Although I am hoping this will not happen as then when we arrive home it'll be hard to get her back into sleeping by herself again....ah well no sense worrying about it now...whatever happens...happens and we'll deal with it. I know I will be overjoyed to just get there!!!
Happy 2010 everyone....and to my fellow parents in waiting may 2010 be THE year for us!!!
