Nothing Happened

Well, where do I start…………Okay, I’ll start here, we did nothing today. There you have it. Check out the next post tomorrow!

Actually, Sanija had lots of school work today. Because of our schedule for the remainder of the week, we have had to double up on most of her schoolwork.  Plus, don’t forget about the extra work Sheri has assigned her in spelling. She started today around 10am and did not finish till 3pm. She was a good sport about it but I think she is ready to get back to school to a more……..let’s just say, forgiving teacher.

Meanwhile, Nata joined me on a field trip to explore…….breakfast. Then we explored the wilds of the Galleria. And, what’s at the Galleria, yep, that toy store that all the cashiers know us. In fact, we earned a frequent flyers card.

But today the cleaning lady was coming by to get the apartment ready for our meeting with the Orphans Court on Tuesday. I’m not really sure…exactly what she cleans but…..oh well, at least she does the toilets.

But in preparation for the cleaning lady we did have the girls start to “break down” many of the art projects that lined our wall, hallways and bedrooms. Nata’s doll are no longer spread out in 3 different rooms but are all together now, in her room. Countless brochures that Nata has taken from EVERY single brochure stand has finally been thrown away. This is the start of the end and on Wednesday the official start of “Packing Day” will begin.

Meanwhile, Sanija continued her studies till she left. It was about 3pm when we left for the big mall to find a nice outfit for Nata to wear to court. All she has are the very colorful summer dresses we bought for her in July.  I’ll tell you, finding a dress for her is difficult to say the least. Where to find nice dresses for a girl, age nine, that wears a size 6 toddler clothes. We did manage to find a pretty red dress but could not find any shoes for her. Oh yes, I forgot. They need to buy tall black boots like Mommy and Sanija wear. Okay, where to find high black boots (like mommy and Sanija) when this kid wears shoes that would fit a Barbie doll.  We finally gave up and will pick the search back up tomorrow after the meeting.

We did get home late and Sanija still needed to upload (3) three of her travel journey entries into her school documents file. Finally, around 9pm she finished and we attempted to put the wild savages to bed. We failed miserable the first time and had to regroup for another assault.  We fared no better but did manage to put the girls down around 10:15pm.  Actually it was a bit fun as the girls wanted me to make up a story that involved two characters from different movies, such as; Nemo and Rapunzel or a duck-billed platypus and the three little pigs. Let me just say, my work should have been recorded for all to hear…….if you were deaf.

That’s it! Nothing more.

To be honest, I feel bad as my story’s lack the same intrigue and suspense as last year. But as I have said before. This adoption is a slam dunk. We have no surprises, no conflict, no uncertainty, no……whatever. Nata keeps referring to San Diego as her home and refers to us as her forever Mommy and Daddy. She’s always saying “Sanija is now my real sister”.