What I Should Be Doing...

Right now, I should be making lists.

I should be organizing the piles of stuff accumulating in my room.

I should be doing laundry.

But instead?

Instead, I'm wishing I had taken Mandarin instead of French in high school (although I am quite fluent in shampoo bottle reading as a result).

'Cause I'd just love to know what's being said on this playground....

Good to know giggling is a universal language :)

Giggles

Just saw some video from the dear, dear people who visited Lily's orphanage.

The ADORABLE boys at the beginning of the clip are being adopted by my friend Sonia. We'll be there at the same time so I'm gonna get to see quite a bit of those sweet faces.

A few seconds into the video you'll see my oh-so-camera shy sweetie elbow make her way to the forefront. (How will we ever get her to come out of her shell??)

And then the giggles.

Oh my how I love those giggles.

Family

I have one more picture to post of Lily. (OK, actually I have several more but I'm trying to pace myself...)

This one was posted on Kim's blog this morning.

It is Lily holding the picture that Lauren drew of our family.

Our family as she sees it.

Because Lauren doesn't need to wait for any government to validate what she already knows in her heart.

Lily is her sister.

Our daughter.

A part of our family.

And only a few short days and a little air space continue to separate us.