Idol Battle

Besides The Amazing Race, the only reality show Mark and I agree on right now is American Idol. I picked my top three a while ago....I love these guys! Can't wait to watch them tonight!




Mark's pick...

Easter Crafts

I made these for a small Easter treat! The pockets have peppermint patties and the tall one in the back pulls out a Hershey's bar. Hoping to make a few more before Easter comes.

Lights Out!

Our lights are out for one hour to honor Earth Hour. Did you remember to turn your lights off?

My "right now" in numbers.....

21 teacher evaluations I need to complete in two weeks
4 months I have to finish chapters 1-3 of my dissertation to keep on track for Spring 2010 graduation
25 days until my babies at school have to take the big test
0 days I've made it to the gym the last few weeks
3 weeks of working through a home refinance
2 hours I really get to see my husband each day because of our busy schedules

1 document we have received for the adoption dossier....
34 more to go

Too much to do, so little time!

I guess I can't complain that I'm tired, I really do it to myself! Life is truly keeping me swamped these days. Between running a school, writing a dissertation (with classes) and now the adoption....I am tired!

We received the first of many "to-do" lists for the adoption last Monday. All I can say is...WOW! What a list! The very lengthy list was just for the Indian dossier. The home study will be a whole other issue. Speaking of which, I was on the hunt for a home study agency. Not having ever done this before, I don't have any idea what to ask or what qualities to look for. Oh, and trust me, I ask.... a lot! The one agency I spoke with on Friday seems good, but I have to find out about provider agreements and accreditation certificates.

So, in the meantime Mark and I will be starting on the other list...which includes notarizing just about everything we send in...and having it apostilled (which was a new vocabulary word for this school principal). This means everything we have notarized needs to be sent to the Secretary of State to confirm the notary is legit. Mark has the fun task of getting an original copy of his birth certificate and for his kids plus contacting the Secretary of State for each of them. Now I know why there was a good reason I did not leave Sacramento, the good old capitol of California!!