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Its been a week. A week of sickness, exhaustion, crankiness and stress the extremes of which I think could be studied by scientists.
I’m glad this week is over but of course it had to go out the way it came in with the anticipation of an announcement from DoS cautioning parents against starting a new adoption in Vietnam. While I understand the sentiment behind the warning and I understand that the bilateral agreement authorizing adoptions between Vietnam and the US is likely to be reworked and renewed *eventually*, even the possibility of a cessation in adoptions in Vietnam profoundly saddens me. It is what I have worked against for so long.
So other than being sick, stressed and depressed, what’s new?
I have this to-do list I made of all the things that need to be done around the house that should have been done when we moved in a year ago. It is an extremely long list, prioritized and assigned ownership to various family members. I’m a list-maker, its what I do! This has worked really well for Tony but every time I look at my list I want to vomit. The constant bone-chilling rain we’ve had for two weeks now is not helping my motivation.
So instead of working on the items on my list, I’m tackling the daunting task of purging and selling off my husband’s ridiculous book-collection-without-a-home. Right now these books sit in a hundred thousand boxes in my garage. Soon they will sit in the homes of people who will read them.
Originally we planned to sell off this collection to a local used book shop. Tony called and they said they’d buy all our books! One stop shopping! SO he loaded all the 100lb boxes into the van, drove the hour long drive to the shop, unloaded all the boxes and was told they would give him $35. Total. Greedy bastards.
So homeward bound the books came, back to live in the garage. But I’ve been listing them for sale online and have already sold a few and made at least 3 times what the stupid used book store was going to buy them for. I’m pretty sure if I sell them all, I’ll be a millionaire!
So what I’m trying to say is that I’ve spent the week doing “desk work” because I lack the motivation and energy to get anything productive done. There’s always next week, right? And at least I made some cash for my efforts.
January 25th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
Thanks for all of the great info. I’m just sick about the thought of a shut down.
January 25th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
YAY a post! LOL. Sorry I’m an addict!
Just relax at home because this weather we’re having is horrible!!! BURR!
LOL @ all those books! We purged all Todd’s years ago. It’s a daunting task to say the least.
xoxoxoxo
January 25th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
I agree with Leslie! LOL
I remember those books. Thousands and thousands of them. Eggageration, of course. Ugh! You got rain! We got snowgalore! It was eight degrees today!!!
January 25th, 2008 at 11:58 pm
Hey thanks for swapping weather with us this week - we’ve had sunshine for like 4 straight days! It’s a record! But I’m sorry you have the rain… miserable, ain’t it?
I think your way of dealing with stress is very productive - Hubby would be amazed and astounded if I tackled boxes in our garage and sold stuff online!
Hope next week is tons better than this one was for you!!
January 26th, 2008 at 10:30 am
Sorry you had a lousy week. Good luck on accomplishing your To Do list. You’re absolutely right about the cold, rainy days being less than motivational. Hope next week is much sunnier and much better all the way around.
January 26th, 2008 at 10:46 am
i really cannot bear the thought of a shutdown.
lulu needs sibs!!!
thanks for all of the work you do:)
January 26th, 2008 at 10:51 am
So what books are you purging? Computer books? Anything interesting??? Inquiring minds want to know (OK… maybe I’m the only inquiring mind LOL)
January 26th, 2008 at 11:03 am
Oh my, how much did they SAY they’d pay for them when you first called? What a disapointment….
January 26th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
$35??? My dad would’ve said to them “aw, come on! I can fart harder than that!” Hahaha. One of these days, when Travis blinks long enough, I’m going to sell his bikes and make us rich.
Sorry about the weather and the feeling crappy. That’s no fun at all. And yeah, the possibility of a shutdown just really sucks.
January 26th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
I have nothing of any profound-ness to add, except that we just started praying and processing about adding #4(not starting until the fall at the soonest) and I just can’t see our next child coming from anywhere but Vietnam. *sigh*
January 27th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
Cash is good. And yes, next week will be perfect for goal accomplishing.