Piles of Paperwork

At this moment I am sitting in the middle of the floor with piles of paperwork around me.  I have one pile for all the kids' birth certificates, copies of all of our passports and visas, and proof that Kate is mine (just in case). There is a pile of flight and hotel reservations, along with itineraries.  Another has all of our US immigration approvals.  Then there are the copies of Jack's medical paperwork, his vaccination affidavit, a copy of our LOA, and our Travel Approval.

This post probably sounds like I have it all together, and paperwork-wise, I am good to go.  But today has been a bit of a roller coaster for me.  I am simultaneously excited and scared out of my mind.  I am teary and emotional.  I cried this morning during the children's Palm Sunday parade.  It's probably my favorite Sunday of the whole year, and I boo-hood like a big baby.

Thankfully the paperwork has helped me to focus on doing something rather than thinking.  Also, thankfully, I will see my sweet kiddos in the morning when their Daddy John brings them up the road.  The rest of the day will be filled with laundry and packing.  It is time to get serious and finish off that job.

And of course, there will be the small distraction of a basketball game tomorrow night.  Hopefully it will be a happy distraction and won't end in a lot of unhappy people at my house.