Trim,Toilets, and Interviews, Oh My!

(On the left is a picture of our living room before the chaos began...)

So, the past few days I've been busy getting documents prepared and mailed to the Korean Consulate, vacuuming, caulking, painting trim and scrubbing toilets.  We're a week away from departure.  Wow!  We're still on the hunt for inexpensive luggage, so we can get to packing.

At this point Barry wants us to use Rubbermaid containers -- cheap and easy.  I'm just a little nervous about that.  I emailed T.S.A. 2 weeks ago to ask what they thought, but haven't heard back. I guess they're too busy patting folks down.  Ha. 

Tomorrow is the E-2 VISA interview at the Consulate.  I'm supposed to dress (and act) professionally. Darn. I hope I can fool them.  I'm better with kids than adults!  The interview is at 3pm.  If you think to, please say a prayer that God will give me grace and favor.  (I'm a little nervous.)  This is the only thing that stands between us and our January 5th departure date -- legally speaking.  I 'spose I should pack and finish cleaning, too.

We now have 3 twin mattresses on our living room floor.  (Check out the picture to the right.  Will is laying on his "bed" playing Wii.)  As I'm cleaning out, painting, vacuuming, etc. rooms I'm locking the door so we don't mess them up again.  Therefore, our house is shrinking.  Right now we have a kitchen, master bedroom, 1 bath (not the 3 we're used to!) and a living room.  The kids and I are sleeping on twin mattresses on the living room floor.  It's been fun. It's like a giant sleep-over/camp-out thing.  I hope the mattresses survive Will's jumpy-ness.  He says he just can't help it -- sounds like Tigger.  I guess this arrangement will help prepare us for our tight quarters in Korea.  Barry uses the master bedroom to sleep during the day.  He is presently working 7 nights in a row of 12 hour shifts.  We've got to save up.  That guy is Superman! 

Happy New Year!