Just not soon enough…
Welcome to the home stretch, as it were. Yes, I should be more excited that – if all continues to go smoothly – my wife and I will be permanently reunited in a few short months.
But there are still a few ‘complications’ to deal with before the glorious day arrives. Let us see:
A – Need to clean up the inside of the house. This is needed to not only look like a home versus pig-sty bachelor pad, but also to make room for the additional volume of clothing and books my wife will be bringing over the ‘big pond’. To me, the more important is the books rather than the clothes, since I prefer my Princess ‘au naturale’ as often as possible. (Yes dear, this is one of my rare exceptions and I have, in fact, just used a French term. 
B – Need to fix the outside of the house. Two main issues, not insurmountable by any means – the shingles need replacing, and the yard needs more grass, less weeds and more flowers and vegetables. Okay, the second one is really a series, but you get the idea. It is hard to get started on that two, because it has been raining so often that things do not dry out enough to allow much yard work anyway.
C – Need to really start looking for a job for Princess. She wants to start right away of course, and if we can get a few interviews over with before she arrives (via Skype or something), or at least schedule them, then we will be in good shape.
D – Need to add more shelving inside the home for our ever-expanding library of books, dictionaries and magazines – in various languages!
E – Need to start to accept the idea of having a child soon. Panic! We both agree that ‘practicing’ making babies is lots of fun and good exercise, but an actual pregnancy followed by 18 years of TLC is still in our minds as more work and trouble than joy and happiness. I am sure, however, that this opinion will change once we get past the first year or so of raising our initial offspring. I know my wife will be an awesome mother. (Yes, she has told me I will be a great father also.)
F – Need to get more sleep too. I keep staying up late doing various things that should either be done earlier, on the weekend, or not at all. Like this! (should have been done earlier)
Love life, love my wife, and love my whole family – since 2009 on both sides of ‘The Big Pond’.
dewa mata.
:-*
