List of items needed

I had a friend ask me to post on here things we need for Esther since we were completely blindsided and NOT prepared!  So if you have any extras lying around, hit me up!  A few things to keep in mind: It's a holiday weekend with no mail service. We are leaving no later than the 12th. So, if you are wanting to send stuff for us to take on the trip, we might get it in time!  We have someone staying with our dogs, so he can bring boxes in.

Until a few weeks ago, we were hopeful for a one trip stay but were being told that it would still be two trips.  Like with Ephraim, we planned on getting her room ready and buying clothes between trips.  HA!

So, she will be sleeping on Ephraim's trundle bed (thank God we bought that thing) until we can get her room set up.  Her bedroom furniture is in the works, just not purchased right now, priorities right? Plane tickets before dresser...not that her dresser is as much as a plane ticket! :D  I did score a car seat on clearance yesterday. ;)

I've been scrounging around trying to get clothes that we can take with us.  It's the beginning of the rainy season and pants are hard to find right now.  I found some long sleeve shirts in a donation bag leftover from the yard sale.  I only have 2 pairs of pants and 2-3 pairs of shorts and one dress. Yikes, I know!! I'll be going to Walmart soon to see what I can find.  As long as I have enough for the trip, I'm good.  We can do laundry there.

So things we need are:
3T clothes (stretchy ones, she's hefty).  Shirts, dresses, pants, shorts, PJ's, socks...
Shoes....what size does a chunky 3 year old wear?  She's nearly 3 feet tall.
Diapers for a 35-40lb kiddo
A booster seat for at the table
Some tough baby gates that will withstand our little linebacker princess.  We have 0 time to rearrange things or anything! Not to mention the set of stairs right in the middle of the house....
Some of these bibs, available in store only....
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70179754/

I'm drawing a blank on anything else.  Ok gotta call our agency and then try to book some flights, and, and, and.....

Love you friends!!

We have a court date!!

Holy Cow!! We have a court date!! When were we submitted to court? Who knows??!! We are pretty much panicking and hyperventilating jumping for joy! 

Our agency said that they could not, would not, submit us to court until our invoice was paid in full.  Well, they did it anyways!  So without any warning or expectation, we have to be in the Ethiopian courts in 2 weeks!

We still have to raise more money, both to pay the invoice and to travel.  OH and not to mention, aside from some cute outfits and some wall art, we have nothing for Esther.  No car seat, no shoes, no bed, nothing.

So please pray with and for us in this endeavor.  Poor Ephraim will now miss his joint-with-friend birthday party because we have to be on a plane to Ethiopia.  Sure, he is happy to get his sister but let's face it, he's 7.  He was really looking forward to his birthday pool party.  

I don't have time to write much, just please pray for us!!