The Sorting Hat

Of all the things one has to do as a parent, sorting baby clothes of all shapes and sizes, not to mention gender affiliations, has to be at the top of the drudgery list, especially when one doesn't have the actual company of the babies for whom all of these clothes are being sorted.

But, nonetheless that is what I found myself doing tonight. My sister, Kathy, would be proud of my efforts at organization. We have several outfits for each of them, including "dress-up" outfits for the G & R ceremony and for our embassy appointments.

It's a good thing too, since we now have finalized our flight arrangements, and we'll be flying Korean Air non-stop to Seoul, Korea from Chicago and then on to Hanoi from Seoul. It seems like a much better arrangement than flying to San Francisco first, and it will be much easier on the return trip to have only one change of planes. We have confirmed bassinets on the return trip, but alas, no foot rests. We'll have to make do with the extra relaxation afforded us by the moments of sleeping babies.

We fly out of Chicago around noon on March 16th and our G&R is scheduled for the 19th so we'll just miss meeting Maisie and Luc on St. Patty's Day; we even have an outfit for each of them with green shamrocks, but they will have to wear them after the fact. Hey, if Tet goes on for weeks, why not celebrate St. Patrick's Day for a few extras as well?