Still no date to report but we did spend over an hour skyping with our agency director today and feel good about it. If we were to predict a date it would be around the week of August 21st. But, we know how predictions go in this process. The good news about this time frame is that Kyle will, most likely, still be able to go since his surgery is August 1st. The down side is that the first couple weeks of school will be missed by 5 of us. The first weeks are so important in understanding the teacher's expectations and routines and I really don't want the kids to miss them. Plus, I do not want a sub to start my school year. So, even though it puts us even later, if I could pick an ideal date at this point it would be after we were in school for a week or two. But, the perfect date would be tomorrow!
With no date it is hard to make any travel plans although, we do have some things we can work on while we wait - getting some clothes for Ana, figuring out how to pack 6 of us to fly 1/2 way around the world, trying to get the house more organized in order to survive with 5 kids. We also have some important decisions to make regarding Ana's birth certificate, school, who is staying behind if the process takes longer than expected.
Sometimes it is the little things that make such a difference about how you are feeling. We have been pretty down about how long this process has been taking us but last week I received an email from a friend who also teaches the middle school Sunday school class at our church. He has been researching a Bible that Ana can use during Sunday School time. I don't think he realizes how much it means to us that others are trying to prepare for her to be here too.
Just knowing that there is an entire community wanted her home as much as we do is such a blessing to us. Thank you!
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