Got a Departure Date!

Well, looks like we're leaving for Hong Kong (then onto China) on August 23. No return date yet. Gotta love the process. So its the countdown and we're finally, really, going. Here are some pics from Eddie and my recent trip out West.

Playing hooky one afternoon in Seattle...

Still No Date

We're told to be ready by mid August. That the anticipated travel date is still Aug 20-25 - but no exact date. Meanwhile, we're going a little crazy...

Still No Travel Date

i think this part of the waiting is actually harder than the first 28 mos. at least then, i didn't know her. i hadn't seen her face. i didn't know her name. there wasn't a specific little girl in china waiting for her family to come get her. now, i'm stuck. here. waiting for them (the agency? the chinese? who knows?) to tell me when i can go get my little girl. the new addition to our family. she, who will complete - us. it'll be a month this sat since we got our referral, but still do not have a firm date on when we can go to china. gracewood is planning for us to go between the 20-25 of aug. now you know what i know, which isn't much...