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171-H and Visas are here!!!

After much drama I am thrilled to say that our 171H got here! That was really stressing me out, but now I am just glad it is here. This was the one piece of paper that we needed from our government to travel. The original one expired because the wait extended so long. The Visas came yesterday from the Chinese consulate in Houston. That just looks cool in our passports.

So now the next phase is the continuing wait on the Travel Approval from China. As soon as this arrives our agency will confirm out Consulate Appointment with the US Consulate in China and then we scramble to make our travel plans.

We are ready – come on China!

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Thankful Thursday

o For my friends Jess and Amy and the great visit that we had. It seemed to go so fast.

o For both of them finally getting home safely as their visit was during the great Texas downpour of the decade!

o For another week going by and one week closer to our Travel Approval.

o For all the friends and family keeping me busy so that I am not thinking TOO hard about the Travel Approval.

o Once again for all those who are praying for Nadia and her health and safety as we wait to adopt her.

o For the continuing good information that we have received about her orphanage and the care that they give the children.

o For my friends who have later LIDS in November 2005 who just found out that their wait is getting ever longer and they still keep their chins up.

o For great Italian food.

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The Girls at the Water Gardens

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Here we are at the Water Gardens in Fort Worth. It was a beautiful day out and we followed it up with dinner at Pappasitos. Click on the photo above to see the whole album or go to the photos tab at the top.

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Thankful Thursday

Ahoy! VBS was great this week! They have one more day, but I will be with my friends Amy and Jess in the morning and then running back up to the church for the little event with the parents. So I am thankful for such a successful and fun VBS.

o For my oldest friends (timewise not agewise) Amy and Jess being able to come to visit me for the next 5 days!

o For our 171 situation finally being resolved (lets hope we get it in the mail by Friday)

o For the families in our church that have been just so excited about Nadia and letting us know that they have been praying for her. It’s so sweet that it brings me to tears.

o For the women that I got to know better this week working on the VBS team.

o For all the effort that everyone puts in for this week at our church and for what it means to the children who have never been to church before.

o For yahoo groups and the wealth of information you can find on very specific subjects, for example there is a group just for people who have adopted from the orphanage where Nadia is.

o For it already being 2 weeks since we saw Nadia’s sweet face. We are that much closer to travel 🙂

It’s been a crazy week, but it’s making the time go fast.