Moving On Up

Word is out today that Holt has 7 referrals to hand out this week. We were #23 so this would put as at #16. While we are #16 overall we could in reality be much closer depending on the make up of the referrals. At one time they were extremely weighted towards girls which would put us up higher since we are open to either but it appears to have evened out so #16 is probably right around where we are. If they refer at this rate we should get a referral sometime in the July/August range and travel sometime in November/December. There are times when I think that would be wonderful for us to have some spare time but then there are also times where I get impatient and we want our kiddo home as soon as possible. Plus the international adoption front is so unstable right now they could just decide to close Ethiopia at any time and we would be left back at square one.

I was excited went I got home and saw we had a letter from the Department of Homeland Security United States Customs and Immigration Services. I was hoping it was our fingerprint appointment but all it was was a receipt for our application. I'm hoping that our letter comes seperate and that they weren't both supposed to come together. (I'm always thinking worse case scenario!) So far the government has been doing good and I hope to keep it that way. The customs offices are so picky and work at their own pace and they don't want to be bothered to the extreme that they don't give out phone numbers for local offices. I know it's hard to imagine our government being difficult to deal with:)

Not much else is going on. We are still tackling the to do list. It seems like the past couple of weeks and the upcoming month have been and are going to be extremely busy. Hopefully around the middle of June we can do a little resting and enjoy time as a family of three before we expand.

Thanks for reading. For some of you, and you'll know who you are, my computer arrived today! Political blog is in process and still set for May 19th release! Hold your breath and wait.