Next steps in pictures
If you follow along on Facebook, you might have heard some good news on Friday. Our homestudy has been finalized! A few people have asked what’s next in this process, so I thought I would share....
View ArticleApostille we will go…
(Apostilles are issued by the Secretary of State’s office to verify to foreign governments that the notary signing the document is listed in the system and they have notarized or issued the document...
View ArticleWaiting, metaphors, & a side of happy
Have you ever had someone sneak up from behind and push you into a pool? I’m sure there are a million other examples I could come up with, but this one sticks in my head. There’s a moment when you...
View ArticleYou might want to sit down
Because this post is so chock full of awesomeness you may begin to feel light headed. All sorts of good news started to roll in last week and it just kept getting better and better… Wednesday-9/26...
View ArticleLife by iPhone: October 7
one: Trip prep is in full swing! We know we can take toys to the orphanage each day so we picked up a few things we hope will make us very popular visitors…ie anything that makes noise. TSA isn’t...
View ArticleTrip 1: Travel
Once we were in the 24 hours to departure zone, life got crazy. We had last minute items to purchase, a long list of things to pack-or-die, notes to write for our wonderful dog sitter, last minute...
View ArticleTrip 1: Underdressed
We watched expectantly out the plane window for our first glimpses of Ava’s country. As we descended through the clouds we could see miles and miles of farm land stretching into the sea. Small...
View ArticleTrip 1: Our girl
We watch out the car window as the scenery changes from mansions tucked into mountainsides to shopping malls and high rise buildings. The traffic is notoriously bad and we creep along one road for 30...
View ArticleHome from Trip 1
This post is made possible by our dog sitter, Sharlotte. Sharlotte manages the doggy daycare that Miles used to go to when he was an only child and needed to make some friends. When Sharlotte heard...
View ArticleSetbacks
Today was supposed to be the day I wrote to tell you that our court documents were d-o-n-e. You aren’t the only ones who haven’t heard a peep from us. The last week or so has been filled, I mean...
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