We received news early this morning that the Embassy does indeed have our file (a common misspelling of our last name was the ultimate culprit!) and so we are cleared for take off. There is a chance that the Embassy, while reviewing our paperwork that will now be submitted (they had to have our file before the agency could submit the girls' paperwork) decides to do an investigation or finds that something is missing. If that occurs then we could be delayed in Addis while the situation is rectified (usually a three to four day thing). This rarely happens though, which means...yup, it'll probably happen to us. BUT, we're going to try to think positively and hope that it is smooth sailing from here on out.
Travel plans: We will be flying out Thurs. morning, we will overnight in D.C. then catch a morning flight straight to Addis. We will arrive there on Sat. morning (Ethiopia is nine hours ahead of MST) and fly to Mekele that afternoon. While in Mekele we will visit the care center where the girls spent the past year and hopefully get a better idea of the culture and atmosphere of the region where the girls are from. We will fly back to Addis on Monday and will wait impatiently to meet the girls Tuesday morning. From that point on, they will be permanently in our care (yipppeee!) and we will do our best not to scare them by our (my) blubbering and nonsensical sobbing. (0:
The Embassy appointment where we hopefully will receive the travel visa's for the girls will be on Wednesday, and we will leave for home, ALL FOUR OF US, on Thursday. (-:
Please keep the prayers coming as we seriously are not out of the woods yet. I will not breathe easy until my daughters step inside their new home.
Thanks to all for your love and support, we are getting closer!!!!!
Oh yes, I have had some requests for a quick language lesson, so I will try to do the next blog entry on "A few words and phrases in Tigrinya."
Tsegereda and Rodas....we're comin' girls!!!!
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