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cloud nine

I just don't even know how to describe it. I have just been in pure utopia. The thought of my boy coming home. The excitement, the joy, the thankfulness has just filled my heart. I can not believe in 18 Days He will officially be mine, forever and ever. The slightest little things just bring the excitement back. Someone talking about the end of a pregnancy, someone talking about cars or Makeenas (cars in Tigrinya), anything and I have remind everybody Do you know I'm bringing home my boy in just a little while. It is so nice to see an ending to this journey.

Yahoo A Court Date

The long awaited day has come!!!! I finally have a court date Jan 1st 2010 Little brother will be official. Roma and I could not be more excited!!!!!!! That will probably put our travel date the beginning of February. 22 days until I am officially a mom again. 22 days until I can post show the world my beautiful son. 22 days until we are three instead of two. 22 days til our new life begins!!! What a way to start out the new year!!!

papers are in to court

Teklu is awesome !!!!!! Our kids are at the WACAP house and Court has been applied for!!!!!!! Now just waiting for them to assign a court date. I am so excited. My joy over this adoption has returned. I am excited again and on cloud 9. Once I have a court date I'll have some idea of when I will travel.

Passport

First of all I had to get a new passport for Roma even though it doesn't expire until the end of March. Ethiopia requires the passport to have 6 mo on it. Then I call to set up appointment at Lehi post office. If you need a passport do not go to the Lehi Post office. Both parents must be present. She only has 1 parent I have court order testifying I have sole custody. They won't process it they will not send it unless both parents are present.
Are you the passport office? No just set the appointments ok just set the appointment and I'll take my chances. Blah blah blah blah blah. Monday at 3:30 great yes I do want the appointment and no 2 parents won't be there.
Get there I stand by the side of the lady who sells stamps and when she finish with her customer ask her where the passport office is she tells me it's not my turn to wait in line and then she'll answer my question. I wait in line and then she tells me it is the last lady at the counter. I wait for 20 minutes while this lady finish doing what ever and then the same thing as the lady on the phone, Give her court order have to read to her where it says I have sole custody. Then her next deal was can't send it without a birth certificate. I am giving you her valid passport. Show her in the paperwork where it says passport is the only ID needed. She tells me that’s only for adults. I call fed passport office to verify come back by my original appointment time (waited for her to finish post office work) said they verified only need valid passport. She says sorry passport office is closed now I can't process your application. I say you will process my app. She says sorry. I said get your manager now. She said he's not here I start become loud and say someone get me in touch now with the postmaster. She finally says fine I'll do it. Do you have the B.C? No as I told you I don't need it, well I cant process it. Your job is to verify the info and send this not to process the app. Now verify the info and send it. She finally did it but then says she can't take a credit card even though the web site says the can charges me more then the correct processing fee and for a money order. I will drive to Provo next time I need a passport.

waiting

A friend shared this song with me it is so inspiring. Go to the bottom and pause the music there before starting the video.

Teklu has the paperwork

Our agency rep in Addis finally has our paperwork. This day has been long awaited for. I have waited a little over 5 months to hear this news. I finally feel hope that this adoption is really going to happen. It is now in the hands of our well loved well respected just awesome guy Teklu our agency rep in Ethiopia. I have such confidence in his ability to make this happen quickly and without mistakes. During the last month or so I have been feeling so un-secure wondering if I would ever bring my little boy home. wondering if this was in Gods plans for me or if I just totally had it all wrong. It seem like a never ending process. Now I see the light at the end of the tunnel again. I am praying for a Christmas miracle now. I would love a court date before Christmas. God is the timing right yet for my boy to come home?