{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{this just in...}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
as of 10:15 this morning, we have a confirmed Consulate Appointment with the US Embassy in Guangzhou, PR China!
flights to & from Beijing have been booked....
we leave here on February 17th and return home on March 1st...
looks like we will be united with Alexander David Zhe on February 20th in Zhenghzou, PR China...
our consulate date is February 28th...
details on travel soon to follow....
~ stayed tuned ~
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
~~~~~~~~~~TA~~~~~~~~~~
We will not have confirmed travel dates until the US Consulate reopens on January 30th (from being closed because of Chinese New Year) but it is looking like we could be leaving as soon as February 15th! Only time will tell...
I am once again packing ~ shopping ~ and cooking in order to prepare for our almost three weeks stay in China!
I still can't believe it ~ WE ARE GOING TO CHINA TO BRING HOME OUR SWEET ALEXANDER! After a year of working on this miracle to happen ~ it finally is!!!!!
While I do at times find that this chapter in our book of life in coming to an end (adoption/children), I am so looking forward to living our life as a family of six!!!!!
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
So I have been going back & forth on whether I will be posting when in China...
There are many factors on why I do not want to post - internet connections, free time, being tired, probably being sick, internet connections...{well you get the idea}
~ but ~
I have recorded all of our journeys - since traveling for Francesca back in November 2005 - so it just won't be fair if I didn't do it for our sweet Alexander!
I can NOT promise that a post will happen every.single.day but I will try...
My dear friend, Sara, has volunteer once again to post both on the blog and maybe even on my facebook page - so only time will tell (or should I say interent connection, finding free time, not being tired, and not being too sick)...
I can promise you this ~ I will try my best to get a post (or two) on here and if not when in China, I will be doing some form of recording (our daily events) and I will be posting them once we arrive home.
Until than -
Here are a few photos that we received from our agency...
While they are dated, November, 2011....
I'll take them!
There are many factors on why I do not want to post - internet connections, free time, being tired, probably being sick, internet connections...{well you get the idea}
~ but ~
I have recorded all of our journeys - since traveling for Francesca back in November 2005 - so it just won't be fair if I didn't do it for our sweet Alexander!
I can NOT promise that a post will happen every.single.day but I will try...
My dear friend, Sara, has volunteer once again to post both on the blog and maybe even on my facebook page - so only time will tell (or should I say interent connection, finding free time, not being tired, and not being too sick)...
I can promise you this ~ I will try my best to get a post (or two) on here and if not when in China, I will be doing some form of recording (our daily events) and I will be posting them once we arrive home.
Until than -
Here are a few photos that we received from our agency...
While they are dated, November, 2011....
I'll take them!
Sunday, January 15, 2012
So Much Has Happen...
OK ~ So I need to do a bit of a catch up here...
Life has been crazy and this process to our precious Alexander hasn't been any exception!
Here are a few VERY important dates that NEED to be recorded....
December 8, 2011 ~ I-800 PA
December 19, 2011 ~ NVC
January 5, 2012 ~ Article 5
As of today we have been waiting for TA {our Travel Approval} for 11 days!
Now if we receive our TA by the end of next week (before the Chinese New Year begins), we could be traveling as soon as February 6th...if not and we receive our TA after the Chinese New Year, than it is looking like we will travel February 15th.
As we sit here and wait, I have decided to start organizing some of the items that we will be taking for our Master Alexander...
I soon came to realize that we are in need of some new toys & a few new books (ones he can call all is own), some much needed over-the-counter medicines (just in case one of us gets sick - which most likely will be me), a few new toddler accessories (a few new bottles and binks) and a cozy pair of matching winter hat & gloves set.
Annabelle is the only one coming with us. Seeing how she told me (over & over again after we left her last time we traveled for Benjamin) "you are never leaving me again", when we asked her if she wanted to come with us to bring home Alex, she immediately said YES! When we asked Francesca, she immediately said "No way - that plane ride is a killer" so she is perfectly fine to stay with our dear friends, Lisa (a few days), Kelli & Dale (a few more days) and than my mom. We didn't even ask poor Benjamin seeing how he is still having some major issues with his bowels, but he seems perfectly fine as well staying with our amazing friends and Grandma too! As for me, I am OK with leaving them. I know they'll be in wonderful hands and it's only for a few weeks that we will be apart.
Since discovering we have been officially waiting on TA, I have been cooking & freezing up a storm! The one thing I have learned is after those almost three weeks away - living out of hotel rooms - in a country that is 12 hours ahead of our time zone - I do NOT want to eat out and I do NOT want to cook. So far I have made, an Alfredo Tortellini Casserole, Ravioli Lasagna, {my sister's famous} Egg Bake, a huge pan of Baked Ziti & Pieories with Butter & Onions, and finally a nice serving of homemade wimpees {aka sloppy joes}. I am also planning on getting a Honey Baked Ham - and separating into meal size portions, for quick defrosting. As I stated, I have learned that this part of the waiting is necessary - at least for us!
And finally ~ last but not least ~ we got an updated report on our little boy and a very recent photo! Again, we have a very tiny boy on our hand - but tiny is how I like them!
So there you have it...
Come on TA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Life has been crazy and this process to our precious Alexander hasn't been any exception!
Here are a few VERY important dates that NEED to be recorded....
December 8, 2011 ~ I-800 PA
December 19, 2011 ~ NVC
January 5, 2012 ~ Article 5
As of today we have been waiting for TA {our Travel Approval} for 11 days!
Now if we receive our TA by the end of next week (before the Chinese New Year begins), we could be traveling as soon as February 6th...if not and we receive our TA after the Chinese New Year, than it is looking like we will travel February 15th.
As we sit here and wait, I have decided to start organizing some of the items that we will be taking for our Master Alexander...
I soon came to realize that we are in need of some new toys & a few new books (ones he can call all is own), some much needed over-the-counter medicines (just in case one of us gets sick - which most likely will be me), a few new toddler accessories (a few new bottles and binks) and a cozy pair of matching winter hat & gloves set.
Annabelle is the only one coming with us. Seeing how she told me (over & over again after we left her last time we traveled for Benjamin) "you are never leaving me again", when we asked her if she wanted to come with us to bring home Alex, she immediately said YES! When we asked Francesca, she immediately said "No way - that plane ride is a killer" so she is perfectly fine to stay with our dear friends, Lisa (a few days), Kelli & Dale (a few more days) and than my mom. We didn't even ask poor Benjamin seeing how he is still having some major issues with his bowels, but he seems perfectly fine as well staying with our amazing friends and Grandma too! As for me, I am OK with leaving them. I know they'll be in wonderful hands and it's only for a few weeks that we will be apart.
Since discovering we have been officially waiting on TA, I have been cooking & freezing up a storm! The one thing I have learned is after those almost three weeks away - living out of hotel rooms - in a country that is 12 hours ahead of our time zone - I do NOT want to eat out and I do NOT want to cook. So far I have made, an Alfredo Tortellini Casserole, Ravioli Lasagna, {my sister's famous} Egg Bake, a huge pan of Baked Ziti & Pieories with Butter & Onions, and finally a nice serving of homemade wimpees {aka sloppy joes}. I am also planning on getting a Honey Baked Ham - and separating into meal size portions, for quick defrosting. As I stated, I have learned that this part of the waiting is necessary - at least for us!
So there you have it...
Come on TA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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