I leave in 15 days!

Getting squeaky clean!

I have reservations to fly to Accra! I leave Saturday, August 1st and return on Sunday August 9th. Many blessings to our coordinator who not only organized the trip, but also sacrificed a seat in first class to be with me, (!) I'm not sure I'm that gracious. This is not a retrieval mission, but one to begin getting to know our daughter. I'm hoping that the next time we show up to bring her home she won't wonder who the heck we are!

We are now on 7 weeks of delays into court over in Ghana. This week, again, Social Welfare decided not to go to court because even though our file was ready to go, they wanted to bring two in front of the judge so they just didn't go. When they go to court, we find out if we are granted permanant adoption status, or if we are given a 2-year interim adoption - totally random choice apparently! We also really, really want them to go this week or early next week because if they do, then I can file my I-600 form in person when I'm there, shaving about a month off the process! If not, then we continue to wait. So, just hoping for the best without any expectations. Right now, the only expectation we have is that she'll be home at some point.

This is a picture of Christi's nanny, Rhoda. Beautiful soul who we are thankful for every day. (Christi is in white.) Today I bought a Winnie the Pooh toothbrush, Flinstone vitamins with iron, and hand sanitizer for the trip. Good enough? I'm working on a clothing drive so I can manage to take as much stuff as possible with me on the second longest flight I've ever taken. Waiting on the coordinator to let me know if I should do it... I'm very excited... we're staying in modest accommodations close to the home/orphanage where the kids used to live, and we think all the children are very close by.