Count Down......4 days left

We have 4 days left till we leave for Atlanta. We leave Friday night to stay the night and then fly out at 8 a.m. Saturday. Mike is off to get things copied and notarized this morning and I here holding down the fort and working on getting the house in order. Which isn't going to be easy with a 3 year old and a sick 5 year old. BTW...Charlie is doing wonderful. I think he should be able to go back to school tomorrow.

Fun at the Aquarium

We had a great time at the Aquarium this weekend. Mike had his Aunt Ada and Uncle Lee in town and we decided to do something fun. My kids absolutely love them to pieces.

Huge Revelation...Jesus was adopted!!!

Emily , a waiting mom, wrote a post a few weeks ago that just about took my breath away. I don't know why I never thought of it before, but Jesus was adopted!!!! I get so excited when I think about it. I mean Jesus, the Savior of the world, knows exactly how it feels to be adopted. All my fears and worries about raising an adopted daughter completely went away. Jesus will have all the answers. I can't believe what a revelation this has been for me.

Adoption Broadcast

Focus on the Family had a broadcast on adoption yesterday. Lets just say I cried my way through the whole thing. These families share mine and Mike's heart. It's definitely worth listening to.

One Sick Boy

My Charlie is sick. He was diagnosed with Bronchitis last week. And now a week later we were back at the doctor because of continued fever and horrible coughing. Ends up he has Pneumonia in the right lung. We had X-rays to confirm and the good news is that it's not so bad and is treatable with antibiotics and breathing treatments. So please keep my little guy in your prayers. We need him to be better before we go to China next Friday.

Trip Itinerary

Adam, our facilitator, sent us our itinereary this afternoon.....

January 19-leave for China
January 20-arrive in Beijing
January 21-tour Beijing
January 22-leave for Nanchang
January 23-Mei Day!!!!!
January 24,25-free days(shopping)
January 26-Orphanage visit
January 27-free day(more shopping)
January 28-sightseeing
January 29-obtain legal docs.
January 30-leave for Guangzhou/medical exam
January 31-Consulate Appointment
February 1-free day(and more shopping)
February 2-leave for Atlanta
February 3-leave for Albany

CA!!!!

After a very long and weary road we finally got our CA. So today we booked our flights leaving January 19 and coming home February 2. We are flying Continental out of Atlanta to Newark to Beijing. We tried to get a flight outof Albany, but the price was too high. We are pretty much ready accept for a few things. I am so relieved to have our flights set in stone.