Well, we got word today that the Visa 37 is in the US Embassy office in Addis Ababa. Yeah!
Now to finish that packing. Dave is working on the musts in the basement. The boys room is just about put together.
We are thanking God for the arrival of our visa 37, the last immigration paper needed. It shows all the appropriate info.
Please keep us in your prayers as we are traveling and getting our sons! See their photos to the right!
Jill
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
date of birth
Well, we are well on our way to travel to get those little boys of ours home. We leave the 4th of August. Of course we are waiting on a few little details. Oh I mean BIG.
#1 the Visa 37 seems to have taken the scenic route to Addis Ababa. It is being searched for. Pray for this if you think of us! We need this there ASAP! Like Friday at the latest.
#2 the basement. This week we hope that a certain door comes in and our bathroom counter top. The rest of the carpet goes in too and Dave is finishing the trim. It looks awesome!
Other than that we are packing, cleaning, gathering papers, etc.....
Speaking of papers, we got a copy of the adoption decree! So nice to see it in print, makes it SOOOO real. Also we got the re-made up birth certificates. Ok, birthdates must be very hard to come by there for orphans. On the inital papers they were both born in 2004 making them 3. One had a birth month in August the other in December, in which they turn 4. NOW they are both born in 2005 making them 2. One with a birth month in May, already 3, and the other in November, will be 3. Like our family needs any more May or November birthdays! From their photos I say they are 3 or 4. A family who recently traveled said clothing size 2 and 3 will likely fit them well. So............... the mystery remains, how old are our sons? Stay tuned to find out.
Their names are also now different. They added Dave's name. So, now they are Natnael David Habib and Kidus David Habib. Notice the different spellings of their first names.
When we do the readopt in Colorado we will be able to alter the names and birth dates if needed. I think we need to know how old they seem to be by ability, etc..... We will visit the Dr and dentist. :) Fun times ahead!
Have a great day!
#1 the Visa 37 seems to have taken the scenic route to Addis Ababa. It is being searched for. Pray for this if you think of us! We need this there ASAP! Like Friday at the latest.
#2 the basement. This week we hope that a certain door comes in and our bathroom counter top. The rest of the carpet goes in too and Dave is finishing the trim. It looks awesome!
Other than that we are packing, cleaning, gathering papers, etc.....
Speaking of papers, we got a copy of the adoption decree! So nice to see it in print, makes it SOOOO real. Also we got the re-made up birth certificates. Ok, birthdates must be very hard to come by there for orphans. On the inital papers they were both born in 2004 making them 3. One had a birth month in August the other in December, in which they turn 4. NOW they are both born in 2005 making them 2. One with a birth month in May, already 3, and the other in November, will be 3. Like our family needs any more May or November birthdays! From their photos I say they are 3 or 4. A family who recently traveled said clothing size 2 and 3 will likely fit them well. So............... the mystery remains, how old are our sons? Stay tuned to find out.
Their names are also now different. They added Dave's name. So, now they are Natnael David Habib and Kidus David Habib. Notice the different spellings of their first names.
When we do the readopt in Colorado we will be able to alter the names and birth dates if needed. I think we need to know how old they seem to be by ability, etc..... We will visit the Dr and dentist. :) Fun times ahead!
Have a great day!
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Travel dates
We have our airline tickets!!! We are going to leave Denver on August 4th t noon. We will return to Denver on August 18th, most likely 5:22 pm. We are waiting to see which return flights come through. It is really really full on all the flights so we are waiting to see how it turns out. The travel agent, Susan Parr, is working on it so we don't have to. :)
Today Jake and Jeff and my parents helped us move a ton of stuff over to the house from storage. We brought over toy shelves, craft and office cabinets, desk, chairs, beds for the boys, etc..... It was great to have such good help.
In the afternoon my parents helped us with some of the work. We cleaned up the cabinets (these are circa 1880-1900 cabinets out of First Methodist's Hibbard Hall when it was remodeled in the 50's). My mom sanded down the maple counter tops. Lots got done.
Monday the lights and outlets will be in!! Dave continues to work on the beautiful trim work and I will continue to paint. The tile is done and it is really really really nice. Some of the carpet is even in. It is really coming together.
There is so much to do and only two weeks to do it in. All in good time. I wish I could have a magic wand to finish it all and get over there to get our boys all at once. But, it doesn't work like that. Soon enough we will have them in our arms for good.
Have a great day!
Today Jake and Jeff and my parents helped us move a ton of stuff over to the house from storage. We brought over toy shelves, craft and office cabinets, desk, chairs, beds for the boys, etc..... It was great to have such good help.
In the afternoon my parents helped us with some of the work. We cleaned up the cabinets (these are circa 1880-1900 cabinets out of First Methodist's Hibbard Hall when it was remodeled in the 50's). My mom sanded down the maple counter tops. Lots got done.
Monday the lights and outlets will be in!! Dave continues to work on the beautiful trim work and I will continue to paint. The tile is done and it is really really really nice. Some of the carpet is even in. It is really coming together.
There is so much to do and only two weeks to do it in. All in good time. I wish I could have a magic wand to finish it all and get over there to get our boys all at once. But, it doesn't work like that. Soon enough we will have them in our arms for good.
Have a great day!
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
blogger check
"When all the chores are done, the avid gardener will invent some new ones." Unknown Gardener
post check
I am checking to see if posting via email works. We will need to do this from Ethiopia.
Hope it works!
Hope it works!
"When all the chores are done, the avid gardener will invent some new ones." Unknown Gardener
Monday, July 14, 2008
Due date: August 11ish
OH WOW! We have our I171H, immigration permission for the boys to the USA! We got our appointment date with the US Embassy in Ethiopia for August 13th. One month from yesterday. So, from what I understand..... we receive the boys on the Monday before (11th) and have the embassy appointment Wed. and final papers on the Friday (15th). We will probably fly home the 18th. School starts the 21st!
So now I am looking at airline tickets and accommodations, etc.... YEAH!
We had our international shots last week. Not so fun.
The basement is drywalled and painted and the tile and carpet will be done this week. Electric and plumbing fixtures will finish next week.
The church had a very nice adoption shower for us last week also. It is so nice to know how many people are supportive of us and this adventure.
I finished Toddler Adoption, finally. It is a good book, but i have a hard time getting through books that are not fiction. :) Fantasy in particular. I highlighted for Dave. He is reading, There is No Me Without You. VERY good book, a must read. Fascinating so a quicker read even though it is 3x as thick. :) Now I have to zoom through Attaching in Adoption. Glad that the other book covered that in some detail as well.
The girls are doing Vacation Bible School this week. Their project is money for the orphanage in Ethiopia. We hope to find what they would like to have and give it to them as a gift. We are so grateful for the care they have and are giving the boys and all the other children as well.
We are so eager to wrap our arms around our little sons and love them in person.
Until later......
So now I am looking at airline tickets and accommodations, etc.... YEAH!
We had our international shots last week. Not so fun.
The basement is drywalled and painted and the tile and carpet will be done this week. Electric and plumbing fixtures will finish next week.
The church had a very nice adoption shower for us last week also. It is so nice to know how many people are supportive of us and this adventure.
I finished Toddler Adoption, finally. It is a good book, but i have a hard time getting through books that are not fiction. :) Fantasy in particular. I highlighted for Dave. He is reading, There is No Me Without You. VERY good book, a must read. Fascinating so a quicker read even though it is 3x as thick. :) Now I have to zoom through Attaching in Adoption. Glad that the other book covered that in some detail as well.
The girls are doing Vacation Bible School this week. Their project is money for the orphanage in Ethiopia. We hope to find what they would like to have and give it to them as a gift. We are so grateful for the care they have and are giving the boys and all the other children as well.
We are so eager to wrap our arms around our little sons and love them in person.
Until later......
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