Have I mentioned how I am much more of a creative person than an organized one! SO we are at the waiting for article 5 phase - almost done!! I had been hearing about needing to apply for visa's but hadn't seen anything on this - well I opened up an alternate email today to see 7 emails from our travel advisor - UGH!
Sooo, I changed my cleaning plans to filling out 5 sets of Visa's and trying to determine if we should us our agency to process them or a courier. For once they were cheaper - I know shocking right!!
I think I have everything filled out correctly and just need everyone to sign on the dotted line in the morning and hubby to get the passports out of the safe.
Just as a note ~ I thought traveling at the end of the year would be GREAT! Isn't it amazing how we forget what a hectic time of year this can be! Homecoming this week (our kids go to a K-12 school so everyone participates) then halloween, then big boys birthday and THanksgiving.
Oh yeah plus packing for 5 people - I mean 7 ~ . S . E . V . E . N . people will be coming home - holy cow I think we officially might have a big family!
Did I mention we are taking only carry on! Yep this should be interesting! Actually I found a great packing list on rumor queen (chinaadopttalk.com) for only carryon.
OK back to the hectic schedule. I normally make my kids halloween costumes. In fact after seeing the hideous street walker costumes available in my 9 year old daughters size I knew for sure I would be making hers. Then our LOA came, our I-800 paperwork and then that was approved and our DS 230 paperwork. Needless to say - no sewing this year but I was able to find a remotely appropriate costume at Home Goods that will work with biker shorts!
I know I am jsut rambling but adoption has already affected our family. It takes a ton of time, and money. Another $1000 goes out the door with our visa's. I know t will be worth it in the end but . it . can. be . hard - everyone wants their cut, all I want is our sweet little ones.
On a happier note - we went to the homecoming carnival tonight. Little man played a ton of games, met his friends and pretty much left momma behind. I was able to get some fun pics on my phone of him eating gummy bears of a paper plate that were stuck in place with chocolate syrup. Can you say college beer drinking games LOL!
Sooo, I changed my cleaning plans to filling out 5 sets of Visa's and trying to determine if we should us our agency to process them or a courier. For once they were cheaper - I know shocking right!!
I think I have everything filled out correctly and just need everyone to sign on the dotted line in the morning and hubby to get the passports out of the safe.
Just as a note ~ I thought traveling at the end of the year would be GREAT! Isn't it amazing how we forget what a hectic time of year this can be! Homecoming this week (our kids go to a K-12 school so everyone participates) then halloween, then big boys birthday and THanksgiving.
Oh yeah plus packing for 5 people - I mean 7 ~ . S . E . V . E . N . people will be coming home - holy cow I think we officially might have a big family!
Did I mention we are taking only carry on! Yep this should be interesting! Actually I found a great packing list on rumor queen (chinaadopttalk.com) for only carryon.
OK back to the hectic schedule. I normally make my kids halloween costumes. In fact after seeing the hideous street walker costumes available in my 9 year old daughters size I knew for sure I would be making hers. Then our LOA came, our I-800 paperwork and then that was approved and our DS 230 paperwork. Needless to say - no sewing this year but I was able to find a remotely appropriate costume at Home Goods that will work with biker shorts!
I know I am jsut rambling but adoption has already affected our family. It takes a ton of time, and money. Another $1000 goes out the door with our visa's. I know t will be worth it in the end but . it . can. be . hard - everyone wants their cut, all I want is our sweet little ones.
On a happier note - we went to the homecoming carnival tonight. Little man played a ton of games, met his friends and pretty much left momma behind. I was able to get some fun pics on my phone of him eating gummy bears of a paper plate that were stuck in place with chocolate syrup. Can you say college beer drinking games LOL!
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