Now, suddenly EVERYTHING is happening at once

11:00 am  Jeff and i went to the bank and had all our updated/amended docs notarized. then off to Fedex to send the docs to the SOS. they have virtually next day service so we should get our state certified docs back on Tuesday. Once those come back, off to the the agency they go, and then to the consulate for authentication. So we are really and truly down to the final wire.


Our agency told us they have a group going out May 10, and another May 20. They said we should expect to go out in the June group, but not to EXCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING IN THE MAY 20TH GROUP!!!! I told Jeff we're on high alert. now that we can finally finish the kids room, we need to start getting our packing lists together. Our shots... oh my,  way too much to even think of. and on top of all this craziness i'm stressing over whether to try and enroll our little dude in Kindergarten this August. With him only being home a couple of months.. and being so teeny tiny scrawny little, i have my reservations... gut says wait a year... we'll see...

Ahhhh and then we had one more really great surprise today. I got two new videos and two new pictures of our kids. They cut their hair off, which was sad, but we knew it would eventually happen. they look so lost and confused in the videos... They're surrounded by lots of toys and candies.. and quite frankly we all know this is not a daily occurrence in orphanage life. I can't wait to get them home and give them all kinds of goodies, (good loving being one) and let them know this is for real... not just for the camera... but for real. they will get to keep their toys and their candies even after the camera stops rolling. I wish so bad we could go there right now. but hopefully in another 6 weeks or less ??