So big ouchy today! i got my second Hep b shot. and i forgot to tell her to put in the LEFT arm, not my right arm. oh well. so short of the 3rd hep b I'm all good to go. Jeff on the other hand.. ahhh you have to know him to love him.
We got our airline tickets today too!! i still have to read them and make absolutely sure they are as they're supposed to be.. but all four names are there and our little pea pods have their tickets HOME. : )
There were some conflicting stories floating around about the G&R and when folks would actually arrive in Viet Nam. after talking to Amber this morning and hearing what version she was told. Orphanage visit on Monday 7/9 and G&R on Tues 7/10 (G&R btw, stands for Giving and Receiving, it is the ceremony where the Viet Nam government officially declares this child is now legally yours. This does not, however make your child legally yours in the eyes of the US government. that little tap dance takes another two weeks to complete). i called the agency and at first she tells me that since so many folks are arriving on July 8th, they will have everyone stay in Ha Noi that night and fly down the next morning.. hmm not sounding good to me. and then she tells me that flights being what they are these folks could potentially be held up in Ha Noi for several days!! this would mean we would not be adopting our kids till Wed or Thurs or even later that week!! so of course, i freaked (oh wouldn't you???) and got quite upset. i said i wish someone had told me this before i booked tickets to have us arrive an entire week early and what, we just sit around and do nothing waiting for all these folks to make their way down to Da Nang??? so, knowing already the answer to this question.. i toss out.. Well can we at least go to the orphanage while we're waiting?? and to my shock and surprise she says YES!!!! that the facilitator had already thought of that and suggested it himself. he would contact the orphanage director and let her know that we would stop by. and just to let him know which date! OMG!!!! this is a gift from above. we can see the kids and not have a huge army of folks with us??? we can leisurely and casually head down there and spend some quiet time with them. all by ourselves : )
so once i heard that, i forgot about the potentially delayed G&R. i can see my kids. i can spend some time with them. of course the orphanage is 1.5 hours away.. but who cares? it's not like we're going there to hang out by the pool bar! so i happily and hurriedly called Jeff and said wait till you hear this.... so we were both really happy at the end of that call. But then, to make this more confusing, i get home and there's an email from the agency. oh well, you do have a G&R date after all, my bad!!! she says the "target" date for the G&R (what is this a military operation??) is Tuesday 7/10. so this could be a really great win win situation. we'll still head down there on Monday to visit with the kids. and then on Tuesday go down again with the group and this time bring the munchkins two home! so mark your calenders ladies and gents.. July 10th is adoption day!!!!!!!
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