Goodbyes and Thank Yous

Today is a hard day because Daddy is heading back to the capital tonight on the overnight train so he can catch an early flight home on Saturday.  We will sure miss him :(.  This morning was the perfect time to open up my email and see a message that our AdoptTogether fund had received another donation from our Ravenna First Church of God family!!!  Over $500!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

We also have some other good news to share - We have court for Big Sister D on May 7 - woo hoo!! We should find out today if we will be allowed to combine court for both girls, or if we will have to have a separate court.  A separate court (3 1/2 hours away) will mean several more long trips to Little D's village, more money, more paperwork, and it could add a couple weeks to our trip :(. Please pray that the judge will allow us to have one court date. 

After the court date, there is a ten day waiting period before I am allowed to pick up the girls.  After that, we will travel back to the capital (overnight train) to start Embassy paperwork and medicals. If all goes well, we may be home at the end of May :)

Here are some pics from the last few days. Thank you again for all of your support and encouragement!

Our wonderful facilitator - she is amazing and is such an awesome advocate for the kids here:

Getting a manicure from my daughter and her friend:

Daddy's first bracelet!

Some photos from our daily life, and yes, I had to buy some cat food :)

A restaurant at a nearby hotel: