Well, after waiting for what seemed forever, our LOA arrived at our house December 31, 2007 at 10:00 CST!!!! We quickly signed it and checked the "Yes, we want this child" box and rushed off to Corsicana to overnight the LOA back to CHI. It will arrive NO LATER than 10:30 am on Wednesday morning and CHI will promptly mail it back to CCAA.
Now, let me explain what happens next. We must wait, hopefully no more that 2-3 weeks for CCAA to send us our TA (travel approval) which says, "Come and get your child now!". Once we have our TA, CHI will make an appointment with the US Consulate in Guangzhou, China. This appointment is called our CA and it is when we get Laura's visa to enter the US and become an American citizen. Once we have our CA in Guangzhou, we have permission to bring Laura home to Fairfield. We are really hoping for our appointment to be February 25, 2008. Then, we will make all of our travel plans and leave for China.
We want to leave February 12 and tour Beijing for 2 days before going on to Laura's province, Gansu, and getting Laura on February 17! This date also happens to be my father's birthday. I am so excited for him as he is turning 62 and will get his 10th grandchild AND his Social Security in the same year!!!!!!! So, please pray the we can get our Consulate Appointment for February 25 and that we can leave February 12!!!
Happy New Year to all of our family and friends. We pray for God to bless you with love, laughter, happiness, and prosperity in 2008.
2 comments:
I am so excited for your family!! Continuing to pray for peace and joy while you wait.
Love,
Jenn
I hope you get your CA date!! February 12th isn't far away at all!! How exciting!!
Jill from CHI, adopting Hudson Dean
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