Sofie Yan lives in Inner Mongolia and it is quite cold now -- highs in the 20's and dropping down to single digits at night. There is even snow in the forecast for next week. It is likely we will be there when it is still really cold, so I bought her a cute coat, hat and mittens to take with us. Got some cute pigtail holders too. :) With the help of the wonderful ladies from Lady Bugs N Love, I've decided to package it up to send to her now, to keep her warm while she is waiting. It's pink, and cute and the warmest one I could find. This is Texas after all! I am also going to send some Texas goodies for her foster family.
We dropped off all of our paperwork at our agency today. It was really nice to meet all the ladies we've worked with so far. As soon as we can get our homestudy update (we are waiting to be assigned to a new social worker), we can file the necessary forms (I800 & I-864W) with immigration. It takes 2 weeks for approval and another 2-3 weeks for the US Consulate in China to issue our Article 5. We should get our travel approval 2 to 4 weeks after that and then travel just a fews weeks later. So, just another 6-9 weeks more of waiting once we get our I800 filed!
If she could only know what wondrous things are about to happen in her little world.
ReplyDeleteThere are some wondrous things about to happen in our world too, Nana Joyce! :)
ReplyDeleteI also found out she already has her first package. Hopefully there will be photos on that camera we sent!
Don't be surprised if they don't let her wear your "winter" coat. When we were in Kazakhstan, they rejected all of the six families' winter coats that we brought. They called them Spring or Fall coats, not suitable for the winters there (temps in Karaganda tend to hover in the 0 degree range). My wife was trying to explain Thinsulate to them wihout any success.
ReplyDeleteEven the couple who live in Hawaii had to buy a ridiculous winter coat. How much use do you think that is going to get? I don't think we used Adelyn's Kaz winter coat since coming home. Add it as another cost to the whole process.
Well, she'll get alot of use of in in Texas too. It's darling.. You're having fun shopping, aren't you sweetie?
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