The Letter is in Beijing

It has taken quite a bit longer than we had hoped but the letter finally made its way to Beijing and was delivered yesterday. Just to give a little history of its travels! It arrived in Edmonton Thursday Sept. 11, was sent to us Friday the 12th but of course didn't arrive until Monday afternoon the 15th, then sent back to Edmonton Tuesday the 16th and finally left Edmonton Friday the 19th. Then it touched down in Memphis, TN and Anchorage, Alaska before arriving in Beijing and was delivered our time 11:47p.m. Sunday, Beijing time 2:37pm Monday the 22th. Quite the milk route!! Also, what a relief! Now we wait again for the letter entitled Notice of Coming to China. It can take 2 to 3 weeks. Once we have that one we will make travel arrangements.

WE HAVE THE LETTER

Well, here it is!! The letter has officially arrived!! Now all we have to do is sign and date the document and send it back to China. Then they send us one more piece of paperwork which is called the Notice of Coming to China. We will be travelling sometime in November not sure of the specific dates but we will be ready by then and hopefully have a little time to rest up and anticipate with great excitement the day we meet Tianfeng. Which in the China adoption world is called Gotcha Day! The boys are so excited about going to China to meet her!

The house also continues to progress. We now have shingles on the veranda and doors in the porch. As well Stephen is now putting styrofoam insulation on the top to match up with the bottom. The sider will be here tomorrow and then it will take on a whole new look. Can't wait to show you the finished product.

Letter of Confirmation Has Arrived

Excitement in the Hayden House!!!!. The permission we have waited for has been granted! The special letter called the Letter of Confirmation for Adoptees has arrived and is on its way to us via Fed Ex. This letter gives us permission to come to China and bring Tianfeng home. The most exciting part is that we will now travel in 6 to 8 weeks, which means Julianna will be with us for Christmas! We get to call tomorrow and find out a bit more about the travel arrangements. Will fill you in on the details as soon as we hear more!

School Has Started

It is so hard to believe it is September the 3rd. Today was the second day of school and so far things are going OK! Nobody went back with a big hurrah but there have been no bouts of weeping and knashing of teeth either.

Both older boys are playing football this year, so Monday, Wednesday and Friday are practice nights and Saturday is game day. I must say as their Mom they do look quite cute in their uniforms. Music lessons don't start for awhile yet.

Renovations continue, the veranda floor and roof are on and Stephen is madly wiring the upstairs hoping to be ready for an inspection later this week. There unfortunately are just not enough hours in the day.

Today is another day of silence on the adoption front! Hopefully, there will be some news later this month.