Plane Tickets Check Check!!!

It was a challenge because of the New Year holiday but we are all ticketed. We leave at 12/30am on the 31st. We are traveling through Seoul Korea from there we can fly directly into Nanjing and bypass Bejing. We will ring in the New Year somewhere between New York--- Korea and the international date line. I can't think of a better way to ring in the New Year. How fitting that we are on this journey to completing our family as 2010 starts new. We will be returning 1/15/10 finally as our complete family of four Kate.

Hooray!!!!!!

Our fingerprints have cleared and we are bound for China. We need to be in China 1/3/2010. On to travel arrangements. We're coming Matthew !!!!!

Consulate Appointment

Our consulate appt is confirmed for 1/11/10 one week earlier than we thought YEAH!!! Alas our fingerprint clearance may hold us up as we have not yet received notification saying that our fingerprints done on December 3rd have cleared. I have sent an email to homeland security to inquire about their status and if they have not been cleared could they please expedite them Hoping the lovely people in Homeland Seciruty are in the holiday spirit. Keep your fingers crossed Kate.

China Here We Come

We received our TA today Hooray !!!!! The final leg of this uphill journey. Homeland is scheduling our CA as we speak best case scenario because of a week long New Year holiday in China is that we would arrive in China 1/10/10 get Matthew on 1/11/10 or 1/12/10 and have our consulate appt 1/19/10 return home 1/22/10. Hoping we can make that all work out. We are relieved and over the moon that we will be on our way shortly and the next month will be busy with final preparations as we look forward to being a fun family of four All the Best Kate.

Fingerprinted Again

Fingerprinted again as our immigration fingerprints expire on 1/1/10. Way too close for comfort so away we went one more time to our friends at the application support center. The security guard at the door actually remembered us from the last time. Steve and I are pretty sure now we have more fingerprints on file than an inmate on death row. Pretty sure I'm not going out on a limb here to suggest they probably haven't changed but we know at least for sure that this is our last time---- All the Best-- Kate.

Could this be Our Week ????

Well we're praying this is our week. We are beginning the fourth week since our LOSC was sent to China. Our agency's best estimate is three to four weeks for TA so we should be right there. Our house is in anticipation mode and I jump when the phone rings. Please send us all your positive thoughts that this will be our week Kate

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone and may you enjoy your families and your blessings this day and always. We are nearing the end of week 3 of an estimated 3-4 week wait for TA.. Keeping our fingers crossed All the Best Kate