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Those who know me well know that I'm not a very sentimental kind of guy... but this last week has been a bit different... I've run into some old friends on FaceBook with whom it has been great to catch up (although I'm feeling very old about it
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Today is Erika's 2nd Gotcha Day! It's hard to believe that she's been with us for two years. She is such a joy, and such a wonderful daughter for us. Here are a couple of pictures I took today - enjoy!
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Many people have asked us how our first week has gone so I thought I'd throw together a quick post explaining how things went. I've never been in the armed forces, but this week has been a little like what I'd imagine things are like for special forces
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Well... we are at home and getting settled in. I've posted a random mix of shots from the last few days with Gran and Grandpa... You can view the slide show by clicking here.
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Unlike the day we waited for Erika's visa, today was very easy and uneventful. The runner showed up right on time and we are happily resting in our room and getting ready to head out for dinner. Tomorrow will be a busy/long day as we fly home and arrive
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Today we got up early, grabbed a quick bite, and Julie, Matt and I met our case worker at 7:45 for a quick run over to the US Embassy (only about 4 or 5 blocks from the hotel). Once through security, we sat in line while our case worker stood in line
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Yesterday and today have been slow, lazy days... hanging out by the pool, enjoying breakfast and dinner buffets, adapting to nap schedules, etc. Matt has been doing great, and is not showing any real signs of grieving. Erika is doing ok right now, but
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Now that the day is winding down, I've got a minute or two to post a few pictures and update the blog. Big thanks go out to Papa for documenting the day. Erika and Matt have a long way to go, but things started to get a bit better at the end of the day
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After 11 months of waiting and a total of 15 months of paperwork and "process" our family is complete again. We received a call this morning just before 8 indicating that we should expect to meet with the social worker and foster mom around
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Yesterday was a good but long day. We started up at 4:30 EST and, of course Erika was *so* excited about being on an airplane that she didn't sleep at all the first flight... she really was fun to watch. We met up with Nana and Papa in the Charlotte airport
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I thought I'd send a quick post letting you all know what our schedule looks like for the next few days.... Thursday: We leave our house around 5:45 AM EST. We'll fly to Charlotte where we'll meet Nana and Papa (my parents). We'll then fly to Guatemala
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Well, evidently someone missed a notification step and we must have passed our last DNA test because tonight we received an email confirmation that we have an appointment at the US Embassy on Monday 3/31. This means that 3/28 (week from Friday) should
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Yes - you read that correctly! Matt's case is OUT of PGN!! We are so excited! This means that we will be traveling to pick him up in 6-8 weeks. We will keep all of you updated as we learn more, and make more progress towards Gotcha Day!
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Here's the rest of the pics that we got in the set of Matt. View the Album And no... we are not out of PGN yet... we appreciate your prayers
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We received another update from our social worker today (she is the best by the way :)). Anyway, she had received notice from the Bethany National Office, so she forwarded it on to us. It basically looks like since we are already in PGN, that
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