All went well at the Embassy today. The kids are all ours (legally they have been for a while, but now the US recognizes it too). The kids should be clear to travel to the United States, and we expect to have their passports with their visas tomorrow morning. We depart Ethiopia around 7:30 tomorrow night and are scheduled to land in L.A. at around 7:45 Friday morning.
I'm still pretty nervous about the flight home in terms of keeping the kids sane in such a small space, but we just have to do it. The reward is too sweet on the other side.
We owe many of you phone calls when we get back Stateside. I think I'll let Brent drive home (even though I hate being his passenger in L.A. traffic), and I'll start making some phone calls. Any positive vibes you can still muster for a smooth and scream-free flight home would be much appreciated!
so glad it was uneventful. i think that the kids are going to be fascinated by the plane. and tired. i'm sending you all of the peaceful, calm, quiet vibes i've got!
ReplyDeletethe only plane issues we had were the seatbelts! the boys hated being restrained! other than that, it was a pretty smooth flight! congratulations on finally passing embassy! i can't believe it took so long! well, thankfully you can finally bring them to your home!
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So glad to hear that you are finally on your way home! We were looking at pics last night and Elsa popped up in one.....boy do I miss her sweet smile! Hope your flight went well and........ "Welcome Home"!!!
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