Good News!

Well friends - it seems that all the extra, extra, super-duper thorough clearances are in...and as expected and predicted - we are still qualified to adopt this precious boy that needs his forever family so badly.

The night before Thanksgiving - (all creatures were stirring in preparation for the Thanksgiving meal!) and an email from our social worker quietly slipped into my email inbox. It stated that all paperwork was in and that on the following Tuesday, everything should be sent to the ICPC office in Alabama (Interstate Compact Office - all home studies in Alabama must go through here) and then be sent to US Immigration.

I think that these important emails should come screaming into our inbox with some wild song or noise accompanying them - like "The Eye of the Tiger" or maybe the sound of coins cascading out of a slot machine. Something - to indicate that some of the most important news of your life is sliding into your electronic sphere.

So - a mere 29 days after the delay - we got our good news. And we predicted a 30 day delay at best. So...we are beating the odds. And I'll take that for today. There is, of course, more to the saga....and I will catch you up on that very soon.