Friday, September 14th

Well, other than getting our letters for fingerprinting and having done that, there's not much else going on to ease the process along any faster. The good news is that this was all done far sooner than we could have dreamed, and we are thankful for all blessings, great and small.

We have joined an e-group of families with and/or waiting for a child from Zhuhai and we're learning lots and lots. We're making new friends - people who share a common bond - and it's just wonderful. Those who have visited before post photos and we search for glimpses of our daughter. It's always such a magical moment to find her! We are connecting with other families waiting for older children - we are lucky that Ai Li will have friends to chat with on the phone and reconnect with through visits when it's possible. This is so huge. Wish it was tomorrow!

It looks as though we may travel very early in 2008. Smack dab in the middle of winter. Perhaps we won't do the China tour after all - not sure - who wants to climb the Great Wall in those temps? Not me - but we have time to make plans/change plans so it's all rather vague right now. Planning sure is fun - searching the book for cool sites to see, etc.