Some good news

Well, it has been a while since I posted here. I guess I have been using the old thought, "If you have nothing good to say, just don't say anything." Investigation, waiting, irritation, no news, etc., etc. Now, there is some good news!

We are out of investigation! Wait, let me type that again. WE ARE OUT OF INVESTIGATION! I can barely believe it. It has been a long, hard road, but now, the end is in sight. We are back in PGN (the Guatemalan version of family court/office of the Attorney General). Now, we simply go through some final steps there, get a director's signature, and on to the US Embassy. There we will be given our pickup date (our "Pink") and away we go! It is really hard to believe. Of course, there could always be a stubbling block or two, but we are preparing ourselves for that and just hoping they don't happen.

The not so great part is the cash. We are low. We had a fundraising event and raised about $7000 and have gotten a loan to cover part of it. However, this thing has gone on for a while and we have had to pay some extra money during the process. So, I have setup a PayPal account to accept donations. We have about $5000 to go to get him. I know we can do it. Some will donate. We will sell some stuff. It will happen! If you do want to donate, click the "Make A Donation" button to the right. Thanks!

I just love good news.

Joseph's first birthday

Today is Joseph's first birthday, and I am much sadder than I thought I would be. Tra and I haven't really talked about it yet, but I am sure she is feeling the same way. This morning we told Nathan and he asked if that meant that Joseph was coming home. I almost cried right then.

We both thought about sending somethings down for him, but individually decided not to. Maybe we are subconsciously just wanting him to enjoy those things when he gets home.

We have been in PGN now for 14 or 15 weeks and I am starting to lose my patience. Nine months of knowing and loving this kid and yet we still have no word on getting into our home. It is a little like pregnancy, but there is not a delivery date just around the corner. We only had to wait 8 months for Nathan!

I guess that is it for now.

Tim