Going Home!

As of this afternoon we have all of the documents we need to leave the country!!!!!! Yesterday we went to the embassy to drop off our paperwork and we had to answer some questions about how long we had been here, etc. I don't know what it was about those questions but I started crying. I did everything I could to hold back tears so I didn't look like a total fool but it wasn't working very well. I guess the embassy felt as close to home as I was going to get and yet our trip home still seemed so far away! I just wanted to go home so bad. When I walked out Nadya looked at me and said "Have you been crying?" Then I really lost it. She freaked out and thought something had happened that would keep us here longer. Once we assured her that everything was fine and I was just letting go of 6 weeks worth of emotion she and our driver were so sweet and understanding. Nadya told me that we are one of the most patient families she has ever had. That fact that she felt that way is in itself is a miracle from the Lord because if you know me, patience is not my strong point!

Today we went back to the Embassy and they were playing a video about America. There went the waterworks again! The lady at the Embassy thought something was wrong, but when I explained she was very sweet and said she was glad they were tears of joy that we get to go home. We ran into another Reece's Rainbow family at the Embassy too! For you RR people it was Cindy Allen adopting Irina. She is beautiful!

I have so much more to say and more pictures but as you can imagine we stay very busy since Oksana's arrival. We are packing up now and putting her to bed soon. We will be picked up at 3:30 am to start our journey home. I have no idea how she will do but we are certainly praying! I'll update again on the other side.