First update: Last Fridays amazing number of 14 Visas in the Pouch was WRONG!!!! There were actually EIGHTEEN!!!!!!!!! Can you imagine? We are used to hearing of 1-3 babies a month going home!!! EIGHTEEN!!! This came directly from the Transition House where a mum is picking up her little boy and she was told by the people there!!!
Add to this the newest news. The MOST PROMISING NEWS!!!! This news came right from our agency. Apparently the 2-3 months for Court date has been altered. They are now anticipating ONE TO TWO MONTHS!!!!!!!! We have already used up one of our weeks waiting.
On top of that REMARKABLE NEWS - get this..... Visas are now taking WEEKS - down from the 6 month wait prior to Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
This means - if nothing changes, our little girls could be home by June, July, or August?!?!?!?!? HELLO!?? Is that possible??? Somebody get me a cold cloth - I'm about to pass out!! LOL!! I have rooms to decorate, clothes to buy, toys to find. Wow!! Girl stuff here I come!!!
Actually, I won't shopping like a madwoman until after the court date, but according to the dates, I may not have a lot of shopping time once court goes through!! Whoa!!
I was fully intending on going on a SHOOOOPPPPPPPINNG Trip once we passed Court date. That means going on a five hour trip to where there are real stores and boutiques and girly girl stuff. What fun!!!!
I hope you are ready to go shopping, Mandy!!! *smile* Of course, Corrie and I will begin the big spree on our Road Trip in May.....
We of course, are gearing ourselves up for the possible full term ride of October travel. But I am hanging onto this most incredible news I have heard yet!!!!!
Praise the Lord who wants His babies to come to loving families!!!!
Yippeee Kiyeeeah!!!
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I am flabbergasted! I am also perhaps reading this "just in the nick of time" as we just started to fill out applications for citizenship today and this makes me doubt that decision and lean towards PRV but it also makes me hope that instead of waiting 6-12 months for a referral, it may be shorter because if the kids are leaving the TH faster, that makes room for more kids and eventually makes room for "my" kids!
Oh my... this is so exciting! I am an expert shopper...perhaps we can hit some Edmonton stores together on your trip through here. You have so much to do and you will get to be part of your daughters' lives sooner and longer. I am so thrilled for you! I am practically jumping out of my chair! Come on court date!
YES!!! I will WILLINGLY go shopping with you!!!! I can't wait to hear about your referral! There is NOTHING like that moment, and then the moment after when you drink in your children's faces.... *smile*
THAT IS SO EXCITING!!! I am hoping June 1) because it's sooner, and 2) because I'll be in the Dominican and July and don't want to miss hearing all about them!!!
Um, sorry to disappoint you Justine, but before you pass out from all the excitement (lol ~ i can just imagine!), it sounds like it's not quite as good as it sounded... the "author" of the good news added a correction to the "1-4 weeks for visas" and said it was actually "1-4 months." (I guess 4 weeks is about the same as one month anyway... so it could still happen that fast).
But from the sounds of things, the big picture is still looking more beautiful all the time! And hopefully everything will be through for you before court closures and that you can bring your beautiful girls home soon!
karen
Hmm, ok, so i'm reading down your blog, and it sounds like visas ARE coming through in weeks?? Wow... guess that's been so far down the road for us, and i've been just mostly looking at where we're at now...
karen
How exciting!!! All of this waiting and now you may have them soon!!!!!
Jumpin' Justine!
The first part of Psalm 68:6 comes to mind as I read the end of your post:
"God setteth the solitary in families..."
So happy for you all. :)
-Steen
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