Tuesday, September 26, 2006

     Received our call from Elvin at 10:50 a.m. Quote: “Consulate say your paperwork in perfect order. A job well done, Lisa. Enjoy rest of day.” Praise the Lord! When I heard the phone ring I didn’t know what to think. I was just hoping for good news. Whew! What a relief that that is over with. Now for the swearing of the oath tomorrow and then we will be on our way home. I cannot wait! I called Doug as soon I hung up the phone. Alivia got to hear her Daddy’s voice from the speakerphone. She was quite inquisitive.
     Kind of a lazy morning once we got the phone call. The pressure was off so we could now relax! Yippee! In the afternoon we headed back out to finish up our shopping. Very important! Had our final lunch was at Lucy’s. Once again, delicious!
     Met up with the group at 5:00 p.m. for dinner. This meal was probably the best of the Chinese meals we have eaten. Dumplings and candied sweet potatoes! Yummy! It is also our last Chinese meal. We will be having pizza again tomorrow night so all the families can stay in to pack. On Thursday, we must be ready to be on the bus by 5:30 a.m. I know it’s early but the adrenaline will be pumping as every family is very anxious to get home.
     Tomorrow we will be taking the oath which will make everything official to make Alivia ours FOREVER! Can’t believe the time has finally arrived! I doubt I will be able to post anymore before we leave because of all the packing we have to do. I will post on Friday or Saturday as soon as I have rested from the long journey home.
     One more day! I am crying tears of joy as I write this. WE ARE FINALLY GOING HOME! This time spent in Guangzhou has been a lot of fun, mostly because we have so enjoyed getting to know all the babies. They are all such precious bundles of joy! All the families have been truly blessed. Thank you, Lord for answering all our prayers. Dear God, may you continue to bless Alivia, Anna, Autumn, Claire, Jocelyn, Katrina, Kylie, Lydia, Mimi, Samantha, and Sasha. May they always know how much they are loved by their new Mommies and Daddies, and especially by you, their Heavenly Father.
     Please continue to keep all of us in your prayers (especially the babies) as we prepare for our 14.5 hour flight home to join our families. This has been a very long journey. A good journey, but a very long journey! It has been an emotional draining experience, but Alivia was all worth it! Jennifer, thanks for hanging in there with me! Couldn’t have done this without you! Tammy, thanks for taking care of my precious Mary! We cannot wait to see our families and friends waiting for us at the airport. Kentucky here we come!

God bless – Lisa, Jennifer and Baby Alivia