On Schedule-so far!

The escorts are scheduled to leave for Kaz on Friday. They should get to Shymkent on Sunday and pick the girls up Monday morning and head back to Almaty. So far so good. I should be meeting the girls at 10:33 am Saturday the 24th. Ok, that is when their plane lands so it will probably be a while after that before they actually get through customs etc.

2 weeks to go- I hope!

2 weeks until this journey is finally over and the truely exciting one begins. I am hoping for an update on the timeline early next week, but information seems scarce right now. It still seems like the escorts will leave on the 16th and return on the 24th.
I am painting the playroom this weekend. The color is Poetic Princess- or most people would call it light purple. I'll post some pictures when it is done. I am also trying to figure out how to install the car seats. Lots of latches and belts and clips to connect. I have to guess where to set the harness straps as I don't have the girls here to try the seats on for size. I hope I guess right because I don't want to have to be adjusting them in the middle of the O'hare airport parking lot.

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I got the call today to tell me when to schedule the flights for the girls to come home. I guess there was a delay with one of their passports and now they are not scheduled to come home until the 24th! Yesterday, I was worried that they would come home early and I needed to rush to get things ready, now I have an extra week and I am unhappy that I have to wait even longer. I guess I should look at the bright side and say at least I have a date now, but I will miss being with Sasha for her 2nd birthday by a week. I know she won't care, but I do.

Paperwork!!!

I just found out the girl's paperwork should be complete by October 10th. I don't have a date for the escort yet, but it will be sometime between the 10th and the 15th so Sasha should be home by her 2nd birthday!!!!!!!! She will turn 2 on the 16th. I am sure she will sleep through it if jet lag effects her like it did me, but she will be home and that is what is important. It is getting so close and i have sooo much left to do. I need to get going and finish up my projects!

Mini Update

It looks like my paperwork has started moving through the system. My coordinator says I might get an update on my timeline next week. I am still hoping for October 15 (or sooner), but I will hopefully get some idea next week.

Waiting-AGAIN

I am now in my very last phase of waiting. Each period of waiting has gotten harder than the last. This one will be extra hard because I am missing the girls so much, but it is also easier because I have met the girls and I know that everything is going to work out in the end. It seems like I have been waiting for one thing or the other in this process for years. It hasn't gotten any easier.
I am guessing the girls will come home around October 15, but that is just a guess. Sasha's 2nd birthday is October 16th so I am hoping that she will be home to celebrate her birthday this year. That would be a very nice present for both of us.

Day 17

Well, I was hoping for an official email from Kaz saying I was clear and there was no appeal during the 15 day appeal period. My coordinator told me that I won't get an all clear, but since I have not heard anything, then that means I am clear. So no news is good news! I waited a few extra days just to be sure, but I can now say that I am the official legal mom of Leeza and Sasha and hopefully they are busy on the paperwork to get the girls home!
I miss them terribly and wish they were home already. One month to go before they are home! I hope it goes fast.