WE HAVE A COURT DATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BAAAHHH!!!

After much waiting, anticipation and many tears- we finally have a court date- November 4th!

The travel coordinator, Kristen, called me this morning while I was on a walk with the kiddos on the Kokosing Gap Trail. We were a half mile in when we got the call! Needless to say, I couldn't get outta there fast enough. There were a million people to call and plane tickets to book!

Right now- this is what we know. Our court date is on Thursday, November 4th (which also happens to be my father in law's birthday). We need to arrive in Ethiopia no later than the evening of Monday, November 1st, in order to have 2 full days with Phin prior to our court appointment. We are free to leave (without Phin- woe is me) that same evening .

If all goes well and we pass court, we can expect our embassy appt to be scheduled for anywhere between 4-10 wks later. We're praying for 4!!!! We would, of course, love to travel and be back WELL before the Christmas holiday. But what an amazing Christmas present!!! Our son WILL BE HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!! ACK!!!!!!!!!

It's amazing to me that I have spent the better part of the last 3 months twiddling my thumbs and counting down the days until court opened. Now, I am in a million directions all at once! So much to do. So much to plan. One thing I know for sure . . ,

WE'RE COMIN' PHIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!