Tickets Bought!

We just got John's and Andon's tickets today. John will leave the 15th of November, travelling forward through time and landing in Beijing on the 16th of November where he will catch another flight to Shenyang (capital city of Liaoning). He will meet Andon Tao on the 17th, spend a day in Dalian, go to the consolate in Guangzhou, and return home from Hong Kong on the 26th, traveling backward through time and landing back in Boise on the evening of the 26th. We are deciding if we want to spend Thanksgiving at home or at my parents' home, 2 hours drive away. Maybe we'll wait to meet Andon and see how he copes with this all...

Travel Plans ... FINALLY

We just heard from our agency that John will need to be there to pick up Andon Tao on November 17. That means he will leave in about 2 1/2 weeks! We're so glad things are finally working out. He'll probably leave for China on the 15th of November and then come home as close to the evening of the 25th as possible. I post again once we get plane tickets.

Possible Delays

I am so upset. This morning I heard from our adoption agency that although they are receiving Consulate Appointments for others adopting from China, the orphanage over Tao's care has let them know that THEY want to decide when we come to pick him up. We're still hoping to be able to pick him up on November 10th but now we have to wait to hear from the orphanage before we can buy plane tickets. Apparently the orphanage actually pushed the last family out a week... if that happens John and Tao will just be getting home in time for Thanksgiving. We thought we may have about a week for them to get over jet-lag and still be able to make it to Thanksgiving in Oklahoma... WAITING... and I think my worst vice is lack of patience.