ANTICIPATION

Still Waiting for word on our TA

Remember the old ketchup commercial with the kid, waiting for the ketchup to pour from the bottle and it moved ever so slowly, as the song, "anticipation" was playing in the background...well, that's a little of what it's been like this week!!!  Ever since learning we have a very strong chance of receiving our TA this week, the days are dragging by.....once the afternoon hits, I begin checking my cell phone repeatedly to ensure I haven't missed "THE" call from our agency. Torture.....complete torture.

I did some detective work this afternoon.  I called an international shipping service and asked them how long it would take a letter package to arrive Delaware in the US (our agency's location) from Beijing, China and she quoted us, tomorrow, Thursday, 11/11 by 4:30 pm, providing there's no glitch with customs. So, there's still a chance we will see our TA, this week!!  Another bit of hopeful news, other families who are aware their TA is coming in this batch, hasn't received their TA, either.  So, the wait continues................

We viewed airline prices tonight to see how close we can book flights without them being astronomically high in price....it appears that even as short as 7 days, we can still manage reasonable prices.  Thankfully, this buys us more time to receive our TA and in turn, contact China for our Consulate Appointment.

For those not familiar with China adoptions, it's both the TA and CA that are equally important with regards to travel.  One must have TA to travel into China but a family must also have a CA before traveling.

Prayers for our TA & A SPEEDY TURN-AROUND WITH CA!!!