ummm...Happy Birthday!

So...It is two weeks until the next adoption travel group heads to Ethiopia.

Are we in this travel group?

--NO ONE KNOWS!--

The U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia has not assigned any Holt families to the next visa interview date

(July 13th). Micah called the agency this morning and they said no news yet. The understanding staff there did say we could keep calling if it gives us peace of mind. HA! They are so gracious, we are thankful for this agency!

......HOLD THAT THOUGHT......

This was the blog I was in the middle of writing when Micah called me to say, "Happy Birthday, check your email." I opened an email to read...

We have received a visa interview date for your travel group of July 13, 2010 and you are travel group # 13 for calendar year 2010!!!!!!!

(exclamation points mine)

Ok, well I better get busy it looks like we are taking off 2 weeks from tomorrow! This is the culmination of a long, exciting process and we are so blessed by the parts that you have all played! Please continue to take these things before the throne with us:

Reasonable ticket rate, safety, health, that A. will be ready to receive love and warm up to us quickly, smooth adjustment time as a family when we return home.