Dossier Update

We are plugging away. Today I will go to the bank to get a financial statement notarized. So far, we have:

• Sent away for certified birth certificates
• Asked a few non-family members for "official" letters of recommendation
• Written a letter to our orphanage
• Written a letter to the Ethiopian Government
• Appointed an Ethiopian Power of Attorney
• Employment verification
• Proof of assets and liabilities

We still need to:

• Get official doctor's notes, again (this is much harder than it sounds- frustration!!)
• Take pictures of our house and us (I wonder if Josh and the kitties can be in this pic?)
• Wait for Immigration Services to allow us to schedule fingerprinting (again)
• Go to the Health Dept to get a certified copy of our marriage license
• Proof of home ownership
• Get all of the above notarized
• Send all of the above to the Secretary of State for the official CO seal

In other news, Lucas's knee is doing well. He is at a follow-up visit to the osteopath today, and we're hoping for news that he can start walking on it. We leave for Alaska next Tuesday... so we are crossing fingers that those crutches won't have to come with us. They probably will... but here's hoping!

Alaska! I've never been and never met most of this side of Lucas's family. Luke's cousin Adrienne is marrying Casey in Ketchikan on May 7th. This will most likely be our last true vacation in awhile, so we plan to soak it all in and have a great and relaxing time with family.

We've also had to make some tough decisions in the last few weeks. Will we refinance the house or will we move? Definitely yes to one of those. Andrea will stop going to school for now. Work decisions. Baby room colors! We also have a decision that we'll reveal a little later... quite a surprise to us, I'm sure it will be for you too. Stay tuned.