Waiting isn't that fun

Well there is no real news about the process as we are still waiting for the international team to approve our home study.  Our social worker said today that they must have gotten hit with a bunch at one time...ugh.  After they approve it, we will then submit it to DCFS to be approved but once approved by the international team the DCFS approval is certain, just a step that has to be done.

I tried to order Cardinal tshirts that you can personalize and have Mabry and 47 put on the back but a week later I got an email saying that they couldnt' make those because basically since Mabry is retired they can no longer use his name and number.  I then stopped by the Cardinal Store at the mall where you can buy jerseys and have a players name and number put on the back.  I explained my story to the lady at the desk and she said that even though she wasn't suppose to she would do it for me because of our story.  SO I bought all 4 jerseys before she could change her mind.  It was like Christmas to get those Jerseys!!!!  I do want to get a red cardinals jersey in a toddlers size for her and have it personalized at that same store.  The lady said that they didn't have a red one that small but if I found one she would personalize it for me.  So I will see if I can find it.  How cute would it be for us to all wear it the day she returns off the plane and for her to have one on too!!!!!  I sure hope it all works out!!!

So here we are just waiting but that is something that God is really helping me with.  I am becoming much more aware that this is just the way the process is, I cannot change it, and therefore I just have to go with the flow and things will happen when they are meant to happen!!!  I have been watching youtube videos of "gotcha days" and found a video where they went to the childs orphanage.....I will say that there will be many tears shed in China....both happy and excited tears but also tears of sadness for the ones left behind.  Definitely a very eye opening experience so far and I cannot even imagine the lessons on the horizon.  Remember that ALL the money raised from the tshirts go to the orphanage....Mabry is a lucky one that will get a loving family but there are many that remain and we want to do our part to help them.