Okay, so I started out talking about end of February, early March. Then that turned into end of March, or sometime in April. THEN we got a travel date for April. BUT yesterday we got a phone call and e-mail that changed that all. In fact, we are leaving VERY soon.
It began with Mom not answering the phone. She didn't recognize the number and was busy doing schoolwork with Sports Dude. So she let it go to the answering machine. Then the answering machine cut out when the lady leaving the message said who she was. As Mom finished schoolwork with Sports Dude, she was trying to place the voice when suddenly it dawned on her who it was. Our social worker.
Once Mom knew who it was, she tried calling her back, but got the answering machine. Then she tried to call Dad, but couldn't get a hold of him. FINALLY, Dad called Mom and Mom told him she could talk to him, but if someone tried calling through, than she'd have to go because she thought the social worker had just called.
Then Dad told Mom that he had just gotten off the phone with the social worker, (who had called him), and they had an earlier travel date for us, if we could do it. He also said that the social worker had sent an e-mail earlier, but we hadn't gotten it. So Mom searched for it, found it, opened it up, but didn't look as she waited for Dad to tell her the date. Meanwhile Bob was leaning over her shoulder reading the e-mail and his face lighting up and getting excited as he read. He started motioning to me and trying to sign the date. Suddenly Mom was talking really excited and I rushed over to the computer and read the date in the e-mail and was so surprised and excited too.
After hanging up with Dad, Mom called her parents to see whether they were able to watch Bob, Sports Dude, and Miss Bossy while we were gone. Mom's mom quickly said yes! We had an hour to decide whether we could do it, so Mom called Dad to let him know the news so he could call the social worker back right away. He couldn't get ahold of her, but eventually we knew we had made it and we were going to Ethiopia, a month earlier than we had planned before!
Since then Mom and Dad have been really busy getting things ready for Belly Boy and our traveling. Dad bought the tickets to the plane. Mom has cancelled things and made plans for our math class, etc. And right now they're finishing up the rest of their bedroom.
We are all so excited. We are leaving March 3rd for Ethiopia. We will reach Ethiopia, March 4th and will come home March 11th. This is ELEVEN days away! Not 30, 18, or even 12 days away! 11!!!!
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CONGRATULATIONS!! CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU ALL IN ETHIOPIA WITH BELLY BOY IN YOUR ARMS!
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