Day 10

Day 10:

"Tuesday

Began the day at the buffet. It’s so nice to have everything prepared for us.
I’m not going to want to cook when I get home!!!!
A has his Eagle Scout interview today (Chinese time) tomorrow American
time. Please be praying for him.
Can’t get the internet to send out emails. Can receive them, but can’t send.

We have to wait in our room this morning while our guides submit our
paperwork to the consulate. We have to be available for a phone call to answer
questions if needed. We gave the boys the remote controlled cars this morning, so
they would have something to keep them occupied while we wait.
I’m reading and catching up on these updates. Daddy is reading too, and
fixing the cars when needed.
Waiting on Aunt T to arrive.
This afternoon is the Oath Taking Ceremony at the Consulate. Then we wait
till 4pm on Thursday for their visas. After that we are golden and fly to Beijing on
Friday, and then home on Saturday, early. Can’t wait.
The boys are quite excited about the cars. “Thank you, Thank you”, they said
when we brought them out. They take such delight in life and in the simplest of
pleasures, like swimming in the pool, and the fooseball table. We are having fun
with them.
My stomach and back are feeling poorly, but it doesn’t slow us down.
Please continue to lift us up in prayer.
Met in the lobby at 2 pm for a bus ride to the Consulate for the Oath
Ceremonty. Arrived about 20 minutes early so just visited in the room with other
adoption families from our agency and others. The Administrator talked with us for
about 20 minutes about what function the Consulate performs, then we repeated a
one sentence oath that we had spoken the truth on our forms. Then we were done.
The boys signed their applications and we were off to the hotel again.
Grabbed Teri’s things and walked her about a mile to the metro station. Said
goodby. I miss her already. Then walked to Papa John’s for dinner. It was good; the
butter sauce was different, but I don’t need butter on my pizza!
Visited with our team while the boys played fooseball.
Then it was bedtime. Laid in bed thinking about leaving in 4 days. Well
actually it was in 99 hours. That seems sooner, somehow. Great thought. Miss my
Texas kiddos immensely."