30 January 2008

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We got LOA today! Day 61! Woohoo!
CCAI called to let us know they will be overnighting our LOA today, we'll get it tomorrow morning, sign it and overnight it back to them!! The 'guesstimate' that we will receive TA (travel approval) in 4-5 weeks, due to the fact that China has a week off for Chinese New Year in February! Then a few weeks after that we will be able to travel! So, if all goes well we are looking at late March, early April!! Wow, we still have so much to do, and so many things to get before we go! Because of Paisley's head we need to make sure that the house is babyproofed a little more carefully, and that all her toys, bedding, carseats etc have no sharp of uncomfortable edges. Holey Cow...guess I need to start filling that freezer with food for when we get back! Anyone fancy dropping over for a cooking bee??

16 comments:

Unknown said...

Congratulations! I saw your post on the CCAI WC list and headed over here to say HOORAY!

Unknown said...

Yeah! Only two more acronyms to go!!

dawn said...

Fabulous, simply fabulous.
It won't be long now. This last 2 weeks is a real pain in the bum though.

Glad you liked Carol.

kitchu said...

Thanks for calling me to let me know, that was the best news of my WEEK- maybe my whole month? Oh wait, there was one other thing that happened recently that was quite special (wink).

SO happy for you guys. And equally happy my computer is BACK UP. And I've been BACKING up all my important files, to boot (pun intended).

Now the hunt for MAC.

Anna B. said...

YEAH FOR YOU GUYS!! So happy for you. I had dang better send that Ergo NOW.....if it would ever stop snowing and Sarah would sleep. I think I might lose my mind soon.

Yeah for Paisley being home for her first birthday with her family!!

Patricia said...

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! GREAT news!!
And you KNOW I'd be knocking on your doot with a great big tray of lasagne for you to stick in the freezer if I could!

HOORAY!!! Paisley should be with her mommma, daddy & mei mei for her first birthday??? HOPE HOPE HOPE, Hoppes!

Barbie said...

A HUGE congratulations Hayley! Wow...61 days...yahoo!!

Do you have one of those places near you where you can go and make up to like 12 meals at a time? They have all the ingredients and you just put them all together and freeze them. I have heard of people doing that so their freezer is stocked when they get home. And it only takes a couple of hours to prepare!

Patricia said...

OK...HOW many typos did I have in my last comment???? YIKES! I better start going to bed a LOT earlier!

Gail said...

YIPPEE!!!!
Gail

Margaret M said...

Haley I am so happy that you got your LOA....how exciting. I hope you have a few minutes to add this to your blog....Tag, You're IT
Margaret
www.journeytobabybecky.blogspot.com

OziMum said...

OMG! If you do go late March -early April, you'll be there, when we're there!!! We arrive in Beijing on 22 April and finish up in Hong Kong on 5 May!

Is 61 days quick, to get a LOA? It seemed quick!

PS> great news about Mike's visa!

James Michael said...

Yeah! Congratulations! Sorry I missed your call again. I head away on a girls weekend tomorrow AM and will give you a call early next week. Can't call when Charlotte is around....she is in that phase of not liking my attention elsewhere.

Carrie said...

I wish I lived a lot closer so I could help you out! but here is us sending love and some extra energy your way to get this house ready and filling that freezer!

Debra said...

This is fantastic!!! What more can I say. We also have some news....very different than our plan....hey he works in mysterious ways....I'll email you!

Deb said...

Haley,
I am just catching up from being gone.....and now I am reading your awesome news!!! So exciting!!!!Congratulations!
Deb

Chelley said...

Omgooodness where was I when you posted this?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

CONRATS!!!!