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Dear Editor,
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hmmmmm....

Well, in the last month, I have been in a whirlwind. I was notified shortly after Thanksgiving that I would have my LOI ( letter of invitation) in a few weeks. From then on, I have been flying around gathering last minute documents for the trip. As of today, I am tentatively to head out to Kazakhstan around the 28th of this month! Now it is gut check time!
Right now in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan, it is a nice balmy, minus 20 degrees. Oh my.. what have I gotten myself in to!!
Still working on details.. more to come later!

Paris!

This was the way I spent my 40th birthday! Doesn't get much better than to be in Paris!

Fun cold day at the mountains!

NEWS!!!!!! YAHOOOO!

Long time since last post. I was really waiting for a good reason to post and here it is! I was notified by my coordinator that I will be traveling to Kazakhstan later this month or early January. What a road this has been! I have been frantically updating documents and with the exception of 2 , I have everything done! It seems that Kazakhstan was going thru some changes in their processing of dossiers / families for adoption etc. got in just under the wire last spring and have been waiting ever since!
So where to go from here.. I am to apply for a visa for a stay in the country, get travel plans in order, and complete documents needed to travel. I don't think I will be traveling prior to Jan 1 One document I need is going to take a few weeks. Definately need some prayers on that one!
So.. going to try to add some things to the blog in the next few days! More later!! I'M really on my way now!!

Great News!!

I found out today that I have been assigned to the Pavlodar region in Kazakhstan! This means that I have essentially been approved by the government to adopt a child! So now...just waiting for my LOI ( Letter of Invitation - to travel). Hopefully this will be in the summertime. Just keep waiting and praying!
Heading to Blowing Rock this weekend for Easter!

Attached is a map of Kazakhstan. Pavlodar is located in the Northeast section of the country.