Success! We got down to the Secretary of State office to get our documents apostilled in time to be the last people they served for the day. And, as a bonus, there were a few items that were acceptable (to K's country) to bundle together, and they were able to do that for us, so instead of 9 apostilles at $5 each we were able to do it with 6! We have seen God providing what we need for this adventure not only through having the funds we need to pay what we need to pay, but also through things costing less than we expected (like not having to pay for parking for our fingerprints, or Matt's first medical papers being done without an appointment, or even the fact that when we had to have our second medical examinations done where we actually had to see the doctor, Matt conveniently had the flu, so our doctor coded the visit as a flu visit which is less expensive than a physical - who knew that having the flu at just the right time would be a piece of God providing what we need?)
The ice sculptures were completely gone. Not just melted, but apparently they're done, and were removed. Oh well. There's always next year.
We brought our things in to the DHL location where, not only was their estimate for cost ($74) better than FedEx's option ($125 or $100 depending on speed), but the estimate was high and we only ended up paying $72 something. ;) Okay, so that's maybe not enough to really make a difference in the whole big picture, but it does make for a smile.
So now we sit back and wait again! The dossier will fly across the ocean to the agency in K's country where it will be translated. Once it's translated, it will be submitted to the Ministry of Justice, and then we wait for them to review and approve it and invite us to travel to meet our boy!
It's hard for me to wait.
Leah fills her days with making things to give to K. Today she made a chain out of paperclips that she wants me to bring on our first trip. She was open to the idea of saving it until he gets home. ;)
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