LOTS OF LOVE!!

Just had to post this picture of the boys!! Since Jamey & Gideon got home, it has been all smiles and love!! The boys are so proud of their new brother!! Thank you, Jesus!!

HOMECOMING!!!

Just heard from Jamey.....VISA IS DONE!!! Jamey & G are coming home. They will be in Shreveport around 6 PM tomorrow night!! Praise God!!! We are so thankful!!

Packing.

I'm packing right now. I'm packing even though I don't know for sure if I will leave tomorrow. First thing in the morning I will wait outside of the US Embassy for one piece of paper that I need. I will then go into the Embassy and talk VERY nicely to the people who will decide if I get my visa tomorrow. If I get the visa, our flight will leave at 1130pm and I'll arrive in Shreveport at about 530pm on Saturday--a mere 27 hours of traveling. The fact that it is even a possibility for me to leave tomorrow is a miracle. Whether I leave tomorrow or have to wait another week, God's hand is very evident. I'm anxious and hopeful and thankful.

Visa Update

I anxiously awaited Gideon's Ugandan passport all day today--it never came and I thought that I would have to delay my visa appointment until next Wednesday. However, our contact at the Embassy told me to come back as soon as I had the passport. I heard from our attorney that he got it late this afternoon. SOOOOO...I'm going in the morning to give it another shot. Still shooting for a Friday departure. We'll see. Please pray!

Ready to say goodbye to....

One of the challenges of being away from home for so long is that you have to make due with what you have. I mean, you can only fit so much in your suitcase. I need to preface this with the fact that I am very thankful for the things I have here at my disposal--I'm not trying to be a complainer! That begin said, I am ready to say goodbye to....

The Bumbo seat. Bumbo, you have come in handy when it's time to give my little guy some baby food BUT I'm so sick of having to sit on the floor and wrestle Gideon to sit still. Why can't you magically transform yourself into a high chair so I can strap my little guy in and feed him at eye level! While you're at it, can you make high chairs appear at all the restaurants in Kampala. Eating is always better when you can use two hands. Goodbye...boiling bottles EVERYDAY. Bottles, I am sick of you. I know I need you but I'm tired of looking at you. Why are there only 4 of you? Where are all your friends? Why can't there be more of you so I don't have to boil you EVERYDAY? And finally....GOODBYE (hopefully soon) Baby Bjorn. I will not miss the aching back you give me. I will not miss the sweat spot you leave on my shirt. I will not miss the kicks in the crotch. Goodbye and good riddance!