grrrrrr....g&r frustration

I honestly thought that getting our I600 pre-approval was the last big hurdle; apparently scheduling a g&r date is not as easy as I had assumed. The g&r (giving and receiving ceremony) needs to be scheduled by the agency staff with the province officials. As of Friday, we were looking at 2 options: September 9th or 16th. So far our agency has been unable to confirm a date with Ben Tre.

While I'd love to be on a plane today, we are now at the point where we are hoping it gets scheduled for the 16th. If the g&r were the 9th, we would be leaving in a week. With labor day in there, this gives us little time to arrange travel or for our schools to get substitute teachers.

I am not an anal person who plans out every detail of my life, however, I'd like to have a plan now. I feel like for much of the past 10 months we have been unable to commit to anything as there was always the possibility (or at least the hope) that "we might be in Vietnam." I know someday that will be true, but the wait just gets longer.

News from families currently traveling make the process and our son feel more real to us. I've spent so much time wondering about Wyatt's personality. I am grateful for the family who recently met him and described him as a "hoot" and future soccer star!

I promise I'll keep you all updated, but am through guessing on when we might be leaving. Next time I tell you a date, there better be plane tickets to confirm it!