One of my heroes, Elizabeth Elliott, was quoted as saying "Just do the next thing." Sounds trite, but really, give it a try next time you're paralyzed by the overwhelming nature of something you need to do. It works!
So, the "next thing" is to mail our COMPLETED (:-)) dossier to the Chinese Consulate in Chicago. Most of us didn't even know there was a consulate in Chicago. It's a branch of the Chinese Embassy in Washington D.C. It seems that there is enough business to take care of here in the U.S. that the Chinese have 4 Consulates in addition to the Embassy. Each consulate deals with business within a group of states. So, Missouri's consulate is in Chicago - and they have to Authenticate our completed dossier.
I've heard this takes about 2 weeks until we get it returned to us, authenticated.
Each of these steps cost a surprising amount of money. Meaning, you look forward to doing the next thing, then discover in the dossier instructions that you gotta take another good look at the budget and figure out where this next chunk-o-change is going to come from.
Nevertheless, this little human life is priceless. We can't wait to meet her!
Please keep praying about the weird situation with the Koreas. China is allied with North Korea.
Oh, and P.S. We got the package mailed today in case I wasn't explicit!
Oh, and P.S.S. . . . Even though we spent the morning laughing at Jenna's hilarious comments while being on Valium, and later on the "Michael Jackson" anesthetic to get her wisdom teeth removed. She slept all afternoon, and is puffier than a chipmunk in acorn heaven! Please wish her "get well soon" on her facebook!
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