Well another month and we still are not sure how many days it has moved. Many rumors.....You know if it speeds up to move 2 weeks at a time which would be Super Optimistic we could get the referral in late 2009. Middle of the road optimistic would be to get moving again a full week at a time looking at late spring 2010 referral and the worst case would be creeping only days at a time which would put us into 2011. I am going with the middle of the road for my sanity.
Our fingerprints for our govt expire again April 10 and will have to redo and more than likely this fall our paperwork will expire again with our US govt and will have to fork over about another $800-1000. I have really just let go and have decided to just believe it is going to happen and not worry b-cuz we will only get Jailyn when China says we get her. I truly can not believe how long it has already been and so much more time to go so I let go and have faith it will happen all in the right time! However, Jailyn is born in our hearts and we continue to do the things we need to for her to join our family.
Now some disheartening news......We received word our agency wants to add an additional fee not in our original contract. We know our fees to travel will be more as time has passed and a fee in china has been raised earlier this year for the orphanage fee which is an additional $2000 more which we can not do anything about. So we accept those things. However, our own agency is now wanting to pass on another fee of $2000 more which was not in our orginal contract and back in May they said we were exempt from this fee as it was added to families in the process after April 2007. We have been in the process since Jan 2006. It has been disheartening and we are working to resolve not paying this fee. You know I do my best in my business to be a woman of my word and work by the golden rule and try my best to do the right thing in the best honest interest of others. I expect the same from others and especially the agency we have chosen to help me realize my dream of being a first time mom and Mike a dad again. The last thing we would have ever expected was to have our agency make this journey more difficult financially or emotionally. But who ever said it would be easy and we will overcome obstacles and press on......and see what comes of this matter.
Another month passes!
Happy Spring!
