We got our Visas!

This morning I was brushing my teeth, watching out for the Fed-Ex truck, when he pulled into the driveway.  Well, if anyone has been greeted by our dogs when the doorbell rings, you probably know that it's better if I greet our guest before they have a chance to ring the doorbell.  So, I ran out with a mouth full of toothpaste and my toothbrush still in my hand.   He got a kick out of it, and told us to have a good trip.

I picked up our updated apostilled FBI prints at Lutheran Social Services office today and talked with our Social worker who was full of news today.  We had heard that their could be a Judicial strike in Colombia last week, but when we asked our social worker to look into it, she said there was no indication of strike.  Well, she got the call this morning from Cecilia confirming that yes, the strike started yesterday.  There is no way to know how long it will last, but it will not change our plans to meet Manny on Monday.  It will just prolong our stay in Colombia.  Sometimes strikes last a few days and sometimes they could last a few weeks, so we'll pray that it doesn't last too long. 

Our social worker also told us that she is no longer going to be working at Lutheran Social Services as of September 11th.  I'm not sure how much this could affect us while we are in Bogota, since we have a representative (Cecilia) that will take care of us while we are there.  Our social worker would have done our post placement visits, but that just means that the new person will do that when we are back in the states.  They do not have a replacement for her yet, but have told us we can contact the director if we need anything.  

So, not the most settling news today, but it won't get us down, because we still get to hold our baby in our arms in less than 4 days!!!