I-600 Receipt

We received our receipt from the US immigration office in Ho Chi Minh city. This is the final piece we need. We should have a travel date within 30-60 days. I'm sooo praying it is sooner than that so I can get my little girl in October. It's been a long haul again, I think it's because we always seem to adopt from countries that are in the process of closing down their adoptions! I think I better stop adopting internationally, otherwise there won't be any countries open before long! ;o)

We still don't have the last of the money we need, but I know the Lord will provide it just when it is needed, He always does. It's amazing how I have such peace about it. Same with Anah not being home yet, I sooo want her home, but I'm at peace knowing she will be here when God decides.

I finally started Joseph's homeschooling. I had trouble with the CD's loading until I could get the originals. I got them last night, so I loaded them before I went to bed, so that Joey could get up today and get started. I have decided to have him repeat fifth grade Math, so he'll have that done by the end of the second semester, then he'll do his sixth grade math the last two semesters. He really didn't click with math last year, so I'm praying that repeating it this year will help it sink in. There's no sense in pushing him forward if he doesn't have the foundation to build on. Math is definitely one of those things that is a progression, and I'm so blessed that I can have him repeat it, without any negative outcome at all. We'll keep repeating it until he gets it. If he doesn't "get it" after this time, I'll check into getting him a tutor, maybe someone else explaining it differently can help. I'm really hopeful he'll do well this time. He's a very smart boy, but when it comes to writing and math there is a wall that comes down!

Jonathan started full steam ahead with his therapies again, he's such a smarty pants! He has all his therapists wrapped around his little crooked pinky ;o) That doesn't mean they let him away with being lazy! Oh no, that's not allowed, and Momma wouldn't let it happen anyway, even if his sweet smile melted them into puddles. I'm so blessed with my little guy, he's such a love bug! My other children are so very much in love with him! This poor kid gets kissed a bazillion times a day! His brothers are always playing with him, which is so good for him, and them! PJ, my 19 yo son in college, uses Jonathan as a stress reliever. Whenever he has a crazy day at school, or gets stressed while studying, he'll come and hug and kiss on Jonathan, he'll play with him, get him laughing and PJ says it just melts his stress away! I've said it from the beginning, Jonathan has made my husband younger. My dh looks 10 years younger since Jonathan has come into our lives. It has blessed me so much to see the love that Bob has for his little son. This "tough, Navy lifer" is a big soft marshmallow when it comes to his son. I believe he has actually made Bob relax more. People said it might stress Bob out to have a baby in the house again after all these years, HUH! It's been a tonic for him, and of course for me!

I will be so happy when Anah comes home to us. I do worry about my little girl a bit. She's already missed so much love and therapy, I can't stand the thought of her missing more. I just pray she is receptive to it all and that we don't overwhelm her. We'll have to try and keep our enthusiasm in check!