Five weeks and still counting...

We were told that our documents may have gone out last night (Friday) but may not go out until Monday. If they went out last night, it is very possible we will catch the Wedensday flight home. If they go out Monday, it is possible to catch the Friday flight home but could be the following Monday flight. We are so frustrated and homesick. I so look forward to sleeping in my own bed and taking a bath in my own tub! I also look forward to not eating out every single day and also eating different foods.

Other than being homesick, all is well here. Kiomi invited us to the beach with her family on Thursday. Sydny and Ron went swimming and Sydny had fun. It was a little uncomfortable because no one really talked to us. Sydny didn't get a nap that day so she was a bear by 4:00 so we had to leave early.

Landon is getting cuter and chunkier by the day. He is a little butterball turkey and we love him so much. Sydny has been telling us every day that she loves us from her heart (at least 50 times a day)and she melts my heart every time she says it. She can be such a sweet loving little girl. I honestly think she is going to be sad when we have to go home. It will take her some time to adjust to our routine upon returning home.

The two other families are still here also. The Embassy in Manila is processing all our documents at the same time and we think that is part of the reason it is taking so long. The family that is renting the house invited us and the other family over for this coming Sunday for a home cooked meal...so exciting! Sydny will be happy because she can play with their kids. All three families will leave at the same time so we will all be on the same flight out of Majuro.

Hopefully I will be posting good news on Monday that we are leaving Wednesday...

Kim

Pictures of Kiomi's house & family

We are still here...

We were supposed to leave tonight (Wednesday) but we were told on Monday that our documents hadn't left Manila yet. We had our travel agent book us for the flight out this coming Monday knowing that we may not have our documents yet. We will just have to change the flight again if they are not here by Monday. Our travel agent could not find an available flight for us out of Honolulu for next week but said he would let us know tomorrow if he was able to come up with something. I can't imagine leaving here and then having to stay in Honolulu for a week. Even though it is a nice place to be, we are ready to be home.

We went to the grocery store on Monday and bought groceries for Kiomi and family. We took them over Monday evening. The children were so happy to see us and they loved having their picture taken. I will try to post pictures tomorrow when I have more patience waiting on them to download.

We had to move rooms last night. We were up until midnight moving all of our stuff. We brought nine pieces of luggage if that gives you any idea on how much stuff we had to move. There is a picture in our room and as we were leaving for dinner I saw something in it. I went over to it and saw what I thought were maggots all in the picture. Ron went and looked and they were termites. So we packed up and moved rooms.

Not much else to write about. I have tried to email some of you but for some reason my emails are getting stuck in my draft folder. Please don't think I am ignoring you guys.

I am outside at the hotel restaurant posting and a little girl came up to me and told me she was hungry. I am ordering her some food and waiting on it with her. Her name is Meggie.

Bye for now,
Kim

Why did the pigs cross the road...

There are pigs, chickens and dogs running around on the island. On our way back from Laura Beach, we almost ran over a baby pig that was crossing the road. He was really cute. We also had to stop the car while a mother and her piglets crossed the road. Luckily Ron got a picture of them. I wish I could take them all home.

We went to a restaurant the other day that we hadn't been to. I ordered noodles and when they brought it out it had squid all over it. Yuck! I had no idea I had ordered that. Also, when we were leaving the people that work there started eating our leftovers. We had been told this was a normal thing to happen. There was a fly flying around our table in the restaurant and the waitress stood there for a few minutes with a fly swater trying to kill it. One of the waitresses also held Landon the entire time so that we could eat. Needless to say, it was a very interesting dining experience.

Landon has grown so much since we have been here. He is quite the chunky boy. His cough is almost completely gone and we are so thankful. Everyone is healthy!!!!

We still don't know if we are coming home on Wednesday yet. Ron tried to call the Embassy in Manila yesterday and got a recording to call back later. We are so frustrated with the lack of information we are getting regarding our documents.

I also want to say happy birthday to my dad and my Aunt Charlene. It stinks that my dad is in the hospital on his birthday. Aunt Charlene, I hope you have a fantastic day tomorrow!

That is all for now.
Kim

p.s. Legal Notice: This was a post from Saturday (Friday in the States) that we couldn't post until Sunday (Saturday in the States) due to problems with the blog....

Pictures from Laura Beach

Pictures

No luck...

Looks like we are not leaving tomorrow as planned. Supposedly our documents were coming in last night but they didn't. We are told that they will most likely come Friday night. We are still trying to get a tracking number so that we can track the documents ourself. We are changing our flight to leave on Wednesday and pray that we don't have to change it again. We are calling our travel agent so he can make the change and hopefully we will not have to pay the change fee. Sometimes they make you and sometimes they don't. Since we are adopting, the might be more inclined not to charge us.

We went to dinner with our friends last night and learned this morning that they have strep throat. YIKES! Can you imagine both parents having strep and trying to take care of three kids... I sure hope our family does not get sick anymore. I feel for them.

To kill some time, we are going to drive about an hour and go to Laura Beach and let Sydny swim. She is thrilled! She is a little fish.

Just a side note, my dad had surgery this morning and I talked to my mom briefly and she said he is doing fine. Please keep him in your prayers as he recovers. He will be in the hospital for 5 to 7 days.

Adios for now,
Kim