Today was a busy day in the world of adoption paperwork. We got up early and got ready for a 10:00 a.m. pick up by our agency. I was going to go by myself to ICBF for a Letter of Conformity and then to pick up Amaya Fernanda's passport. Then we would swing back around and pick up Fernanda and Mark so we could go to the embassy doctor for a 2:30 appointment. That was the plan...originally.
I ended up getting picked up at 11:00 a.m. and then we rushed to pick up 2 families at Casa Lanthana so we could all go together to get our letters from ICBF. That little run took awhile longer then we originally planned and we ended up getting to the passport office at 1:00. It took me 1 hour to get the passport so at 2:00 we ran out of the office and I called Mark at home and told him to take a taxi to Casa Lanthana. It was a rainy day so getting a taxi was difficult. Mark, Fernanda, and my mom arrived at Casa Lanthana at 2:20 and then Andres and I jumped into the taxi to face Bogota traffic. We arrived at the doctor's office at 2:45 and THANKFULLY the doctor was running late. We had to run to get a picture for Fernanda and by the time we got back the doctor had arrived. Every day counts right now so if we had missed the doctor appointment today we would have not made our flight next Thursday and we would have had to pay an additional $1000 to change our flights again. Thank goodness everything worked out in the end and we have the passport and doctor's paperwork all ready to go for our trip to the U.S. Embassy on Tuesday.
In the middle of the rush we finally got to meet the sweetest little boy at Casa Lanthana. We have been emailing back and forth with this little guys family since they received their referral. It was nice to meet friends we had been talking with in the cyber world. He is an amazing little guy and just as happy as could be, he is truly a blessing!
After our running around was done I was ready for a drink and some food. Andres and I were hungry because we hadn't had a bite to eat since breakfast. We searched for an El Corral but we saw Bogota Beer Company and that sounded even better. So off we went for a burger, fries, empanadas, and refajo. It was Amaya Fernanda's first day at a beer pub....why not, we were celebrating! Andres definitely deserved a nice lunch after all the running around he did all day long with me. Thank goodness we have an amazing team here in Colombia taking care of us!
So tonight we breathe a sigh of relief that everything has fallen into place. Our two girls are in bed asleep and the adults have a couple of hours to themselves before heading off to bed. We are headed to Panaca Sabana tomorrow and were hoping for no rain, but unfortunately showers are predicted. Tonight is our last Friday night in Colombia. Next Friday we will be home asleep in our beds in good old San Marcos!
Until tomorrow!
God bless you and family. We hope everything continues as scheduled for you so you can be home on time.
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