Yes on Ms. Guo...No on supervisor signature...

The roller coaster of end game adoption is in full swing.  Lots and lots of ups and downs are experienced.  Ms. Guo did "print" our final piece of paper, however, by four PM on Friday afternoon, there were "no supervisors left in the building" to sign it.

A glimmer of hope remains for getting both boys next week...

If Ms. Guo can find ANY supervisor willing to sign the paper on Monday, it will be sent out to us to arrive on Wednesday.  If it arrives Wednesday (to us AND to the provincial offices) there is a slight chance that we can still get Nehemiah on Thursday, then travel on Friday evening by train to Ezra's province to receive him on Saturday.  (Due to the Tomb Sweeping Holiday, next week is a SEVEN day work and school week!  Can you imagine a school/business in the West working seven days straight?) 

We would register Ezra's adoption on Sunday, travel to his hometown to apply for his passport (for those of you in the adoption world, this is a NEW wrinkle...no more receiving passports through the Civil Affairs office in the capital of some provinces, you must travel to the passport bureau in the child's hometown to get it!)  If this ridiculous schedule can happen, we'll be home for our three day Tomb Sweeping Holiday on April 2-4.

If we cannot get the paper on Wednesday, we will have to wait until after the holiday to get Nehemiah...and perhaps Ezra.  So, please, keep lifting this time frame issue up.

Today must organize the massive "closet room" in our apartment.  The boys' bunks need to be rearranged in their room and the whole room spiffed up for the two new residents!  ;)

Thanks for the personal emails and comments encouraging us...they matter to us...so much.

Going to post two new pictures:

Above:  This past week a true advocate for Ezra traveled from the US to visit the O.  She captured this photo of him in a hat she brought for him.  Many thanks to her for her continuing love and support...and many thanks for this new photo that shows his darling face!

Below:  GRANDSON ALERT!  New photo of Malachi, our grandbaby!  He is two months old now!  Come July, come, so we can squeeze this baby boy!

Will update again soon about Monday...then perhaps Gotcha photos in SIX DAYS OR LESS!!!!