Wow, things have been crazy! I'm going to try to be more diligent about posting to the blog, now that things will hopefully settle down! We have been very busy this summer, although we still can't stop thinking about Lili and wondering when she'll get to come home.
Regarding the stage that we're at in the process of the adoption.... our file is currently in PGN (the equivalent of the Attorney General's office). They've had our file for 2+ months, and we are still waiting for an approval from the attorneys and the Director. After we receive their approval, it will be roughly 4-6 weeks before we can bring Lili home. Unfortunately, the waiting time in PGN is very unpredictable and can take as long as 18 months! We're obviously saying many prayers and hoping that we get out much more quickly, but there's no way to know what will happen. Any prayers or well wishes that you can send our way would be much appreciated!
Other than waiting for Lili, we've had a lot going on. Moses has been very busy at work with insufficient staffing and running two offices. My work has been kind of slow, but I'm making up for that with everything else! Our dear friend Rebecca (one of Lili's Godmothers) married Scott on 7/21/07! We had so much fun planning the wedding over 18 months, and the entire wedding weekend was so much fun! Moses and I were able to spend the entire weekend at the resort where the wedding reception was being held. This was in part due to the fact that Max was having his first week away from Mommy & Daddy trip with Grandma & Grandpa Parollina in Wisconsin! He stayed with them for 8 days and had a BLAST! They went fishing, to the park, had picnics, went to the waterpark, went swimming, went camping in a tent, to the pet store, to the coffeeshop, and on and on! He was so excited to spend the time with them, and it was nice that we were able to spend our weekend at the wedding with limited responsibilities! Unfortunately, after drinking too much at the wedding, we weren't in the greatest shape when we picked him up, but we were all excited to be reunited and get home for some family time!
After the wedding, we spent the last week handling final preparations for the Wine & Cheese Cocktail Party and Auction for Lili. We had an amazing time, thanks to our wonderful friends and family! We spent 3 hours enjoying food, drinks and bidding action with our loved ones and ended up raising a good amount of money to help offset some of the adoption-related costs. Our hope is that we can actually put some of the money towards paying for Max and I to go to Guatemala to foster Lili. It would mean no income for me, and paying for an apartment and living expenses in Guatemala, but we may just find a way to do it! We are going to continue to try to raise money to help support the costs, so please check out our auction website at www.freewebs.com/roadtolili (and share it with everyone you know) so that we can raise more money to help us improve the transition for Lili and (hopefully) connect her with her forever family more quickly!
Thanks to everyone for all of your prayers, concern and support over the last several years as we've been trying to build our family. And thanks for supporting us during the difficult time that we've spent waiting for Lili to come home. We really appreciate each and every one of you and could not be more excited for all of you to meet Lili!!! Keep us in your prayers, and say an extra one for Lili that she stays healthy and happy and is able to transition into her forever family with peace and happiness.
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