We received word of our consulate appointment today---November 15th! Boy did that surprise us and put a kink into our plans! We thought we would get an appointment on either the 13th or 14th and planned our Disney trip and our return on the 16th around those dates. Well, things just did not turn out the way we had anticipated and we have had to regroup and make a tough decision.We really wanted to take the kids to Disney in Hong Kong and realized that with the extra days in country it wasn't feasible, both time and cost wise to do that with an appointment on the 15th.
We decided to delay our trip for one week, leaving on 11/9 and having our GOTCHA DAY on 11/12. Our new consulate appointment is on 11/19 and we will leave for Hong Kong on 11/20. Instead of 2 nights in Disney we will spend 3 as arranging travel on Thanksgiving was difficult.
Even though we will be delayed getting Matthew for one week everything actually works out better this way. I will be able to have more time at home and Matthew will not have to go to school until January. Analiese's surgery is scheduled for December 6th and Dave had already planned on being home during her recovery. Now that Matthew will arrive home AFTER Thanksgiving it makes more sense to keep him home for a few weeks to get acclimated.
So, once again, God's plan is SO much better than ours! It is so amazing how everything has just worked out for the best! Matthew, get ready cause your family is so, so close!
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OH NO! I was so hoping to enjoy your company in Guangzhou. Oh well as you said I know He knows what is best for all of us in this journey He gave us :)
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