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The internet has not been kind to me this week. It seems to be pretty good right now, in the middle of the day when I have not typically been in our  room (NOW I figure it out!!  If you want to blog about being in China stay in your room!!)
All of our documents are in order and done! I just  got the call that Levi's passport is READY for us to fly to Guangzhou this afternoon and everything else is copied , recopied  and ready to go get his visa and come home!!!!!...

I have been working on a blog post all week but the time, Internet connections and thoughts have not meshed so I could write and post. We just  left Senmenxia  City where Levi's orphanage is located. We took a " bullet train" which is an incredible mass...

He discovered "selfies"!!
With all the boulders  miraculously moved out of the road to   Levi's adoption,we headed to the Civil Affairs office to sign the required documents that would  finalize the adoption. Guess what? There was another boulder!, The Chinese Authority made...

Aiding adoptions: Ringwood church group provides grants to parents
. We were made aware of this organization through a mutual friend just a few weeks ago. This weekend we were notified that we had been awarded a grant...from funds raised literally hours earlier than the phone call. Every step of the way in this adoption...