GOOD NEWS !!!!!

Friday we finally got the news that we had been waiting on for 19 long months. We got our travel dates and will be leaving on Thursday (Sep 27, 07) yes, that's only 5 days to prepair for the trip of our lives. We are going crazy trying to sort out what needs to be done before Wednesday. We will be leaving on Thursday (Sep 27, 07) and returning to the U.S. on Saturday (Oct 6, 07). Our travel plans look like we should be in Moscow, Russia on Friday, leaving on Saturday going to Vladivostok, arriving in Vlad on Sunday, MEETING OUR CHILD ON MONDAY!!!, back to Moscow on Friday, and finally back home on Saturday. I'm trying to let it sink in that this is actually going to happen but it still feels like a dream. We have already contacted Dr. Chambers to let here know our recent news and that she will soon be in need. I also took some very good advice from a few friends of ours that have traveled for adoptions before, they said load up on the meds. Be prepared for any illness while you are gone, the worst thing that you can do is be that far away from home and sick as a dog. We are also taking nausea meds for the flight because this will only be my second time to fly and Josh's first time.

IT'S A BOY!!!! For those of you who may not be aware of our referral it is a boy, he's 2, blond hair , blue eyes , and 17 lbs. Yes, we know he is small for his age ,but that is to be expected from a child in an orphanage in that area. They tell us that that is no big deal and he will gain weight when he comes home in no time. He is healthy, but may be behind in some areas.

We plan to update our blog daily for anyone who would like to "follow our trip".We want to keep you as updated as possible. I plan to rent a laptop while we are in Vlad, for many reasons, communicating with Dr. Chambers, family and friends. We may not be posting any photos of our little man right away, while we want to share them, we still have rules that we have to follow from our agency and the Russian Federation. Please feel free to email us at any time at ,housleyadoption@yahoo.com.We plan to check our email daily and we would love to here from you.