Yeah! Sort of....

The I-797C form from Immigration finally came back from the Houston Consulate Tuesday!!!! Finally. The Chinese seal is dated the 6th. But it took them a week to overnight it back to us?!?!? Grrr... So, I'll take everything to the adoption agency for their "critical review" and then our dossier will wing it's way to China.... NOT. We're going to have it reviewed, but then we have to put things on hold for a week, or maybe two, or maybe more. The dreaded layoffs are supposed to be announced next week at Mark's business. Finally. If he is allowed to stay, then we can stay on course. If he is laid-off... everything changes. Everyone is laying off and no one is hiring. The bottom line is we will lose the ability to adopt and we'll have to release our "dibs" on Ke Xin. We could keep trying to find a solution, but if Mark is not gainfully employed, the agency can't honestly say that we can support another child. And Ke Xin gets older everyday and her adoptability lessens. It's not fair to hold onto her for another 5 months and then cut her loose. We're just keeping our fingers and toes crossed.