Pre-Approval for Carter, YEAH!

Jeff and I went to happy hour after work (something he vowed to do once a week until the tots come home, after taking care of them that first night!) and I just had a feeling when we got home... so I checked my e-mail and there was the notice from Homeland Security/US Embassy that Carter has pre-approval! Cassandra's pre-approval was issued on January 4th, so I was a bit worried that Carter was so far behind, but then his DNA was done, and they entered Family Court together, and we are in GOOD SHAPE. What a relief!

We should now hear soon that we are finished in Family Court, that the judge issued a report that says we should be allowed to adopt the tots, and then we should enter the dreaded PGN, the last really big hurdle. There is no rhyme or reason for how long the cases will be in PGN. Could be 4 weeks. Could be 2. Could be two months, could be 10 days.

So the guess as to when they come home is still April-ish, I suppose, though we should be prepared in case we get extremely lucky and travel in late March. We got our cribs today, and Jeff is busy trying to put them together. Nursery will get painted weekend after next. The cat urine in the carpets and on the walls will be treated with enzymes in about 5-6 days, and then all carpets will get shampooed. Hopefully that will be the end of Charlie's naughty behavior; since we've stopped giving him the kitty quaaludes, he seems to have improved. Did I tell you that with a black-light, you can see all the spots where our darling feline has deposited his mark? Uh, yeah, I feel like CSI crime scene investigator, uncovering the horror of cat spray where we least expected it. The little bastard!

Here's a picture of us with the tots, I'm feeling nostalgic and miss them very much!