Six more days until we leave.

We have been busy getting the house ready for Ivie. The cats sure are enjoying the activity, so many boxes to jump into and new furniture to explore.

We have been so lucky to have had 4 showers so far and one more this weekend. It is so wonderful for us to know that there are so many people who support us on this journey. Everyone can't wait to meet Ivie.

Here is our itinerary:

October 26 - leave for China. We are flying Milwaukee to Chicago and then direct to Hong Kong.

October 27 - arrive in Hong Kong at 3:10 p.m.

October 28 - tour of Hong Kong

October 29 - leave for Nanchang. Nanchang is the capital city of the Jiangxi province.

October 30 - Family Day! We will be finally united with our beautiful little girl at the Provincial Registration Office - we will finally become her forever family.

October 31 - November 5 - we will be staying in Nanchang bonding with Ivie while waiting for her paperwork and passport. We are hopeful that during this time we can travel to her orphanage to see where she was found. We would also love to meet her foster mother so we can thank her for loving Ivie.

November 6 - leave for Guangzhou where the US consulate is located.

November 7 - Ivie's visa physical and photo are taken today.

November 8 - Consulate appointment

November 9 - back to the Consulate to take the oath and receive Ivie's visa

November 10 - leave for home!!! We leave Guangzhou for Hong Kong. We will leave Hong Kong at 11:35 am and arrive in Chicago at 11:43 only 7 minutes later - its like magic (except for the 18 hour flight. We will arrive in Milwaukee later that afternoon to be greeted by our friends and family.

I can't believe that it is almost here - amazing.