We received word this week that we probably won't have the kids home for the holidays. They have to first go through lower court (because they don't live in Addis) and then upper court. Lower court takes about 6 weeks and then they will apply for an upper court date and this will really just be a formality. They are predicting January-March the latest. So...we wait!
So...we are occupying our time with some new things while we wait! We just bought an Amharic 101-104 DVD that will teach us the kids langauge! This should be fun and will help us a great deal with communication when they come home! Also, we are finishing the touches on Danny (have to get used to calling him this-they call hime Danny in Ethiopia) and Yordanos' rooms. We just bought some letters (for their names) to hang on their walls. We are going to decorate them! My friend Jodie (master of everything) decoupaged one of the letters and it came out awesome! We are planning a girls day to decorate the letters-should be a blast! In October we are going to Dave's sister/husband, Cindy and Jim's place in Texas-we are looking forward to it!
The waiting is hard, but at least we know there is an end soon and the kids are well cared for in the meantime. Above is a picture of their school room at their orphanage. They attend school daily and are learning English, Amharic and Math! I was amazed at how much English Yordanos' already knew and could write!
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