Well, today was the day it finally happened. Dru has been a little reserved with me as far as giving affection or spontaneous hugs or kisses. In the last week he has started feeling more comfortable with me and now will lean on me when we are talking, or hold my hand for no reason. Well, today he just walked up to me and said out of the blue "I lub you mama." Those are some of the nicest words I have ever heard.
Dru and I have started kindergarten 2 days a week. Dru loves it. He thought that he needed to wear a uniform to school like they do in Ethiopia,so he wore the same orange shirt everytime we went for the first 3 weeks. He broke out of his shell yesterday and wore a red shirt with an orange shirt underneath. The kids at school are all so funny. We have him at a country school and there are only 41 kids total in grades k-6. They are just letting Dru think that he is the king. They let him run touchdowns to the end zone. In PE nobody gets mad when he tackle them instead of just taging them. They better stop letting him get away with stuff or he is going to turn into a monster.
Dru is really starting to pick up some English. All of the kids at school don't think so though. Dru and I were in the mud room at school with a little boy named Tristan. Dru kept trying to hand me a paper and I wasn't really paying attention. Finally Dru yelled "Mama, This!!!" and I took the paper from him. Tristan looked at me and asked, "What does mamathis mean?" I had to try really hard not to laugh at him.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
He is home!!!
Hello all,
We have been home with our son Dru for almost a week. Sorry I didn't post sooner, but it has been a little crazy around here. Our trip started off a little crazy. We were just in time to get delayed by the big storm in Washington DC. We were supposed to fly from Gillette to Denver, then Denver to Washington DC, the DC to Ethiopia. Instead, we flew from Gillette to Denver, then Denver to Dayton Ohio. Of course the flight from Dayton to DC was cancelled, so we spent the night in Ohio. who knew? We were then supposed to fly out of Dayton on Thursday morning, but again the flight was cancelled. Which gave us the opportunity to check out the National Airforce Museum. Usually I hate museums, but this one was pretty cool. we finally got out of Dayton and into DC onThursday evening. We left for Ethiopia on Friday morning and arrived there Saturday morning, one day late. Because we were late, we didn't get to meet Dru's birth father. We also didn't get to see Dru until Monday because there are no visitors allowed at the orphanage on weekends. We did get to go to the Ethiopian National museum. It was good to see some of the history of the country, but 2 museums in 3 days was a little much for me. We also got to go see an amazing program. It is called Yezulalem Minch, which means eternal spring. We went to their Saturday feeding program. I think that there were about 70 children there that day. For some of the kids that was the only meal that they would get for the week. they were each given a large bowl of soup, a banana and a large piece of bread. Some of the kids were as young as two. They had to walk up a rocky hill to sit in the shade. Not one child spilled a drop, and they all ate everything. It was amazing. Monday was the longest day ever. We knew that was the day we would get to pick Dru up. It misted seemed like everything went so slow. We went to lunch, then went to another orphanage to pick up some of the other kiddos from our group. We finally went to Dru's orphanage at about 3:30. They had a very nice farewell ceremony for him and the other children who were leaving. I couldn't seem to stop crying. It was so nice to finally have him with us. He did very well the first night he was with us. We just put him in his bed, he pulled the covers up over his head and we could hear him praying. When I pulled the covers down about 2 minutes later, he was asleep. Tuesday we had our embassy appointment to get Dru's visa. The bus was supposed to pick us up and take us to lunch, then to the embassy. Well, the African Leaders Summit was in town, so they closed a bunch of roads. The bus couldn't get to us. We ended up take g a share taxi to the restaurant. That was an interesting experience. We finally made it to the Embassy and Dru's immigration visa was approved. YAY!!!!! It takes the Embassy 2 days to process the Visa, then the agency picks it up and gives it to us. Well, when we were handed Dru's visa on Thursday, it had someone else's picture on it. YIKES!! Our agency had to take it back to the embassy for correction at 1:00. We were leaving for the airport at 6:45. That was a tense few hours, but it all worked out. We arrive back in Washington DC on Friday morning. Dru became an American citizen at 8:10am on Friday, February 5th when our plane touched down. What a Blessing.
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We have been home with our son Dru for almost a week. Sorry I didn't post sooner, but it has been a little crazy around here. Our trip started off a little crazy. We were just in time to get delayed by the big storm in Washington DC. We were supposed to fly from Gillette to Denver, then Denver to Washington DC, the DC to Ethiopia. Instead, we flew from Gillette to Denver, then Denver to Dayton Ohio. Of course the flight from Dayton to DC was cancelled, so we spent the night in Ohio. who knew? We were then supposed to fly out of Dayton on Thursday morning, but again the flight was cancelled. Which gave us the opportunity to check out the National Airforce Museum. Usually I hate museums, but this one was pretty cool. we finally got out of Dayton and into DC onThursday evening. We left for Ethiopia on Friday morning and arrived there Saturday morning, one day late. Because we were late, we didn't get to meet Dru's birth father. We also didn't get to see Dru until Monday because there are no visitors allowed at the orphanage on weekends. We did get to go to the Ethiopian National museum. It was good to see some of the history of the country, but 2 museums in 3 days was a little much for me. We also got to go see an amazing program. It is called Yezulalem Minch, which means eternal spring. We went to their Saturday feeding program. I think that there were about 70 children there that day. For some of the kids that was the only meal that they would get for the week. they were each given a large bowl of soup, a banana and a large piece of bread. Some of the kids were as young as two. They had to walk up a rocky hill to sit in the shade. Not one child spilled a drop, and they all ate everything. It was amazing. Monday was the longest day ever. We knew that was the day we would get to pick Dru up. It misted seemed like everything went so slow. We went to lunch, then went to another orphanage to pick up some of the other kiddos from our group. We finally went to Dru's orphanage at about 3:30. They had a very nice farewell ceremony for him and the other children who were leaving. I couldn't seem to stop crying. It was so nice to finally have him with us. He did very well the first night he was with us. We just put him in his bed, he pulled the covers up over his head and we could hear him praying. When I pulled the covers down about 2 minutes later, he was asleep. Tuesday we had our embassy appointment to get Dru's visa. The bus was supposed to pick us up and take us to lunch, then to the embassy. Well, the African Leaders Summit was in town, so they closed a bunch of roads. The bus couldn't get to us. We ended up take g a share taxi to the restaurant. That was an interesting experience. We finally made it to the Embassy and Dru's immigration visa was approved. YAY!!!!! It takes the Embassy 2 days to process the Visa, then the agency picks it up and gives it to us. Well, when we were handed Dru's visa on Thursday, it had someone else's picture on it. YIKES!! Our agency had to take it back to the embassy for correction at 1:00. We were leaving for the airport at 6:45. That was a tense few hours, but it all worked out. We arrive back in Washington DC on Friday morning. Dru became an American citizen at 8:10am on Friday, February 5th when our plane touched down. What a Blessing.
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Saturday, January 15, 2011
So close
Hello,
We have had an emotional few days. On Thursday we got a call from our adoption agency. They wanted to let us know that we could possibly be going to get our new son. We would have had to leave on Friday morning. Well, we got all packed and ready to go. Friday morning we got a call that we weren't going to be able to go. We went from happy and nervous, to sad and grumpy. We are trying to stay positive and we are hopeful that we will get to leave on January 27th for an Embassy appointment on February 1st. I can't think about waiting any longer than that. We are just taking it one day at a time.
We are still looking for a middle name that starts with R. Let us know if you have any suggestions.
We have had an emotional few days. On Thursday we got a call from our adoption agency. They wanted to let us know that we could possibly be going to get our new son. We would have had to leave on Friday morning. Well, we got all packed and ready to go. Friday morning we got a call that we weren't going to be able to go. We went from happy and nervous, to sad and grumpy. We are trying to stay positive and we are hopeful that we will get to leave on January 27th for an Embassy appointment on February 1st. I can't think about waiting any longer than that. We are just taking it one day at a time.
We are still looking for a middle name that starts with R. Let us know if you have any suggestions.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Good news!!!
Well, we now have a birth certificate for our little guy with Duane and I listed as parents. We also got his passport. There must be some special process for taking passport photos that make you look weird. Our case has been submitted US embassy in Ethiopia, so we are just waiting to get an appointment to pick up his Visa. We will have an appointment on January 18th, February 1st, February 15th, or March 1st. We may have a few weeks notice, or just a day or two of notice. They told me that we should just get packed and stay ready to go.
Thanks to all who have been praying for us. It seems to be working, so keep it up:o)
Thanks to all who have been praying for us. It seems to be working, so keep it up:o)
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Waiting some more
Well, we got some news about our embassy appointment, and it wasn't good. The US Embassy in Ethiopia has slowed down the process of getting Visas for adopted children. We have a conference call with our agency tomorrow and are hoping to get some better news. We were hopeful that we would get an Embassy date in January, but that seems really inlikely at this point. Please pray that we get good news tomorrow!!!!
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