Nothing new here

I realize I haven't updated in a while but honestly there's been nothing to report. All of our paperwork for our dossier has been corrected and approved by our agency. We are currently waiting for our I171H which is our approval from immigration. That should arrive anyday now. We are also waiting on a cover letter from our agency that we have to send away to get certified in Michigan. Once we have those two documents in hand, we will be able to send them to a courier in Washington DC who will get them certified at the Department of State and then authenticated at the Ethiopian Embassy. Then, we can officially say we're on the wait list. Thank goodness!!!
In other news, Stuart and I are finished with our Christmas shopping. Hooray. Thanks to a little planning ahead and finding good deals online, we finished about 6 weeks early (yes, that's right all you slackers out there, Christmas is in less than 6 weeks). It's amazing that as the years go by, buying for Cameron gets a little more expensive. This year, his major wish was a Nintendo DS. That's been the only thing that he has consistently asked for. So, I caved on the "no video game policy" for my kid and Santa is going to bring him a DS this year. We managed to buy one at a GameStop store that was used so we saved $30.00 on it. Talk about feeling old. I didn't even know how to turn the darn thing on.
Thanksgiving preparations are underway. This year we will be returning to Washington to celebrate with my side of the family. It should be a good time and there will be no less than 20 people gathering at my parent's house. It will be loud and hectic but absolutely wonderful. As usual, I can't wait to get my hands on my nieces and nephews. And as a special treat this year, we have some friends who we go to church with who are traveling with us down to Washington. Anyone who knows my parents, knows the sign that still hangs in our kitchen. It says "we always have room for one more." That will hold true this Thanksgiving and that makes me very thankful.