Are we lucky or stupid?

Well .... We are on one of the first planes to Europe. We leave at 645 tonight on lufthansa to frankfurt. We will still need our flight into Katowice to leave on time on Wed. Please pray for us that we are able to meet our little girls on Thursday morning.

Our Trip to Germany!!

The Crowded Lufthansa Check in Line

The German Flag is everywhere!

We Rented a fine example of German Engineering!
You probably figured out the truth....

Okay... We are joking. The top picture is of the Toronto Airport...The entire area of the International Check In is just empty, no passengers, few airport workers, and news people with cameras who seem to love the drama. We spent the first night near the airport but after Friday's flights were cancelled with no end in sight...we realized this was completely out of our control. We could have moped around the airport or stayed in a no fun hotel by the airport...BUT we chose to make lemonade out of lemons. We rented a car (I asked for a German Car, they laughed and gave me a Chevy Malibu.) We headed a couple of hours away to Niagra Falls and found a great deal on a room with a beautiful view of the Falls.



We saw the sights, walked and hiked many miles, and actually are having a good time. Although we say we are "stuck" in Canada, The people have been very nice and we have made the best of it. We still have the car, are now exploring a different area of Toronto and are praying that the flight we booked on Lufthansa Monday night goes. We fear if it is cancelled we will go to the back of the line...which is probably another week delay...and would be forced to reschedule. We are doing everything we can to get to Poland by Wednesday to meet the girls on Thursday.

Made it to Toronto....but

After a week of getting everything ready to leave, we left. We made it to Toronto, went to check in for the rest of our flight.....only to find out that all flights had been cancelled to Europe because of the Volcano. So here we are not really knowing when we will get there. The good thing is we don't have to be in Poland until next week....the sad thing is we were going to visit Vito's sister and her family in Germany for a few days. I do know one thing....tonight we will get much needed sleep!

Pinky Promise

In light of the recent events I have done a lot of pondering. My heart goes out to those who died on the airplane. What a horrible tragedy. I hope all of their families are able to find peace in the midst of such a sad time.

My heart also goes out to that little Russian boy. He had no control over how he was brought up in Russia, he did not ask to be adopted, and I am sure he did not ask to be sent back to Russia. How could he....he was only 7. This story breaks my heart on so many levels. Not only for him, but for all of those who are trying to adopt from Russia. There are so many kids who need good homes and so many good people to adopt them, it is unfortunate that this lady's actions will slow down the process. As I think about her, I keeping asking "why didn't she talk to anyone about what was going on?"

The pinky promise-I know it will be virtual, but I promise to be there for all of my adopting friends! This support group has been amazing and I can't imagine how this process would be with everyone. The story above just shows how important a support group is after the adoption is complete. I know life gets crazy once you get home, but I would love it if we could "pinky promise" to be there for one another even after we bring our little ones homes!

P.S. I love the fact that those of you who are already home with your children, take the time to read and comment on my blog.....and I am sure the others who are in the process would agree. It means more than you know!!!!

You are not going to believe this......

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We can hardly believe this oursleves......we are going to meet our two beautiful little girls next week. We couldn't be more excited and can't wait to meet them. Life has all of the sudden become crazy, so much to do before we leave!