We signed our LOI at Small World yesterday afternoon! A copy gets faxed to China so that it can be translated. Then, when the original signed documents arrive, the translation is ready to go. Now we wait for the Letter of Acceptance.
Technically, China could review our care plan and decide that we're not a suitable family still. Thankfully, Kathy (at Small World) assures us that this never happens. All of our paperwork is in order, our care plan is good, and she (Kathy) personally knows (just spent 10 days in China with, in fact) the woman who will be reviewing our file. In the unlikely event that there were any questions about our dossier, "Jenny" at the CCAA will contact Small World and help us to clarify.
She's really ours!
We got our Travel Packet from Small World as well. (We won't travel until we have Travel Approval from China, but this is to start learning about how this works.) It's terrifying! There's a lot of paperwork on the way there, and on the way back. Even getting travel visas before we can go looks like it could be a big project. It's recommended that you take an accordian file to keep everything organized while you're in China, and the instructions are very thorough. I'm confident that Small World has all the bases covered. I'm NOT confident I'll remember it all. Perhaps I need to take the whole packet of instructions with me for daily reading!
We will spend 5 days (with Si Jing) in Nanning, the provencial capital of Guangxi. (Si Jing is from Hepu, in Guangxi province). Then we'll spend another 5 days in Guangzhou. Then home again to be a family of 7. . . Can't wait!
Oh -- Kathy and Janell at Small World estimate that we will travel in March.
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MARCH 7TH! MARCH 7TH! MARCH 7TH!
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