MAY 2004 – Julan's referral FINALLY came in!!! Rumors started flying April 29th that all the September referrals had been mailed from China, before they took a week off for their labor holiday. Friday was a rough day, hoping the phone call would come before the weekend. By the end of the day it was clear from web chatter that we would have to wait until Monday to hear any official news. Talk about a LONG weekend.
We knew our agency started making phone calls at around 11:30am our time, so we hung out by the phone all morning... noon... afternoon... Of course the phone call finally came to the cell phone in the midst of picking up kids from school! Luckily we quickly found a parking spot, took down all the info we could think of asking for and then remembered to breathe.
Waiting for the overnight package on Tuesday turned into another ordeal. 10:30, no package... 11:30, no package... 12:30... 1:30... 2:00... We finally went on the carriers website to track the package – it said "delivered at 2:00" A thorough search of every possible location around our home showed no package. A thought occurred to Jolene that a home with the same number as ours on a street with a similar name around the corner sometimes gets our mail by mistake. A quick drive around the block revealed a little white box on their doorstep with our name on it!
The toughest part so far was the wait from Monday to Mother's day (May 9). We decided to keep news of Julan a secret until the big reveal at church on Mother's Day. Even our boys had to keep it quiet! But there wasn't a dry eye in the place when the video played!
To see how things have been going since we've been home CLICK HERE.