Our Consulate Appointment is finished. The American government has approved our paperwork and given it's permission for us to bring Karli home. We now have to go to the swearing-in ceremony where we receive Karli's official US visa and the infamous Brown Envelope which contains all of her paperwork. We will be given strict orders NOT to open this envelope and to hand it directly to the immigration officials at the airport in Newark. This paperwork will be used to guarantee her status as a US citizen, and we will be sent her Certificate of Citizenship. The girls played at the park again today. Every time we go there, they are the center of attention. Everyone takes pictures of them and tries to talk to them, Kylie especially. We ate at Lucy's for the last time since we have elected to eat at the hotel this evening with the rest of the group as a farewell kind of party. Today we will have the red couch photo which is a tradition in the adoption world. The adoptive kids in the travel group are dressed in Chinese outfits and sit on a red couch for pictures. This time, we are having the older sisters also dress in Chinese outfits and be in the photo. I am packed except for the few essentials we still need, and am shocked that everything fits back inside the suitcases without me having to purchase another one. We be OK as long as the zipper holds until we get home!!! Less than 24 hours until we begin the L-O-N-G (more than 31 hours) trip home. Hopefully, the girls will sleep most of the flight from Beijing to Newark since we leave Beijing at 5 pm and our bedtime here is 8 pm or earlier. I'll try to post once more before I have to pack up the computer.
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