Visiting Guatemala

We've decided to visit Katerine and Kimberly in Guatemala this coming weekend. We arrive late Thursday night and will fly out Sunday. We'll have a couple of nights with the girls. I'm really looking forward to meeting Kimberly and seeing the girls together.

Jayden is very excited about meeting "the sisters" for the first time. We went shopping Friday night to pick up some things and she told almost everyone we encountered that she was going to Guatemala to see her sisters.

The girls have their third birthday in July and we won't be able to visit at that time. We're putting together some birthday gifts for the foster mother to give them on their birthday. We're also pulling together some clothing, shoes and other items they need until they come home with us.

Things are still moving very slow in PGN it seems. I am hopeful we'll have them home late Fall, but we'll have to see. We are still waiting to come out of Family Court, get DNA pre-approval and then get into PGN. PGN is like a black hole right now. I don't have any idea how long that step will take. I have faith in my agency and attorney, so I know they'll come home as soon as they are able and when they should. Other than that, I simply can't control it.

On other news, Taylor is finishing up her last week of high school. She's not very excited about graduation or the activities that surround it. Right now she's busy editing a video for one of her teachers as a special project. She'll be attending Portland State University in the Fall. She's looking for work that will accomodate her school schedule.

Jayden graduates from kindergarten the week after next. I know, you're all thinking - "Graduating one from high school and one from kindergarten????" Who would have thought....Jayden is excited too. She's been telling us all about what they'll do that night. Her reading is also taking off this last month. That's been nice to see.

I'm on a cleaning bend this morning so I'm going to get back to it. I hope everyone is well.

Ruth