June 8, 2006. After twenty months and eleven years, the end of the journey to our daughter Mia and to parenthood seems real and within reach. We anticipate getting a letter of referral and photo of Mia next month and travelling to China to adopt her in September. There are many tasks to attend to --- among others, renewing our fingerprints (yes, they expire!), completing The Big Construction Project, preparing the house for an infant, getting travel vaccinations, consulting an adoption medicine specialist, and making work and travel arrangements. More to come as the details unfold.
Neil and Kate