Hanging In There

As of today, we have been waiting 3 weeks for our Travel Approval.  We are tired of feeling like our life is on hold, and I feel like our packed bags are laughing at me.  But we know that it has to come soon.  Assuming it comes early this week, we plan to travel next Wednesday 6/24.

Last night we Skyped with Charlie again, and he was full of questions.  When are we coming?  How will we get there?  If we are taking a plane, why did Gabe and George take a train?  Will he take a train too?  Why do we have to go to Zhengzhou?  How do planes fly?  Why didn't we come last week?  How long will we stay in China?  Will we ever come back to visit?  Where are the cats?  Do they live inside or outside?  Where do they go poop?  What is a basement?  Do we have a subway under our house too?  What time do we get up in the morning? Where do we go swimming?  Can he see a horse or a lion when we go to the zoo?  When are we coming?  He really doesn't understand Travel Approval and why we are still waiting.  He kept asking when we were coming, even after we answered several times, "soon, but we just don't know exactly when..."  It's not easy on any of us.

We are trying to distract ourselves and stay busy, which is hard for me when I just want to lay on the couch and feel sorry for myself.  But the busier the better and we are trying to make the most of our extra days here.  Having communication with him, and getting new pictures help a lot.