We are getting ready to head to PA for Christmas. For the first time in many years our dogs, Tasha and Dexter will be making the journey with us. My mom has graciously offered to love (and house) our two dogs while we are in Russia. They will be coming to PA with us to settle into their new home.
We have been busy getting everything ready for our trip. We just had a major shopping trip in which we purchased a laptop, printer and some other major items that we will need for our trip. We are thinking through packing...(how do we pack for 5 months)? It has been interesting trying to figure out what we need to make home feel like home and deciding what we can live without for 5 months!
Homeschooling is now in the works. Our local district is allowing us to take the books for our kids and we will use that as a starting point for our curriculum. I'm thankful that we will have some time in PA before we leave to figure out this home schooling thing.
Speaking of leaving...you guessed it, we still do not know exactly when we will be leaving. Our letter of invitation is the works (we hope) and then after we receive that we need to apply for the visa. Our best guess at this point is late January/early February. At some point we are going to have to take a leap of faith and purchase tickets and pray that all the paperwork comes through in time.
Speaking of paperwork coming through...we just heard through the grapevine that RAI (our original placement) just got all of their paperwork signed. Too late for us, so we are trusting that God has a plan for us in Saratov. We are hoping that the smaller town might be a better fit for us than the big city.
The kids are still hesitant. Dylan has some brewing excitement (I think he likes the home school idea)! Katie is mostly upset about leaving the dogs and the long flight over the ocean. Keep them in their prayers as January will be a month of huge adjustments for them.
Hoping to see many of you in PA while we are in. In the meantime, have a blessed Christmas!
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