Progress and A Flow Chart

I meant to post a picture of the flow chart that we've been using as we complete the last steps of paperwork for our adotion, BUT we keep progressing before I get the chance to post!!!  That's a really great thing, though, don't you agree?

Our agency provided a handy dandy flow chart, shown below.  When we were in the process of completing Flora Lin's paperwork and waiting on Charlotte's, we used this to calculate the time and keep us straight on what was next.

Yes, it confused us at first!  Don't be concerned if it doesn't make too much sense to you - Sam has got this paperwork thing down pat (can I just say how awesome he has been at organizing and completing this stuff?!), but it has taken me a while.  The closer we get to the end, the more I understand.

At first, we highlighted anything we completed for Flora Lin in yellow and planned to highlight anything we completed for Charlotte in pink.  When both children had an item completed, the overlap would be orange.  At first our chart had nothing but yellow, which was great, but we knew we couldn't start the last step ( the second to last box) until Charlotte's paperwork caught up to that same step.  

Well, since August 11th (arrival of C's RA) Charlotte has been doing her best to catch up!

Now, that's what I call progress!  Thanks be to God!

Once that last yellow rectangle turns orange, we will be waiting on travel approval SO WE CAN BUY PLANE TICKETS!!!!!  Can you believe it?

Come on, paperwork!  Fly, fly, fly!!!

So far, everything has been coming in ahead of schedule - so exciting!  I have a feeling that we'd better start getting our ducks in a row!

Thanks for your prayers and interest - keep the prayers coming!  We're almost there!