While I know that around the country there have been all kinds of weather related extremes occurring this month, it has been downright beautiful here in Maine. We are really loving our new location here in Boothbay, and have been enjoying daytime highs in the 60's and 70's with nights in the 40's and 50's. It seems an early fall, though there is destined to ba a little more heat left in this summer. With wild blueberries in full season, fresh lobster on the waterfront, and a little wood in the fireplace, what's not to love.

On the adoption front, we find ourselves in a strange phase. On the one hand we are finding that we are having to recreate and update nearly all of our adoption paperwork as its 12 month lifespan will be exceeded as we move into the fall, and on the other hand we already have a new travel date for returning to Astana to meet our daughter. It is as if we are re-living the last year on a greatly abreviated timescale.

So when is our new travel date? We are hearing we should be prepared to be in Astana by 01 November, but official dates will only come after our LOI (Letter of Invitation) is issued by the Ministry of Education. With that date in mind, we would expect to fly out of Boston (again!) in the evening of the 27th or 28th of October, and arrive in Astana in the early afternoon two days later. It does help to know the routine. I imagine that preparing to depart this time around will be a much more casual and stress free time. Okay, maybe not stress free, but you get the idea. Take Care.