Ok. I haven't written because I wasn't really sure what was going on. After Gertrude's clearance date, our attorney told us "everything should be ok, the court will write up the decision next Friday." Well, that made me wonder, just because we never heard the words, "she is cleared." But, now we know she is (phew!) and we have to wait now for the Ministry of Children and Family Affairs to e-mail us an "allowance to meet a child", which of course we got last year for the same child, but it must be done again. Once we get that, we will get a court date. We hope to get that e-mail within the next week or so.
We got a letter from Gertrude today with a beautiful school picture. She looks a little more grown up and her hair looks strawberry blond, instead of just blond. I don't know if she colored it or what! It is a very nice picture though, and her letter made me cry. She had all the cute misspellings in it (hai for hi, gud bai for good-bye, etc.) but basically she said she loves and misses us very much and thinks about me, Daddy, and Tena every day. She wants to go to the USA. She also said to say hello to grandmother. That is my mom, whom she has never met, but talked to once or twice on the phone for a quick minute. I can already see that Grandma and Gertrude will have a very special relationship!
It was so wonderful to get her letter, can't wait to get her!!!
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