We Are Now LID!

We found out on Friday (March 18th) that we had our Log-in Date (LID) and that it was the prior Monday (March 14th). Our dossier had been sent to China on Thursday, February 24th, and was received in China on Monday, February 28th. So, exactly two weeks from arrival of our dossier in China to LID, and 4 days for that information to make its way from China to us.

Now we wait for our Letter of Acceptance (LOA) from China. As of a few months ago, it was taking ~6 weeks or so from LID to LOA, but we’ve heard a few rumors that this part of the process has been going considerably quicker for some folks lately. That would be a very welcome surprise. As it stands right now, though, I’m sticking with the timeframe posted in my last blog entry, which puts our travel in the late-July to early-August neighborhood.

We watched The Amazing Race last night since it was taking place in and around Kunming, China. Since this is where Mackenzie currently resides, we were anxious to watch the show to look for some sites we had already gotten familiar with by other families. Sure enough, the show had the contestants spending time at the Stone Forest, one of the sites we want to visit while we’re in Kunming. In addition, the episode ended in a place in the city called Green Lake, an urban lake/park with lots of restaurants, entertainment areas, walking trails, gardens, etc. This happens to be the park directly across the street from the hotel we are asking to stay at (Grand Park Hotel – Kunming), as the hotel has come highly recommended from other adoptive families due to its location and amenities.

Not much new on the home front other than ongoing home renovations and a nearly complete reshuffling of how we store things…..not nearly enough storage capacity in this circa ~1970 house, especially with another child entering the picture, so I’m having to be creative with additional garage storage.