roller coaster

yesterday was a great day.
we finally mailed in our dossier :)
huge, huge weight lifted.

and i had been looking forward to hearing word from a friend, traveling to pick up her daughter in ethiopia. she was delivering the first care package to our sweet girl.

she was so helpful in giving me ideas on what to send, and promising me she would take lots of photos for us, and love on her, and tell her that we loved her, and are coming for her.

i was expecting word anytime.

and i got it.

her luggage never made it.
it is currently in sudan.
which means, most of it has been rifled through, and likely our package will never make it to our daughter.

there is a chance that she will get it before they leave,
but i don't think so.

and just like that, the weight is back.
i was so excited that she would finally know us, see OUR photos, hear our notes to her, and just like that, plans changed.

ugh.