FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

Today was the first of school for Cathy and I. We start much earlier than most schools around the country, but we also get out early as well. For me this is my 20th year as a teacher and for Cathy her 22nd. We are lucky to be able to do something we really love! This is our traditional first day of school photo. I really enjoyed my three classes today. The kids were great and we got off to a good start. Two of them are very large, 32 and 33 students. The other is only 18. I am teaching Oklahoma History and Cathy has Geometry and Teen Leadership.

There hasn't been anything new this week on the adoption front. It is day 23 of the I-600 process. We think the final Vietnamese approval will be completed by the end of the month. However we will not be able to travel until the I-600 is approved by the U.S. side. They tell the applicants that it will take up to 60 working days (October 6 in our case), but most Holt families have had approval in 30-45 working days ( August 22-September 16 in our case). Once we get I-600 approval we are cleared to travel. That is usually two to three weeks later. So, if we get everything opproved in late August/early September, we should travel two or three weeks later. That is close to what we have been thinking for several months. Hopefully our next post will be great news!