On November 18 we realized that I had made a huge mistake and we would be delayed in getting our little girl. Back on October 26 I sent our paper work to the Chinese Consulate. However, I sent the paper work via the US Postal Non-Service. I tracked the package going to Chicago but I did not request this for the return package I enclosed.
So last week we thought the paper work should have been back so decided to call the Chinese Consulate. They informed us they sent the package on November 4. Our hearts sank as we realised it was lost in the mail. This was four months of collecting documents and figuring out the process.
I went to the post office knowing there was nothing they could do (even though I sent the package via priority-two day service and paid extra for this). Melissa called the post office and confirmed the bad news. We also called the Chinese Consulate hoping they could help us since they had approved our paper work and also kept a copy of the information. No luck.
For several days we felt sick about this and wondered if this was God's way of "shutting the door" for us. We continued to pray about this and hope for the best.
Melissa started within a few days of re-collecting the information. We did get a little lucky and we recieved all the needed documents within a few days. As of today we are ready to send the information to the state of Kansas and Missouri.
Looking back I have no idea why I did not send the information via FedEx or UPS. I have had a knot in my stomach for 10 days now. Melissa has worked so hard on this adoption and I am truly sorry to her for this set back.
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