No news today, so we have started trying to change our flights back to Minnesota. We have tentatively reserved flights on Friday and Sunday (the 21st and 23rd). The bad news is that right now there aren't seats available on the Los Angeles to Minnesota flights on either day...so we're working on that. We figure that if we have Julia's visa by time to leave next weekend, we can worry about getting back to Minnesota after we get to the US if we have to. If we don't hear anything from the US gov't by 2pm tomorrow we will select the Sunday the 23rd flight, but if we get our visa preapproval tomorrow before 2pm, we will target leaving on Friday the 21st.
Of course all of this is out of our hands now. I phoned the US Consulate this morning and we got the standard, "you know that it may take 60 days to approve" script. The other family with our agency called the consulate yesterday and they got some sort of vague reference to maybe the files will be complete by the end of this week...we'll see what happens. We have stopped any breath-holding at this point.
Today wasn't a bad day. I went to the airline office today with our agency representative in the morning. In the afternoon we hung out and rested at the hotel. This evening we went to a wonderful place called the Moca Cafe. This place had wonderful decore, great service, and SUPER food at a reasonable (but not Ladybird cheap) prices. To give a sampling of the diverse menu...I had beef with lemon grass and red chilles, Barbie had grilled pork chops and mashed potatoes (very good), helen had breaded fried chicken strips, and Thomas had french toast with bacon. We were all thrilled with the food and the experience.
Back at the hotel it was Thursday night, so you all know what that means...that's right...The Einstein Factor on the Australia Network (or the Einstein Factory as Thomas calls it). This is a simple quiz game show that Thomas simply does not want to miss. We got back to the hotel just in time to wash the kids' stinky feet (I couldn't stand it so much that I also washed their sandals), get into jammies, and watch this obscure show with obscure questions relating to Australian pop culture, history, government, and geography. I'm not sure that he gets any of it, but Thomas is a big fan.
Well, I'll make it a short one today. I'm going to try and call Northwest Airlines over my laptop and see if they can find any room for us on a plane.
Take care...we're all doing just fine.
Doug
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Wow...what a crazy arrangement of flight details to deal with...but whatchagonnado?! We're all still hopeful for Christmas in Minnesota, whether you're celebrating into the night because of jet lag or not!
Sounds like you all have it under control. Good to hear that you're all still in good spirits, healthy and happy. Talk to you soon!
Kisses to the kids,
Cindy
Hey there,
Well that is too bad that you haven't heard anything yet. I hope that you do soon so you can get home.
I am gland that game show night is still on and Thomas didn't miss it.
Hopefully you will hear some good news soon. I will keep my fingers crossed.
Heather
Meanwhile in Lawrencevegas...
We took the kids to uncle bennie's house last night and veralee made lasagna. It was 4-pieces good.
Then we lazed around in front of his fireplace listening to bob dylan while the 7 kids watched a movie in the spare house.
Today, I'm giving my last ion quizzes of the quarter and beginning to review for finals. Tomorrow I hope to make some peanut and pecan brittle.
Tuesday is Owen's B-day. We're having the roberts, mom & dad and bennie & veralee over for supper. You guys could come, too...if you get back in time.
Thursday is the last day of school, then we settle in for 9 days of relaxation and family (but not both at the same time, of course) followed by a whirlwind trip to Pasadena and home for the start of the spring semester.
Also, there's a snowstorm in kansas that is heading our way...we'll see if it veers off at the last minute...it always does....
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