One week and counting. The phone has been abuzz since we woke up. Lists are being compiled, gifts and toys are being reviewed and readied for travel, the tickets for air travel from Frankfurt to Kostani arrived yesterday...lots of activity. It feels like the day before a Holiday or wedding. Everyone is up beat and engaged.

Bon has been talking to a nice couple that adopted a little girl from KAZ not long ago. They are giving us tips on what to expect and how to get by on our trip. It's the little things that matter sometimes and with this, as is often the case in life, there are a bazillion details. They are the ones that gave us the idea to start this blog actually. Their input so far has been invaluable.

I see the train

Two years, actually more, of effort and anxiety are boiling down to these last days before our first trip to Kazakhstan. Like a long road march it is these last miles that count the most. The hard part has come and gone. Making the commitment, getting through the middle miles when the end seemed too far to see or even believe were really the toughest part. Now we know we can finish, and nothing can stop us.

The house is even done, with the execption of a short punch list, and I must say it is stunning compared to how it looked before the renovations began.

This blog will take you with us through the journey that was ours as we set about begining our family. To be honest it all began with my cousin Howie and his wife Lisa...that's how Bonnie and I met.