Medical Update and Sunday Garden Tour

We've been told that our medical request is in the pouch to Addis this week. So hopefully the medical can be completed and all of our paperwork will be sent to Nairobi this week. Then next week we can start to officially count the weeks to get the visas issued. Unfortunately, our agency says the visa time lines have been averaging 8 - 12 weeks, not the 6 weeks we had hoped. So for us that means we are at least 11 weeks from traveling. October it is. I was hoping we would be able to celebrate the Ethiopian New Year (September 11) in Addis, but it was not meant to be.

We received some new pictures this weekend of T & M, from another family that just returned from Addis. They have grown so much since the last set pf pictures we had in May. I am going to have to buy more clothes for T as I think the clothes I bought for her will fit M in October. We did manage to pick out the beds for the girls. They will be delivered at the end of August. So hopefully, we will have the basement done and the girls rooms painted in a month's time.

Here is how I am keeping distracted -- taking pictures of the garden. More roses 'cuz they are my favorite and some of the Saskatoon and Red Currants we have growing. Maybe next week I will add a picture of the vegetable gardens that I actually planted (only because Homer is busy with the basement - he is the green thumb at Chateau Bright Star - I usually just get to enjoy the flowers and fruit)

Morden Belle Rose

Morden Fireglow

Prairie Dawn Rose in full bloom

Coral Bells (I think)

Salvia

Red Currant

Saskatoon

Let your Bright Star Dreams grow.