On Friday we got our Provincial Letter of approval!!!! I just have to take some pictures of the house and we will be ready to have all our documents sent off to Manitoba and then onto Adis Ababa!

An Update

Wow. We are blown away by the generosity of our friends and family. So far we have 1330 km sponsored! That leaves only 8070! Thank you so much to everyone who is helping to make this a reality for us. We are just now finishing up our first round of paperwork for immigration and we are still waiting on the last little bit of paperwork to be completed so we can have our dossier sent off. This step must (of course) be accompanied by a big cheque so we are extra greatful for the donation money that has come in. God is good! An update on the doll situation: I did finally find one on the dusty top shelf of a zellars, I think I found the only one in victoria so if anyone else is looking, you are out of luck! I know this seems like a pretty small issue. Who cares about a doll right? But it is one that has stuck with me a bit. Just one example of how caucasian centered this society is... "I'm only one. But still, I am one.I cannot do everything, but still, I can do something.And because I cannot do everything,I will not refuse to do the something that I can do."-- Edward Everett Hale

Baby doll

I have been searching (without luck) for a while for a black baby doll for the boys. I suppose this is a preview of things to come. I know I haven't even brushed the surface of what it must feel like to be a visual minority but my eyes are opening... I have looked at walmart, zellars, sears, superstore and a couple of exclusive toy stores as well as looking at toys r us online. All to no avail. I have been told to actually go into toys r us but I haven't gotten around to this yet. If anyone has any suggestions I am all ears! I am also going to try to find a hair dresser who can teach me how to care for our daughter's hair. If anyone knows of a place in Victoria, I would really appreciate hearing about it. Leah