Lucky me, Grant gets to stay

Yes, whimpy me, talked Grant into staying. Good timing because I am having one heck of a time with the mold down here which I am highly allergic too. I am hoping that I will adjust to it without my usual mass medication. Grant will now leave early Sunday morning. We have had good news on the paperwork front. Hopefully, we will be submitted for Pink (or the Visa) on Monday. Although, I will believe when I see it. This means that they should set up our Visa appointment within 72 hours of that time. Which in turn means hopefully sometime before June we will get our appointment or sooner if somehow we can beg the embassy to let us take someone's appointment that can't make it. On the home front, in Antigua, we are doing well. Alejandra is certainly a challenge at times and very stubborn to authority but she is learning that boundaries are good and we will love her always. The communication is getting a little better. I am picking up a lot more of what she says. We have a spanish tutor coming this afternoon so hopefully I will gain more from that. We are going to a little celebration party for a new friend's son who finally exited PGN after 10 months!! UGH! They live right around the corner, an easy walk and have a 7yr old girl, Jackeline, who the girls like to play with. I will probably write more tonight. Thanks again for all the individual emails. And yes, Ruth is a saint!!! She made me some lemon tea today for my congestion and she also had a heart to heart with Alejandra yesterday on good behavior and transitioning to our family. Tomorrow they celebrate Mother's day here, so we told Ruth to take the day off to be with her family. I think we will make her a card this afteroon. We surprised her with Pollo Campero yesterday for lunch, it is her favorite ( it is the nation's craving..just like Kentucky Fried Chicken!) We miss everyone!! Janet