Long weekend

Wouldn't it just figure that one piece of paper is what our dossier is waiting on before Lily can take it to China. WIAA needs to send SWA a letter of agreement that states they are working together as Hague approved agencies to process this adoption. Since Utah has the odd practice of celebrating it's very own State holiday on the 24th of July, and my dossier did not return to SWA in Tennesee until then, Josh was not able to reach anyone in the WIAA offices to get that letter sent ASAP. Everything shuts down on the 24th of July, to celebrate Pioneer Day honoring the pioneers that settled Utah and recognizing the date that they first entered the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847. At least I think it was 1847. Having grown up in Maryland puts me at a disadvantage when it comes to all things pioneer, and leaves me wondering why it needs to be a State holiday, shutting down banks, government offices, etc...

So, when Josh tried to reach someone at the WIAA offices in Ogden, he got an answering machine, which he left a message on, and we will just have to wait until Monday, when the office is open, before we can make things happen.

Still, as long as we can get it done on Monday, we will be ok. I sent Beesh at WIAA an email, which I know she always responds to within hours, and I will be calling her first thing Monday morning, to get that expedited. Hopefully, it can be faxed. We must have this agreement for the dossier, in order for China to know these two agencies are in a working relationship.