Ecuador Day 23

Tuesday Dec. 27th
We got all of Zac's flights cancelled today with a hefty $275 fine...lovely..we do get a credit from the flights, but our travel agent let us know that flights from Dec. 31st to Jan. 14th are extrememly pricey from Ecuador due to everyone traveling after the holiday. Awesome. So we are praying we can get Zac flown home on Dec. 30th to avoid a sky high airfare...praying.

Today we were hoping to hear from our lawyer that it was time to go do signature verification, but it unfortunately didn't happen. Last night our internet here completly went out...so we called our friend John to see if he knew of an internet cafe Zac could go to for work and he suggested we just come over there...and could get laundry done as well.

We headed over to John's house and Zac started working and Adri and I got our two loads of laundry done...and of course watched a Dora while we waited...with Addie it is Little Bear or Backyardigans...with Adri it's Dora or Mickey Mouse Clubhouse...so we shall see who wins at home when its time for our shows...typically morning, naps, and bedtime...so I suppose we can trade off between the three times.

We took John to the nice restaurant nearby that we went to a couple weeks ago....$8.75 for the four of us to have a nice Ecuadorian meal. We headed home in time for naps...and we were all needing one as the stress of waitig for the court day was starting to wear on us...and I truly believe that Adri understands that this is not our home...she got so excited to fly I am just sure she knows we have yet to fly to her new home and see her sister. She gets so excited when she sees Addie on Skype...

I have a couple friends on facebook that have adopted in Ecuador and have been encouraging me along the way...to try and not focus on our wait here..and just enjoy our time here....we have been trying to not just sit around and wait...but it is just hard when part of our family isn't here with us...but it is good to have the encouragement that others who have traveled this journey ahead of us.

After naps the internet was still not working the greatest so we decided to head out to the markets and do some sight seeing...it was a successful trip as we were able to get to all the places we wanted to with only maybe three or four wrong turns...LOL...those that know Zac and I well know that we typically don't go anywhere without either our Garmin or the GPS turned on on our phones...so us trying to get around by walking is just comical....well...we laugh now....three weeks ago...not so much. LOL.

At about 5:00 we heard from Priscila! The judge had finally reviewed our files and was ready to see us for signature verification tomorrow (Wednesday) at 4:00. Priscila said she'd pick us up at 3:00 in time to get to the court house and get assigned a translator. Zac and I were so very happy and praising God for an answer to prayer. It really isn't that we are sick of being here..it is simply that we have a daughter at home that needs us and my husband's job can only be patient for so long..Zac needs to get back to work on Monday..well..Tuesday with the holiday..but getting him flown home is a two day process and back to Iowa is another day as he needs to stop in Illinois to get Addie. Praising God and knowing He has it all under control. Definetly a test in our trust...do we not only trust in our Heavenly Father...but do we also trust on Him? I fail often in this area and this journey has helped me to learn how to rely and trust competely On Him...

We had our famous rice, chicken, veggie soup mixture and all went to bed early...