Good News...and chicken pox!

Good news: The Ministry of Women's Affairs (MOWA) has approved my petition to be Bamlak's mother.    

It is a strange feeling.  As important a step as it is, we still have a long road ahead of us and I cannot really breath easy until she has a U.S. passport that says KRAFT and is safely back home.  I have simply heard too many stories.....

But this didn't stop me from enjoying a glass of wine with a JDC mission group from Detroit tonight that was passing through Addis and having 30 nice Jewish philanthropists wish us Mazal Tov.  That was lovely.  I also really enjoyed it when Dr. Rick and family dropped me off at my "home" and Shaun Goldstone, the JDC Jewish Service Corps volunteer, said "goodnight mom."  :::)))))

Bad news:  Bami has chicken pox!!!   It was probably inevitable, almost all the children have had them. The doctor looked at her and immediately put her on medication. Bamlak was a little fussier than usual but doesn't have a fever and her rash is minor (so far).  I pray that it doesn't cause her too much discomfort and that it passes quickly.   Even chicken pox doesn't stop her from being totally cute, however.

These are our first OFFICIAL mother-daughter pictures!!!

Good night from Addis,

--Jen