Visas have landed

We are now the proud possessors of three visas to visit China up to twice within the next six months. Here's hoping that twice won't be necessary, and that cutting it close won't even be a question.

Visas away!

Yesterday we Fedex'd out our visa applications. For reasons we do not understand, you cannot send your application directly to the Consulate. Someone must hand-carry it inside. Since we do not have time to drive down to NYC and hand-deliver our visa applications, we sent it to a courier who does this for a living.

They are not cheap. It'll cost almost $500 for our 3 visas, wow.

In other news, Gus is eagerly anticipating his brother's arrival. He asks me if tomorrow we will be going on our big trip to pick up his Jed. I tell him that it will be summer before we go (and possibly the end of summer, sigh!).