Must be the Elfin Magic

We have Article 5!  This is the part where the US Embassy gives our immigration process the thumbs up.  Means we can travel!  I did get a somewhat cryptic message from FANA saying we can travel in January, but the same short email included this alarming statement,  "we only need the courts to start working."

Huh?

News of families receiving Sentencia continues to flow through CaringBridge sites and blogs, so I know something is happening.  I also know that the Embassy wasn't going to issue Article 5s (Articles 5?) until the courts were functioning.  While I'm not super concerned, I'm not about book tickets quite yet.

As I am always on the hunt for silver linings in our extended wait, we found one today.  While checking airfare for a January 3rd departure, tickets have gone down about $500 each!  This at least offsets the fact that Josie will be 2 years old when we return home and no longer eligible to travel as a lap child.

And now, fun with Skype.  These are from Tuesday's call with Lucy and I.  Tomorrow morning, the whole family has a Skype date.

Josie arrived at the Skype call wearing a stylish elfish stocking cap.  I would like to think she is working part-time as an elf during this time of waiting.

More toy making.  She doesn't mess around.  Very good at her craft.

Intercontinental finger puppets.  Here we have a crab and a shark.

This one cracks me up.  It reminds me of a soap opera.