Cheri Kay in Haiti....where my life became meaningful.

Yes Yes Yes, I am a crazy spartan fan that can't get enough pictures of my little Spartans in green and white and I finally got my dream picture of the three of us by Sparty !!! I am so thrilled that my Spartans are in the Final Four! I couldn't ask for a better homecoming gift!!!!!! We went up to MSU to the high school track meet that my dad was coaching at and I got to see some of the athletic trainers that I used to work with and the kids got to see the campus a bit, play in the athletic training rooms and run on the indoor football practice field! It was tons of fun! We also went out to pole vault practice with my dad and both kids had fun "learning" how to pole vault. Ecrissa loved it! She did a pretty good job too!!!! The kids are having a wonderful time playing with all of the toys at grandma and grandpa Sessions house. They are getting lots of attention and they are growing like weeds! They have already grown out of clothes that they were wearing wh...

March 12th 2009 will have new meaning to me! We did make it out of Haiti and to Michigan with no probems. That trip was sure a gift from God after 4.5 years waiting to bring my Haitian Angels home! It's sorta surreal to think that it's done. I mean, for over 4 years I have "waited". Waiting for this signature or that signature. Waiting for this to be processed or that to be processed. Waiting for the day when I would bring my kids to the States. Now, waiting is over. OH CRAP, now what!!???????????? Now I figure out life in America. Whew, just saying that is exhausting! I mean, I know I'm American. I've lived here in the past, but after being home for 5 days, I still feel a weird disconnect. Like, I don't really get what's going on. I don't really know what to do and how to do it. My kids are adjusting great! Grandparents are awesome for them and they are being spoiled like crazy. They both love all of the attention they are gett...

Wow!!!!! What a day!!!!! We (and I mean all three of us!!!! Wow, my kids are in the states!!!! What an amazing thing!) have arrived in MI and made it safely to my dad's house. It was a long day, but the kids did really well. They loved the airplane and Jaryse loved looking at "the city" as we flew over Miami last night. I held it all together until we landed in Miami and I heard the pilot or whoever say "welcome to Miami" at that point I cried. I couldn't believe I had actually made it to the USA with my two little munchkins. I had a smooth time through immigration both in Port au Prince and in Miami, and both flights went smoothly. I am so thankful to the Lord for protecting us through this whole ordeal and making these last few steps easier than the first few! I am still in a bit of shock, although, it might just be that I am FREEEEEEEEEZZZZZZZING. Maybe after I get used to the cold my brain and body will work a little more efficiently! I am so t...

It seems so weird. We actually got the visa's on Friday. I have been really sick and the kids have not been feeling well either. But, we are holding on to the wonderful new promises of traveling together as a family for the first time. After four and a half years of this trial, we are finally going to be able to leave the country of Haiti and enter the US as a family. Wow, I am a bit astonished still. I am not sure when it will ever really sink in. The next few days are very full here in Haiti. We have two going away parties (which I am so amazed about) and we have work and school to wrap up and packing and giving things away, and selling things and tying up all the loose ends and I don't know, maybe I am making up things because my brain can't think straight. I would like to blame it on Haiti, but this time, it's the cold and the shock of this process finally being done. WOW. Stay tuned for some last minute Haiti fun and going home pictures of us. Luvs and...

.......we were at the Embassy at 7am. We were all looking quite nice (if I do say so myself and I was amazed I got us all out of the house looking nice!!) I didn't eat breakfast, my stomach was in knots. I was jittery and excited and nervous, and amazed that this day has actually arrived, and well, I am not sure what else I was feeling. We got there, spoke with one person and she gave us our paper to take to the cashier to pay for the visa's. Yes, you have to pay the US government for the visa's that you are applying for BEFORE you know if they will be issued or not! Anyway, so we went to the cashier and she was very sweet. She asked Jaryse how he was doing and he said "I'm good, but, a bit of a disaster!!!!" I almost died laughing!!!! I don't remember saying that this morning, but maybe I did. OR, maybe he just looked at me this morning and decided that I was just a "bit of a disaster!" At any rate, it was cute! LOL! So, after paying ...

I know, I know, I've been terrible again about updating this blog......."Pa Faut Mwen", I could go on and on about how it's Haiti's fault, but I might as well admit it, I just haven't done it. Well, the last few days have been busy. I went to Jacmel for a visit with the kids that I do therapy with down there. I went with some friends of mine and they actually posted some great pics of the trip, Check it out on their blog http://livesayhaiti.blogspot.com/ They also said some nice things about me, and I really appreciate it. A public thank you to Troy and Tara for the pics, friendship and nice words :) Monday was a big day for us for the adoption. We got our I-600 approval, which allowed me to go into the consulate today and submit the final documents for the visa appointment, which, to my surprise (maybe it's supposed to happen this way, but when something goes smooth for me, I am so thrilled and amazed) they gave me an appointment for Thursday...