Our Schedule of Events

Some of you are asking about our timeline, so since I'm up, now would be a good time to share it!

Saturday (Today):

• Visit Julianna Ashure's grave
• Shopping for a dress for Maura and for Hannah Carpenter, her soon-to-be Ethiopian playmate in Tennessee
• Sieg Family arrives, so get acquainted with them

Sunday:

• If possible, we want to worship at a local church.  Their services tend to be hours in length, so this may not be possible as we have an appointment that afternoon with an orphanage.
• Visit Kingdom Vision International Orphanage in Addis - this is where Maura lived from 4/20/09 - 07/11/09
• Goodgame family arrives, so get acquainted with them

Monday:

• Paperwork party at the Hilton Hotel.  This is where we meet as a group and fill-out paperwork that will be necessary for our Embassy appointment later in the week.
• Lunch at the Zebra Grill
• Meet our daugther!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - MEETCHA DAY
• Play with our baby girl and then she spends her last night ever away from her family!
• Enjoy a traditional Ethiopian meal and dancing (They will dance, we will watch - we are not blessed with rhythm!)

Tuesday:

• Deliver care packages for families whose children are still at the transitional home with Maura
• Take Maura home forever! - GOTCHA DAY / FOREVER FAMILY DAY

Wednesday:

• Embassy appointment

Thursday:

• Happy Thanksgiving back in the US!
• We have an option of visiting 2 orphanages, but we haven't decided yet if we are going to go.  It will all depend on how Maura is feeling and reacting to us. 
• Lunch as a group
• Shopping

Friday:

• Pick-up Maura's visa
• Pack our clothes
• Last minute shopping
• Leave for the airport

Saturday:

• Most of the day will be spent in the air
• We arrive back in Nashville at 4:30 p.m. CST
• HOME!!!!!!!!!!