Day 10 of Operation NO BARK

Well, I really do think this silly thing works.  The dog is barking less.  And it has this little handy dandy remote that when he does bark, I can click on it over and over to torture, punish, train the dog.  I had to replace the batteries last night.  He was just barking up a storm, I replaced them and then...barking stopped!  I "heart" the Ultimate Dog Barking Pro!

We did fingerprints yesterday.  Went down to the immigration office (USCIS), and that is one interesting place. Since this is my 2nd time, I know the drill.  I just left my purse and took my paper and ID.  Less to worry about.  I actually felt like the foreigner, sitting there not understanding a word that was said by the people waiting!  And those poor people that work there have become so hardden.  I think it actually hurt for the one lady to smile at me.  I walked in and they had me set my stuff down and the officer asked if I had my cell phone, camera, recording device...blah, blah blah, I said no sir, I left it all in the car.  He looked at me like I had just grown a third eye!  I put my stuff through the x-ray machine.  When I picked it up I said "thank you."  At that point I think he was waiting for my head to spin and me to spit pea soup out my nose!

I walked into the other room.  This is where the "lovely" women was sitting having people fill out a form, checking ID's, having people wash their hands.  I took my form, said thank you, and she looked at me funny.  I sat down, filled out the form and waited in line again.  I watched as she told people what to do.  Keep this together, put your hands under here, rub them together, here is your paper towel, dry them off, trash can is in the corner.  So when I walked up, I had my papers together, handed them to her and before she could say her first line, "put your hands under here" I was already there.  She looked up at me and I smiled.  I swear I almost saw a small smile.  I did what I was supposed to do and said...thank you. 

I waited my turn and then they called me Number 29.  I walked in and same "sweet" lady took my prints.  I smiled at her and did what she told me to do.  She was thawing as I was leaving.  She said have a nice day.  The other lady said "good luck on your adoption and have a safe flight".  Either way....finger prints are done.  So hopefully we will be on the quick end of things.  Last time it was 4 weeks to the day!  We will see. 

Time to start on the dossier.  Same thing as before, I know we can do this quickly.  Plan to have it done by beginning of June.  So we are moving forward with this adoption.  I have left it all in God's hands.  I know about all the controversy surrounding Nepal right now.  But from our last letter, it sounds like they are trying to work things out.  Dylan and I pray each night for a "baby sister" from Nepal, and that God will find the right sister.