Smell the BBQ

We are finally on US soil. Waiting in the lounge in Memphis. Mike is snoozing and I am writing this.
Our flights were totally uneventful and comfortable. It is amazing the difference in hospitality. KLM staff are so polite and helpful and take such good care of you. They gave us some little gifts for Cameron and Shawn, wished us luck etc. NWA staff acted like they were doing us a favor to serve us a water. TOTALLY different. Oh well.....
We are here and our luggage is too. Amazing since we ran to the gate in Amsterdam with a 30 minute window to change planes. Amazing feat. Our plane was delayed again this a.m. for 3 hours but it left. So after 2 extra days we arrive.
The weather driving to Almaty was pretty bad at times. Gulnara did a wonderful job getting us all there. The delays weren't in the plan but all in all, everything finished fine.
If the families following us have as good an experience as we did, we will be so happy for them. The fact that we even went at all, after we were told it was not possible, is our first miracle. That now, two other families are picking up where they left off in Taldy,is another miracle.
Beverley, you are right...one child does lead to another.
I will return in about 4 weeks to finish this adoption process and travel home with Cameron. It will be so good to see people we now call friends and sad to leave them, maybe forever.....I like to think not.
I think when we get to Memphis I will order BBQ for us and start this child's introduction to the US. We can't wait.
We have had the best experience through all this. i think that we had done this before helped, but Gulnara really did an excellent job. No reason to expect any problems during the waiting period, but we will breathe a deep sigh when it is over. We feel good about it though. Whatever happens, will never change how grateful we are to all the people that worked with us to make this happen.
Cannot wait to send first photos of Shawn and Dias together.