Clarification

O.K., we now know that none of our acquaintances actually saw, talked to or touched Mingjie. The pictures we received were given to another family when they picked their child up at the Civil Affairs office in Nanjing. The orphanage is in Danyang about an hour away (about, I think). The other family wasn’t able to go to the orphanage because the road is under construction and the orphanage is moving (temporarily due to the road construction or permanently, like new digs – I don’t know). Anyway, that means that the other family didn’t have personal contact with the little man. Also, we have been questioning whether Mingjie was living in Foster Care or in the orphanage. His report was unclear on that point. Looks like he's in the orphanage, but it seems to be a good one.
I didn't sleep last night wondering about Mingjie. Is he confused about where his little friends have gone? More people that he loved have suddenly disappeared out of his life again. He looks so happy in his little life though. He's not looking at the camera in either of the pictures we got. He looks like he's on the go..... Hey, look at the shoes of the little girl that is sitting beside him. They have the greatest shoes at that orphanage.

No news from the agency today, meaning, obviously, no LOA. For the day… for the week… for the month :-0… who knows. So, day 131 passes...... The Christmas season is fast approaching which could further delay us by two weeks. While the Chinese side of things would be open during Christmas, the Canadian embassy is not. At this point we'll need lots and lots and lots of luck to travel before January first. I wonder how much it would cost to spend an extra week in Beijing waiting for the embassy to reopen. At least we'd have Mingjie a week earlier. Hmmmm....