Official update from our agency

Someone at work asked me today about official confirmation of the cutoff date from Monday's matches and I realized that I never posted it! The cutoff on the website for the CCAA (China Center for Adoption Affairs) does say 10/24/05. Our agency's message only confirmed through 10/14, as they had no one with applications dated between 10/15 and 10/24. However, we know that they have at least sixteen applications dated 10/25 and 10/26, so we should be part of a pretty large travel group!

Our agency had matches for six families this month, all girls from the Sichuan and Hunan provinces. The ages of the girls were between 11 and 15 months. There are eight families from our agency in China now. They received their children on Sunday evening and report that everyone seems to be adjusting well. The families who were matched in early February got their travel authorizations, and they may leave as early as next week. They are traveling a little sooner than expected, as there is a LARGE trade fair in Guangzhou in April that apparently causes havoc with travel schedules (think no flights, no hotels, etc.)