(…or the post I’ve been “visualizing” to write since forever! 
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… Under!!! 
Guess what the mailman brought in yesterday?
At long last, after 15 months or so of waiting (and praying very hard!), I can now share with you our “family secret”… we are finally ”cleared for entry” to Australia! Yes, it has been a little over a year now that we have been waiting for word from the “Wizards of Oz” (aka Australian immigration authorities) as to the status of our application for permanent residence in the Land Down Under.
And up until a week ago, just as we were in the thick of our home leave in good ol’ Pinas, an unexpected blessing comes our way – our agent relayed to us the good news that we finally got the nod of the Aussies to join them in raising our family on the only nation-continent on the planet – woot, woot!
Naturally, being the “camwhore” I have since ”evolved” into since joining a photo club months ago - I have pictures to boot! Hahaha!
Although we have yet to decide when our final exit would be from our adoptive kingdom, we are comforted by the fact that we have now secured an additional “option” in hopefully providing a better future and legacy to our children.
What can I say? The Lord has again shown us his faithfulness and generosity and we can never thank Him enough for this wonderful surprise!
And to all of you who have shown us your support in this “endeavor” – be it through prayers, encouraging words and acts of kindness – thank you very, very much! 
Please do continue to keep our family in your prayers as we near the close of our desert adventures and begin yet another chapter in our ongoing real-life telenovela.
To God be the glory!
Of course, I just had to capture this moment for posterity – and with a few hair clippings tucked away too for her baby book!
Could it be because, like her mother and countless other aunts and grandmothers before her, Marga was more willing (and excited?) to undergo this “minor inconvenience” for the sake of beauty? 
You be the judge!
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