2 Weeks!! (Revision 2)
We leave 2 weeks from yesterday! Now the pressure is building and the tension is getting thick. Just a quick update on some issues that have us on the edge of our seats:
Being debt free and having no credit cards produced some tense moments this week. Although we have a debit card and a good supply of funds for Adoption expenses in our checking account, we do have a daily limit on our debit card. The cost of the airline tickets slightly surpass our daily limit, so we had some charges denied! Not good. We are calling the bank to increase our daily limit, but that's only temporary and of course the travel agent ran the card mere moments after the temporary increase had expired! But, I called United Airlines this morning and they assured me the tickets are paid for and issued!
The Baby Shower is 2 days away! We picked up some last minute food items last night for the shower. It's gonna be a great time! We're really excited about seeing everyone.
The recent changes about what's allowed on planes had slightly changed out packing strategy. Well, only Brandi's strategy, I haven't started packing yet....
We're still waiting for AWAA to send us out Passports back and the travel packet. This packet will give us more detailed information about the trip.
So, we're just trying to stay calm as we imagine all the things we could possibly forget or overlook. AWAA had done a fabulous job so far keeping us informed and making sure we have everything we need.
posted by Gered Lambert @ 5:48 AM
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JCUEVTHIS IS BRETT FROM TN WE WILL BE FLYING FROM CHICAGO TO BEIJING WITH YOU. I AM PRESIDENT AND COO(SOUNDS IMPORTANT, BUT JUST WORKING FOR THE MAN)OF LOCAL BANK AND WOULD LIKE TO PASS SOME DEBIT CARD INFO REGARDING LIMITS. YOUR BANK CAN INCREASE YOUR LIMITS BASED ON WHAT YOU THINK YOU WILL NEED FOR YOUR TRAVEL. THIS SHOULD NOT BE PROBLEM IF YOU HAVE GOOD DEPOSIT HISTORY WITH THEM. I WOULD REQUEST THESE LIMITS REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL OUR TRIP IS OVER THEN CALL THE BANK AND HAVE THEM DECREASE TO PREV. LEVELS. THE PROBLEM WITH DAILY LIMITS IS HOW AND WHEN THEY ARE POSTED. JUST BECAUSE YOU SPEND YOUR LIMITS ONE DAY DOES NOT MEAN THEY WILL RESET AUTOMATICALLY THE NEXT DAY. JUST TRYING TO PREVENT PROBLEMS FOUR YOUR TRIP. WHEN CALLING YOUR BANK MAKE SURE YOU GET SOMEONE WHO HAS AUTHORITY TO MAKE CHANGES AND OR DECISIONS REGARDING DEBIT CARDS. BANKS ARE FAMOUS FOR DRAGGING THE PROCESS OUT.
13 US DAYS OR 12 CHINA DAYS TILL WE LEAVE.
GOD IS GOOD
BRETT
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