Bittersweet 12 hours

I can't believe I am writing this...
WE ARE OUT!!!!!!!

yep! we are out of PGN!! 22 weeks! 154 days! 5 months and 1 day! We officially got out yesterday, August 21st! I can't believe it is real!!!! We got our phone call this afternoon. I had it in my head that when my caseworker called, she would want to talk about fingerprints, so when the phone rang and I saw Aimee on the caller ID, I was sure she wanted to confirm how things were coming with the processing of our fingerprints. Instead she said, "are you sitting down?" and my response, "are you serious? it's over!" I couldn't believe it!!!! We had a great conversation about the next few steps and Micaiah's transition coming home. She said, our attorney is very fast and we could travel in as quick as 2 weeks!!! It still is not real to me! I think when we have our appointment to go down and pick up her visa and finalize things it will be more real! So in all reality we should expect Micaiah to be home by her birthday, September 17! I feel like ti's the best birthday present of all!!!! and it's not even my birthday. thank you God!!!!!!!!!!

so what is so bittersweet? well, last night we received word that Peter's dad has Stage 4 metastatic melenoma in his spine. They did and MRI on his spine and found the mass on two vertebrae, 30 days later it has spread to four vertebrae. On Thursday we will get more details on the treatment and prognosis. please keep Art and Rita in your prayers. He is still in a lot of pain and Rita is having a hard time digesting all of this. thank you.