Update after Liana's meeting at the Kazakhstan Consulate

So, Liana came to Ottawa from Toronto for the scheduled meeting. The consul, however, was not available all day till 3pm. We were in a bit of a panic as her train back was at 5:30pm and we knew he probably wouldn't complete the file that day as there was hardly any time then.
She met him when he called her in at 3pm and he went through the file and asked for some more papers from Liana which she will send today and also wanted the 1st page of the document-the index page stating what all pages are there in the Dossier-to be stamped by Foreign Affairs. :) By now, we almost expect something additional to be needed/asked for. So, today, Deepak will head back to the Foreign Affairs Ministry office (thank God we live in Ottawa itself!) and request them to stamp that 1st page. Hope they dont have a problem doing that.
Then he is to deliver the file himself to the consul and request him to allow him to pick it up next week as promised to Liana that the file will be completed by 23rd Nov. Which is next Friday. Arrgh!

So, now, we wait for 23rd November.

In other news... we made the mistake of looking at new homes on Sunday. Yes, mistake. Because we fell in love with one! So, now we're wondering, how we can prepare/list/sell our own home and buy/close both homes when we dont know when we will be asked to travel to Kaz. But one can't even put life on hold in anticipation of events to come. And we would love to start this new chapter of our lives in the home we saw and fell in love with. We can already envision our little one running around in her shirt and diaper, playing hide and seek with mommy and daddy and leaving toys all around for us to pick up...you get the picture.

So, in the middle of this anxiety-filled journey we may now be throwing in a dollop or 2 more of the same. Good thing is it will keep my mind and self occupied while we wait for the process to reach the referral stage.

Diwali diyas in our home. The festival of lights celebrating the win of light over darkness, good over evil.

Yesterday was Diwali, a big festival in India, and we celebrated by going to the Sikh temple (Gurudwara as it is called) for the evening prayers, and langar (community meal which btw is absolutely delicious and just so you know...free to the public so next time in Nov find out when Diwali is and head to the Gurudwara in your area to witness this lovely celebration). We couldn't help but think that next yr, hopefully, we will be going to the Gurudwara (Sikh temple) with our little one! Fingers crossed! Happy Diwali to everyone! May the goodness in all of us always win over the evil.