Visa, it's everywhere but where you want to be

Hello to all and thanks for your thoughts and prayers. We continue to wait (patiently, yes, patiently, promise) for a response from the Finnish consulate on our visas to enter Finland. Meanwhile we are happy to have a place to stay and a variety of things to keep us busy. Many of you are familiar with the mantra Stewart has adopted: "All frustration is unmet expectation." This applies here.

There is a website that shows the status of our visa applications. It says, in several places, "Do not ask about your visa, it won't help." They also have a place to show the estimated time to expect a decision and it comes out as January 5 to April 5. So, this will have to be our new expectation. Then, if it's sooner than that, well, won't we be so happy!

Sorry our frustration is coming out in this email, but we're really doing fine, just anxious to get going in Finland as expected. After everything leading up to our start date, entering the MTC, then finishing at the MTC it's like:
1. On your marks
2. Get set
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And if you're still reading this, thanks and our love to you!
Vanhin ja Sisar Bridge