Making baby steps

The last few days have been quite crazy! And the week is flying by! We are slowly selling odds and ends left that we can't bring. We still must sell the van, car and horse trailer. We've had several leads but nothing definite. 
Another big check for the "to do" lists yesterday was Kaigan's English courses' assignments were completed! YAY! Finally!! He will take the finals on Thursday at UK in Lexington. Pray the snow subsides and UK is opened. Then he will be a high school graduate!!!! Just in the nick of time! Again, Praise God and well done Kaigan!!!
On the other hand, Billy's passport is still MIA!! After having received Graham's in only 5 business days, we completely expected Billy's in at worst 5 days. Billy's is only a renewal, where Graham's was an entire new passport. We need it asap so that we can send them all to London for the coveted "blue stickers" that serve as our visas.
The biggest news is that we have purchased our tickets for travel!!! Again, acting on faith that we'll receive our passports in time, we've secured tickets out of New Orleans to Los Angeles for February 10th and from LA to Aukland then New Plymouth for February 14th! My mom will accompany us to LA to spend some last minute time with us before we leave. She had planned to join us all the way to NZ for a couple weeks, however, our delays pushed our departure too close to her long awaited trip to Italy. She will instead come out to NZ at a later date.
Finally, a prayer concern: arrangements for Pete's journey to NZ. He will not be cleared to export the states and import into NZ until a couple weeks after we leave. We plan to bring him with us as far as LA, however, he requires 2 more vet visits for testing and vaccines before arriving at the Pet Transportation location for his flight out. I'm trying to avoid excessive boarding fees there by locating a kind soul to dog sit for two weeks or so but so far that's not panning out. Pete will spend about 2 weeks in LA after we leave then 30 days in quarantine in Aukland before he can be reunited with his family in New Plymouth.
Our time in Somerset, Kentucky is quickly drawing to an end. We are both sad and excited. We dread the goodbyes but sincerely invite our friends and family to visit us in NZ. On Sunday, January 30th, from 1-4pm at the SKRECC Community Room in Somerset, a couple of dear friends are having a going away party for us. If you are local, please come for hugs and tears and yummy eats. I also ask for continued prayer for our family as this adventure becomes a reality. We know that we are in the will of God, however, we are fully aware that this does not come without trials and challenges, as we have very well experienced many thus far.