This is not what will be happening for us tonight....but very soon!

Twas the night before leaving when all through the house not a
creature was stirring, including my spouse.
The luggage was packed and repacked with care in hope that our
daughter would soon find us there.
No child was nestled or snug in our bed, she slept that night in her
orphanage bed.
And Mama in her kerchief with luggage in sight had just settled our
brains for a long sleepless night.
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from the
bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash, tore open the shutter, and
threw up the sash.
The sun on the grass and the newly formed dew gave promise of morning
time to bid our adieu.
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, but a yellow airport
taxi and our friends we hold dear.
With a little old driver, so lively and pip, I new in a moment we
start our big trip.
More rapid than eagles, from our cities we came, and we whistled and
shouted and called them by name: Albuquerque! Dallas! Phoenix!
LA! Hong Kong! Beijing! Guangzhou today!
From the Great Wall of China to the Province of Guandong now dash
away…dash away…dash away ALL!
Like treasure from heaven in our arms they did place, our precious
new daughter tears fell from our face.
So up to the hotel room with our child we flew our new bundle of
joy "We have presents for you."
Then, in a twinkling, I heard from the door "Paperwork to do!" I
heard myself "MORE?"
Like rain from the heavens when hurricanes fly tears just like
raindrops fell form our eyes.
We bathed her and dressed her from her head to her toe with ribbons
and dresses and a giant hair bow.
A bundle of clothes we had that were to big or to small we sent to
the orphanage to be shared by them all.
Her eyes- how they twinkled!
Her dimples, how merry!
Her cheeks were like roses, my nose red as a cherry!
Her beautiful smile was drawn up like a bow, and both of her parents
seemed to give off a glow. A stamp of her foot and a print from our
thumb made a family of us the adoption was done! Passport and Visa
then the Consulate Visit.
Our paperwork done? Afraid that it isn't.
The paperwork workshop we held in the hall when finished a sigh came
form us all.
A wink of an eye and a twist of a head soon gave me to know we had
nothing to dread.
He spoke a few words, went straight through our work double checked
our documents then turned with a jerk.
He wanted to know "was this the daughter we chose" and giving a nod;
up from his desk he arose.
They gave the approval, we gave a loud whistle, and away we all flew
like the down of a thistle. They heard us exclaim, both me and my
wife: "Blessings to all and to all a good life!"