We got to talk to the children today and we asked them if they were ready to come home? We asked about flying, train rides and long car rides and they just said they are very excited to be able to see us again. Shawn told them Christmas is in 12 days!
We have our tickets, have spent a lot of time shopping for clothes and items for their rooms and getting the house moved around so everyone has their own rooms. Everything is looking good except for the new bathroom, it is coming along and we hope it will be working if not done by the time we leave for the Ukraine.
We are getting so excited to finally have them home....
(we have a lot of stuff to do, gotta go)
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
Got our travel date!
We were notified today that we will be able to travel to pick up Ray (Pavel), Maxim and Sasha. Larissa said to plan on being in the Ukraine on March 14, 2011. We have our tickets and plan on leaving on March 12, 2011.
Its' time to start following us again because today we start another countdown. This time we are counting down the days until we get to bring our children home!
Its' time to start following us again because today we start another countdown. This time we are counting down the days until we get to bring our children home!
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Russia's local government requested an amendment to the court decision. George (facilitator in Kiev) has done it, judge requested at least several days for this amendment to become "in power" (sort of a short after-court waiting period), which will be done next week, then we will send it to Russia. I hope this will be Russia's final request and if so - the new birth certificate will be ready in Russia in 2 weeks, by the time it gets to Kerch - about one more week. So we should probably be ready to travel towards the end of February, IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER ISSUES WITH RUSSIA!
We have been able to talk with the children the past couple of Sundays. Larissa (our adoption facilitator) does a three way call and translates for us. It is great to hear their voices again. The first question they always ask is, " when are you going to come and get me?" Ray (Pavel) says he is ready to come home now. It has been a long wait for all of us.
We are keeping busy working on the house. There is always something to do. We hope to get the new bathroom working before the 3 new additions to the family arrive. 6 people and 2 bathrooms may get a little interesting at times. We have been shopping and trying to get enough things for them to make their rooms look lived in without buying too much. We want them to be able to pick out what they like.
We are waiting for the call...
We have been able to talk with the children the past couple of Sundays. Larissa (our adoption facilitator) does a three way call and translates for us. It is great to hear their voices again. The first question they always ask is, " when are you going to come and get me?" Ray (Pavel) says he is ready to come home now. It has been a long wait for all of us.
We are keeping busy working on the house. There is always something to do. We hope to get the new bathroom working before the 3 new additions to the family arrive. 6 people and 2 bathrooms may get a little interesting at times. We have been shopping and trying to get enough things for them to make their rooms look lived in without buying too much. We want them to be able to pick out what they like.
We are waiting for the call...
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