All,
I have a much more comprehensive post on my flash drive but the internet cafe' won't allow me to hook it up. I am working on a wireless solution (GPRS Card) but I probably won't have that until next Wednesday.
We are completely wrung out. Today was full of emotional highs and lows. We played with our daughter for 2 hours (high), found out the final signature on the orphanage medical certificate was missing (low), spent most of the afternoon in a taxi with our interpreter going to the city center to finally get the signature (high), our translator got the appointment with the judge (high) but found that the expedite fees for court would be exhorbidantly high (low), our translator drove 300km round trip to the city of our daughter's birth and got the final document completed for the court file (high) but they wouldn't give it to him because it must be mailed (low), we completed all the papers for signature by the regional inspector (high) but she was gone when we got to her office (low). Tomorrow is a new day. Our Translator (Konstantine) is going to get the Regional Inspector's signature in the morning and then get onto the Judge's schedule for next week (Thursday we hope). After all is said and done he is driving to Kiev to submit our package to the SDA before they close at 5pm.
We are wrung out and so is our facilitation team. I know we will be bringing our daughter home soon but this process is very exhausting. Hurry, wait, hurry, wait, I don't know, No not that way but this way, I don't know....that is just the way it is done here.... This is the flavor of life here and it is very tiring.
We are keeping our eyes on the prize. Boys, we love you very much. Be good for Grammy and Poppy. Happy Birthday Jacob. 13 years old is a very big deal. I'm so proud to have you for my son! Thanks for everything you are doing for us Mom and Dad. keep the comments coming and we will be home before you know it.
Photos are of our daughter's bedroom and classroom at the orphanage.
All our best,
Michael and Donna.
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