So, Konstantin was coming to get us for the medical today. He said to be ready at 8am. At 8:30 I called him and found out he was stuck in traffic. About 10 minutes later he and Anton showed up. He gave me all the papers he said I'd need for the medical and the consulate if we got that far and sent us off with Anton for he is starting a new job and had to be at work. We took a taxi to the medical the first place we stopped was not the right building so the taxi took us somewhere else we got out there and the Taxi left. After ten minutes in the second building we found this too was not where we needed to be. 45 minutes later and four other buildings we finally ended up in the right place. Thank God they give priortiy to those adopting we walked in to a hall way filled wall to wall with people. It smelled like an influenza Mardi Gras. One hour later we were done medical in hand and hopping into a new taxi for the Consulate. At the Cosulate I went and gave them the medical and all my paperwork. They were wonderful. They had me fill out all kinds of papers went through what Konstatin sent me with and said we were missing the original Court Decree and a ukrainian copy. Thank God for Helen. She ran outside while I filled out papers got Anton to call Konstantin and he came bringing the original court decree. He had no copies. I brought it to the wonderful woman at the window and she said I needed a copy. I begged her to just make one and I'd pay for it if necessary for as we know it takes forever to get anything done here. I paid for the Visa, I spoke with Mike in Imigration and 30 Minutes later we walked out with Juliyana's Visa. So as the post above says WE'RE COMING TO AMERICA. Our flight out is not until Thursday but we are all set emerging out of purgatory and now have a day to relax and not stress. A first for this trip.
