Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Good Morning everyone! It’s a little overcast & cooler here in Kyiv today, It’s around 66F, but our high is supposed to be around 77F so it should be nice & pleasant to walk around the downtown area of Kyiv today! We are temporarily in 1 apt. & expect to move again either later today or in the next day or so, and therefore we will not fully unpack again ‘til we know for sure where we are going! Once we are sure we are on line better, we’ll back-track details from last week & our 1st visits with the 3 children--more fun details another time, but first, our most important announcement:
Yesterday, Monday June 11th we had our court appointment, and our “Petition to Adopt” all 3 children was APPROVED!!!! J J J We are officially now in the mandatory 10 day waiting period that provides this time to any Ukrainian family of the kids who may want to appeal this decision. In our case, it is highly unlikely that this would be appealed, but we still have to wait the 10 days out, so we are officially the parents of these children, but still need that piece of paper from the court on Thursday June 21st to get their birth certificates, passports, etc. and the paperwork chase will begin again between Donetsk & Kramatorsk!
Our facilitator & we talked about staying in Donetsk & Kramatorsk for the duration, but after so much traveling between the 2 areas for daily visits at each orphanage & all the paperwork chasing that had to be done, we decided to take a “last break” up here in Kyiv to relax on our own & see the beautiful sights this city has to offer, before picking up our Forever Family--- “Our daughter & 2 sons”!!! Isn’t it amazing how you can miss 3 little people you only met 8 days ago so much? God has opened our hearts to these 3 blessings, & we are absolutely convinced that everything has been accomplished according to HIS plan! It’s been quite stressful here at times, but perseverance seems to always pay off, & your prayers & words of encouragement have given us so much strength & peace of mind, that we just keep plugging along, step by step! So thank you again for hanging in there with us, we’ll hopefully be able to write much more now that we are back in Kyiv, so we can also start to work on getting some pictures posted!!! J
It’s 11:40 AM right now, & we just heard from our facilitator that we will be moving to another apartment in this area around 1PM--So, better sign off for now, we love you all, & think of you constantly! The internet problems in Donetsk were SOOO frustrating, but now we can communicate with you again! YAY! J Talk to you later…
Love, Laura & Ed
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7 comments:
Congratulations!! I feel the same way that you both do about the children, except I haven't met them. I already love these little guys and look forward to meeting them someday. So, try to relax and enjoy the city. After all your hard work you both deserve a vacation for a little while.
I keep checking in on the blog and it's always a pleasant surprise to hear the news.
Take care, Love Karen
Hia Mom & Dad, I am sitting here crying with gladness just knowing how long it took you both and it all paid off. I can't see the keypad so i'll con't this later.
luv all 5 of you
Kerry
Congratulations! You are the proud parents of three sweet children who have finally found a loving home. Now you can use this 10-day waiting period to do some important things like sleep, read, and have adult conversations...!
Hang in there, you are in the homestretch.
Laura
(Tara's mom)
Keep in mind this will be your last vacation alone for a long time to come. So enjoy each other while you can, you will be watching Disney movies over and over until you know the words by heart. We have not seen an adult movie in over 5 yrs.
You are both must be walking around with the BIGGEST SMILES in all of Ukraine right now.
Laura, do you remember the story my Mom told me after we adopted our children? She said: "I knew I would like the children you adopted but I never knew I would love them more then my own Grandchildren".
You and Ed are two very special people to adopt 3 lovely children.
I see from your post you are hopping from one apt. to another just like we did. Fun isn't it? :)
Laura, you just missed Mother's Day, maybe you can ask Ed if he will share Father's Day with you just this once?
Gotta go now, I'll check in with you later.
LUV YOU ALL,
Kerry
Adoption
You first came to us in an envelope
With letters, forms and such
Just three tiny little pictures
With nothing warm to touch.
You grew in our imagination
In our hearts and in our minds.
You brought us greater joy
Than we ever thought we'd find.
A phone call started labor pains
Which lasted 'til we met
Strangers brought together
A day we won't forget.
You bloomed as you were planned
In our hearts, our lives, our home.
Our children of chance, of plan, of will,
You're now our very own.
Dreams
One last road to travel
One last way to go
One more day to forever
Just to let you know
The wait is finally over
The journey now is through
And now this comes to let you know
Dreams really do come true.
Laura & Ed, I am so happy for you, God is so awsome, May he bless your new family with love, guidance, wisdom, & patience. We can't wait to see your 3 little angels. Your in our prayers.
Ann perez (from bee ridge veterinary)All the girls send their blessings too.
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