So, we were notified this morning of our court date. YEAH!!!!! May 18th!! Boy does our agency work fast. So at first I was so excited but not panicked, then I realized we've got to fly out mext Friday!! OMGoodness, that is like a week and a half away.
Our wonderful friends are keeping our boys while we are gone.
We did not get the judge we were hoping for, so they said there is only like 1% chance we will get our 10 days waived.I'm no math wiz, but those are not good odds.
But I am at peace with that, becuase, next month, my daughter will be HOME.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Got nothing for you
Sorry nothing new and exciting. We did speak to Anastasia the day after my last post. It was pretty uneventful and somewhat short. We were abrubtly cut off by someone needing to use the phone. She did not know that we had been calling, and I'm not sure she believed us when we told her we had been.
We are waiting to hear if the judge has received our paperwork, which judge we will have, etc.. And of course our court date.
She again brought up death. She asked "what if I die?" Meaning herself. I told her that she was very young and healthy so I wasn't worried about her dying. I think she is definitly going to need counseling mostly because of the loss of her first mother.
We are waiting to hear if the judge has received our paperwork, which judge we will have, etc.. And of course our court date.
She again brought up death. She asked "what if I die?" Meaning herself. I told her that she was very young and healthy so I wasn't worried about her dying. I think she is definitly going to need counseling mostly because of the loss of her first mother.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Tim the Translator
He is one of my best friends right now. He stays up until 2-3 am calling the orphanage for us, trying to find out if Nahstya is out of the hospital. This morning he found out that she is back at the orphanage and doing well, but she was not there she was at the museum. I miss her, I hope to talk to her sometime this week.
I am doing a little work in her room. We are supposed to take pictures of her room to show to the judge. I was already girly, but I'm adding a couple things, making things extra special for her. She requested butterflies, I despise butterflies, but the one thing I got for the walls does have butterflies on it. Now that is love and sacrifice!!
I am doing a little work in her room. We are supposed to take pictures of her room to show to the judge. I was already girly, but I'm adding a couple things, making things extra special for her. She requested butterflies, I despise butterflies, but the one thing I got for the walls does have butterflies on it. Now that is love and sacrifice!!
Monday, April 13, 2009
What, this candy contains no artificial sweeteners-but I love artificial sweetners!
That was Cody yesterday, he was saying it to make me laugh-it worked. Silly boy!! We had a very low key Easter. After church we took the kids to Dairy Queen, then I went home and took a nap because I'm still fighting the migraine I started at the beginning of last week-no worries I think it is gone. Gary took the kids to the dollar theater. For dinner I made homemade wheat crust pizza- no your traditional Easter dinner, but we had Easter dinner the night before with friends.
This morning was the first day back to school after spring break. Cody told me on his way out the door that his ear hurts, so I need to make an appointment for him, I'll have to go get him from school. It is pouring down rain. We have no water in our house. The sprinklers wouldn't turn off yesterday so Gary had to turn the water off to get them to turn off. Blah......
Last night the translator tried to call the orphanage last night to see if Anastasia was out of the hospital and if not to try to get some more information. He did not get an answer, he will try back tonight. On a happy note, our paperwork arrived there today!! Now it will be translated then sent to the court. They will look it over with a fine tooth comb (don't we know it), and see if there is any changes they will request of us, or any additional paperwork. Once all that is done, we wait for out court date!!
This morning was the first day back to school after spring break. Cody told me on his way out the door that his ear hurts, so I need to make an appointment for him, I'll have to go get him from school. It is pouring down rain. We have no water in our house. The sprinklers wouldn't turn off yesterday so Gary had to turn the water off to get them to turn off. Blah......
Last night the translator tried to call the orphanage last night to see if Anastasia was out of the hospital and if not to try to get some more information. He did not get an answer, he will try back tonight. On a happy note, our paperwork arrived there today!! Now it will be translated then sent to the court. They will look it over with a fine tooth comb (don't we know it), and see if there is any changes they will request of us, or any additional paperwork. Once all that is done, we wait for out court date!!
Friday, April 10, 2009
Get Better Baby Girl
Last night we had the translator call the orphanage so that we could talk to Anastasia. Once he got through they told him that she is in the hospital. He asked why, and they said due to a bad cough, which she also had when we were there.
He tried to get them to tell him what hospital she is at, but they said that they wouldn't let us call anyways.
They seem to "hospitalize" these children for somewhat minor things. But I have worry eating at me, because she had this horrible cough for several months. She said when we were there that her chest hurt. And of course my heart aches because she is laying in a hospital bed, without parents to comfort her.
Please send prayers up for her to get better.
He tried to get them to tell him what hospital she is at, but they said that they wouldn't let us call anyways.
They seem to "hospitalize" these children for somewhat minor things. But I have worry eating at me, because she had this horrible cough for several months. She said when we were there that her chest hurt. And of course my heart aches because she is laying in a hospital bed, without parents to comfort her.
Please send prayers up for her to get better.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Enough Stress Already Thank You
So, today I get a call from Gary saying that he has been tasked to deploy in the next week for 6 months!! A wonderful, thoughtful coworker stepped up to take his place. This person was due to deploy this year anyways. But at first I was feeling soo guilty, sick to my stomach guilty. I didn't feel better until Gary had time to talk one on one with they guy to make sure his wife and family were not upset by his decision. We know all things are in God's control, and tonight I feel better, with a clearer mind, reminding myself that God surely had a hand in such an act.
We are very thankful to him, and that he had the heart to do that for our family.
Secondly our house that own and rent out has a water issue after the storms last week. Water came in somehow and has gotten under the laminate floors in the kitchen, in the wall at the baseboards, there's mold, it's fun!! So now we are fighting with the builder to pay for the damages because it is due to structural default.
But ultimately and most importantly I had a great day, other things aside. I got to spend a great day with my boys. We went bowling with the another family here in town that is adopting one of Anastasia's friends from the same orphanage!! We had lots of fun, we have become fast friends.
And of course we mailed our final paperwork to Russia this morning. The boys went with me and they were so excited! They were angels in the UPS store, it took about 20minutes to make copies and get the documents ready to go.
We are going to call Anastasia sometime this week.
This Saturday we have our bake sale.
We are very thankful to him, and that he had the heart to do that for our family.
Secondly our house that own and rent out has a water issue after the storms last week. Water came in somehow and has gotten under the laminate floors in the kitchen, in the wall at the baseboards, there's mold, it's fun!! So now we are fighting with the builder to pay for the damages because it is due to structural default.
But ultimately and most importantly I had a great day, other things aside. I got to spend a great day with my boys. We went bowling with the another family here in town that is adopting one of Anastasia's friends from the same orphanage!! We had lots of fun, we have become fast friends.
And of course we mailed our final paperwork to Russia this morning. The boys went with me and they were so excited! They were angels in the UPS store, it took about 20minutes to make copies and get the documents ready to go.
We are going to call Anastasia sometime this week.
This Saturday we have our bake sale.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Whew!
So, after redoing several last minute mistakes on paperwork, I went to Atlanta to do the apostilles. My bestest friend Nicole offered to keep my boys, so that was nice, and it ended up being a good thing for sure!
It's a 2 hour drive one way, so when I hand them the paperwork, I sit in the waiting area and pray really hard that everything is as it should be and that it won't be a wasted trip. So once I hand it to them, I went to the bathroom, then came back and sat down, but this time in a place where I could see what they were doing-BIG mistake. I was so nervous, I felt like I couldn't breath, and I was praying so hard, I felt like everyone could hear me, despite the fact that I was praying inside my head.
Then I see her call her coworker over and they are obviously discussing a piece of my paperwork. UGH! Sure enough she brings out the paperwork and say, "that will be 79.00 for the ones we were able to do, but for these three, when we ran her license, it looks as if she got married and didn't change the name on her license."
Breathe Cara, don't cry, just breathe. So I pay and am on my way, and I don't cry for the record. But I sit in my car, thinking about how to not stress out so bad.
How would you feel if you were pregnant, saw the baby held the baby, then they put it back in (ok, don't visual to elaborately there) then you have to do paperwork to get the baby back out. And if you mess up, it will delay it, not only do you miss that baby and already love it, but you know that it must be missing you, and it is up to you not to mess up, to get things done as quickly as possible. And I know all things are in God's timing, and God is teaching me. I mean I caught at least a dozen mistakes that we had fixed on paperwork, that would have delayed us for sure, so why be so hard on myself? Because it's what Mommy's do, right, you know it, the mommy guilt, blah!
So I head home, and call my hubby to complain. Then I call the office where the notary works and left her a message. She calls back and says that she is so sorry, I can tell she is sincere. She then calls our county to see what she can do to remedy the situation, and then calls me back, I call the apostille office back and they agree. A bunch of people fax each other, etc.. So by this time I've driven 30 minutes, so I turn around and head back. They are able to apostille the documents!!! CAN I GET AN AMEN!!
So I will be sending this off to Russia tomorrow. One step closer to getting her home.
It's a 2 hour drive one way, so when I hand them the paperwork, I sit in the waiting area and pray really hard that everything is as it should be and that it won't be a wasted trip. So once I hand it to them, I went to the bathroom, then came back and sat down, but this time in a place where I could see what they were doing-BIG mistake. I was so nervous, I felt like I couldn't breath, and I was praying so hard, I felt like everyone could hear me, despite the fact that I was praying inside my head.
Then I see her call her coworker over and they are obviously discussing a piece of my paperwork. UGH! Sure enough she brings out the paperwork and say, "that will be 79.00 for the ones we were able to do, but for these three, when we ran her license, it looks as if she got married and didn't change the name on her license."
Breathe Cara, don't cry, just breathe. So I pay and am on my way, and I don't cry for the record. But I sit in my car, thinking about how to not stress out so bad.
How would you feel if you were pregnant, saw the baby held the baby, then they put it back in (ok, don't visual to elaborately there) then you have to do paperwork to get the baby back out. And if you mess up, it will delay it, not only do you miss that baby and already love it, but you know that it must be missing you, and it is up to you not to mess up, to get things done as quickly as possible. And I know all things are in God's timing, and God is teaching me. I mean I caught at least a dozen mistakes that we had fixed on paperwork, that would have delayed us for sure, so why be so hard on myself? Because it's what Mommy's do, right, you know it, the mommy guilt, blah!
So I head home, and call my hubby to complain. Then I call the office where the notary works and left her a message. She calls back and says that she is so sorry, I can tell she is sincere. She then calls our county to see what she can do to remedy the situation, and then calls me back, I call the apostille office back and they agree. A bunch of people fax each other, etc.. So by this time I've driven 30 minutes, so I turn around and head back. They are able to apostille the documents!!! CAN I GET AN AMEN!!
So I will be sending this off to Russia tomorrow. One step closer to getting her home.
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