Hello to all. We are somewhat encouraged today. Igor told us this afternoon that we have our first court set now, officially. We will meet with the judge next Monday, December 8, at 8:30 a.m. This is a time to meet, go over preliminary questions, etc. It is his understanding that as long as we have our approval papers from Kiev on time, we should have our hearing within 48 hours after the preliminary meeting.
It's hard knowing that the airline tickets we have right now will have to be changed. There's no way we'll be finished with the process by the 13th, as originally planned. And we are learning in a whole new way how to wait when nothing is in our control. We have to admit that is a very good lesson to get through our heads, but what a joy it will be to get home.
Today, Maxim was still sick. In fact, the ladies insisted that although we could visit, he had to stay in bed. Good to see him anyway. When we're together, we sometimes sing songs to him and today, he tried to sing one of them with us. Such a peaceful thing to sit together and make music.
He was temporarily grumpy when he found out the candy we would not give him yesterday would also not be shared today. But he quickly forgets about such things, and really the visit was nice even with the restrictions on where he could go.
Maxim and the other boys enjoyed seeing some pictures and video Daniel has on his laptop.
This morning was a good time to go to the outdoor market by the orphanage. There is a wonderful collection of foods, housewares, clothing, construction blocks, live still-wiggling fish (fresh from the river this morning), etc. We just picked up a few basics. Bread, beets, onions, potatoes, cabbage. Splurged a little on some mandarin oranges to share with Maxim as he may not have tried one before.
Tonight, we were blessed to spend time with new friends who are also in the process of adopting. Good to just relax, talk and laugh together over bowls of borscht. What a great way to close the day. Thank you, friends (you know who you are), for the books too. I have missed having another good read.
2 comments:
Yeah! Praying for a quick second court date!
So glad to hear you have the preliminary meeting date set next Monday, and hopefully the court hearing shortly after. But sorry to hear that you will have to change your airline tickets. We will pray that all goes well at each of the meetings. Also glad to hear that you have found another couple adopting at the same time - what a blessing!
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