As we were walking home from the orphanage we started counting how many visits we had left. We've been using this waiting period to get a lot of work done but soon we will be back in the thick of the paper chase again.
The court decree goes into effect tomorrow but the paperwork will not be available to us until Monday the 28th. We'll apply for the new birth certificates that next morning when the vital records office opens for the week and get our "KGB" clearance. Wednesday morning we'll put together paperwork for the girls' passports and try to submit it before noon in Uzhgorod. If that comes together, we should be able expedite the passports and have them in hand by the end of the work day. If so, we'd be taking the girls from the orphanage on Wednesday and taking the train to Kiev that evening. Any delay in that process has the potential to set us back a day or more.
Once in Kiev we'll be taking the girls in for a screening physical, then an interview at the U.S. embassy as we work through the process of obtaining their U.S. visas. It seems reasonable to assume we could be flying back to the U.S. on March 8th or 10th (not the 9th because March 8th is Women's Day and we won't be able to pick up papers that day because all offices will be closed- we'd have to wait an additional day if we didn't get the papers on March 7th).
The following pictures are Olena's teacher's embroidery and Maria at the museum.
7 comments:
The artwork is beautiful. So glad that your family is seeing the final steps coming together so you can go home to Canada. God bless, Deborah
Gorgeous work! Love the embroidery.
Hoping and praying the paperwork comes together as best as possible!
That's neat that they have acquired the local skill. Will Maria be able to bring home some of her handiwork?
I forgot there are still so many steps left in the process. We are praying that things go smoothly & swiftly.
Que arte!
Me encantan esos bordados ucranianos! ...que color!
oh my julie! i have 2 of those runners that i received as gifts when i was in romania. one looks STRIKINGLY similar to the red/black photo. stunning. thanks for sharing, we LOVE the updates and continue praying for GOD'S timeline :)
BLESSINGS :)
ben and misty
Coming out of the woodwork to tell you we have been keeping up reading your blog and just wanted to post to tell you how excited we are for you. Love the birthday blog and it brought tears to my eyes at the thought of your sweet girls running to their momma to show their love for the party you gave Maria. We will continue to pray that the next steps will go smoothly and timely for your whole family.
John and Belinda
how neat!!! Is the embroidery what we call cross stitch or is it the old fashion embroidery? Beuatiful, regardless!!
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