We were informed on Tuesday, September 16th, that Rick and I would be traveling back to Russia for court!
We leave on Sunday, Sept. 21st and will be in court on Thursday, Sept. 25th.We are unsure as to how long we will be gone at this point.
Russia has a 10-day waiting period after court and if the judge does not waive this 10 day waiting period, we will fly back home after court, wait for 8 or 9 days, then fly back to pick up our daughter. I know, three trips... but we would not be able to stay in Russia for the entire wait time... too hard. If the judge does waive the 10 day waiting period, then we will come home with our daughter. At this point, we don't know how to plan.
We are excited, scared, nervous, anxious and more... all bundled up. Our dream is finally becoming a reality. SOON!
Our kids are staying home with Grandma Sue, Whitney (our most wonderful babysitter) and another relative, "Lola" (Grandma in Filipino) Sonja. Sonja is Julie's grandfather's wife. Sonja lives in Muskegon with Julie's grandfather, Jim. She is coming to Mt. Pleasant to help for a week or so. We have had many offers to help with kids and school and practices from many wonderful friends. We know our kids will be in good hands, while we travel to fulfill our dream.
So, we are hoping to be able to post on our blog while we are traveling. We will be in Moscow for 2 days before traveling to Cheboksary, where we will stay for court. Most likely while we are in Cheboksary, we will not be able to post; no Internet services for tourists. So, while in Moscow, we can access the Internet, and will try to post.
Thank you to all of you for watching our blog. We are anxious to complete this journey and start "Livin' the dream" !
Until next time...
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Witnesses of the CMU vs. U of Georgia game
Rick and Julie went with group of Central Michigan University alum and the athletic department to watch CMU play the #2 college team in the country, the University of Georgia Bulldogs, Saturday, September 6th. We had a fabulous trip and supported those chippewas as they played a tough team. CMU left 
the field with a score of 56 to 17, and those Georgia Bulldog fans were some of the 
nicest people ever. Very friendly to us chippewas. The CMU athletic department treated us like royalty with a quick flight to Atlanta, a one night stay at the Hilton, Northeast Atlanta, a trip downtown Atlanta for dinner, tailgating before the game and of course, seats at the game that were just awesome!
the field with a score of 56 to 17, and those Georgia Bulldog fans were some of the 
nicest people ever. Very friendly to us chippewas. The CMU athletic department treated us like royalty with a quick flight to Atlanta, a one night stay at the Hilton, Northeast Atlanta, a trip downtown Atlanta for dinner, tailgating before the game and of course, seats at the game that were just awesome!Here is a couple of pics we took of our QB, Dan LaFevour on the field in motion and here is a shot of the SOLD-OUT 90,000 + spectator stadium. It was just a sea of RED. Wonderful school spirit those fans had and it was so awesome to be there and witness such an incredible event. GO FIRE UP CHIPS!
(Double click on pic to enlarge).
Adoption Update
Hi everyone! Cool nights are here and school is back in session. Football and soccer practices have begun and the nightly homework will be here soon. While we are so busy with our daily routines, not much has changed with the adoption of our daughter, Taryn. No contact has been made to us from Russia or the adoption agency. We had all of the required paperwork for our court date done and sent to Russia in July. So now we wait... wait... wait.
We are hoping and praying to hear some news any day now and go over and get her. We promise to update the blog as soon as we get some news.
The conflict with Russia and Georgia seems to be over for the most part now, and our agency assured us, even when they were fighting, that the conflict had no affect on our adoption or our travel to Russia for the adoption.
So, the bedroom for her is almost ready (she is sharing a room with Tyler) and she has plenty of clothes to get started with when she comes home... we have picked up some dollys and pink toys for the playroom and a pink toothbrush too!
Thank you for your thoughts and prayers, we appreciate each of you that continue to ask if we are any closer...
Every day that goes by we know she is getting older and it pains us to think about her all the way over there, alone and sad; while we are here, ready for her and excited to get her.
God will lead us to her and when the time is right, it will all happen; we pray for her every day and pray for a smooth trip there to get her and to bring her home to complete our family.
Until we post again...
We are hoping and praying to hear some news any day now and go over and get her. We promise to update the blog as soon as we get some news.
The conflict with Russia and Georgia seems to be over for the most part now, and our agency assured us, even when they were fighting, that the conflict had no affect on our adoption or our travel to Russia for the adoption.
So, the bedroom for her is almost ready (she is sharing a room with Tyler) and she has plenty of clothes to get started with when she comes home... we have picked up some dollys and pink toys for the playroom and a pink toothbrush too!
Thank you for your thoughts and prayers, we appreciate each of you that continue to ask if we are any closer...
Every day that goes by we know she is getting older and it pains us to think about her all the way over there, alone and sad; while we are here, ready for her and excited to get her.
God will lead us to her and when the time is right, it will all happen; we pray for her every day and pray for a smooth trip there to get her and to bring her home to complete our family.
Until we post again...
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