Ukraine Adoption Journey #2 Trip #2 day #8 Nov 4 Election Day



Today was a slow day, at least for me. The plan WAS to meet the crazy inspector lady at the courthouse and take her to no.4 to sign the documents releasing Vasya from the internat’s custody and turn it over to me. But the lady didn’t have everything she needed so she wanted Vanya to get it for her, even though it is her job-this is the crazy lady the judge in court told to shut-up. When he got her all the documents she met us at no.4. She signed a few things, Vanya signed something, the director told Vasya a few things and we talked about his party at 3. The Director said no heavy cream????

We tried to get Vasya's things out of his common room but couldn't find the key, so we decided to get them later. We went back to the apartment, had some lunch, he played on the computer, and played the gameboy. We headed back to no.4 around 2:30 and stopped by the store on the way. We got three big boxes of juice, bananas, cookies, lots of crab, candy, and candy bars. 157 grivna worth or about thirty dollars. Vanya had once again locked himself out of the apartment, that makes twice in two days. So Vasya ran the key back to him while I waited with the food. The party was great, all the kids in his group were there except Andre. I saw him later but he didn't go to the party. As tradition each guest at the party makes wishes for the future of the person the party is for. So each kid said something, I videoed it but I need to figure out how to post that. Then Vasya took pictures with just about everyone in the building. The girls in his group pretended to sob and it was lots of fun. He packed his belongings into less than half a walmart bag and we left. He was very happy "NO MORE INTERNAT."

When we got back to Michelle's Vasya volunteered to help her cook potato soup for supper. He shredded the cheese and washed the potatoes. He then watched a movie in Russian, played on the computer, and played game boy before going to bed.

It would have been a great day BUT we Vanya had to take the aunt back to the de-regester place for the apartment and the lady there said we have to wait until the 13th to go before a council before she will approve the document to get the passports. I was mad, that means another two weeks for us here. What am I going to do for two weeks? We are planning on getting Sasha on Friday, then maybe early next week we can go to the embassy and get their medicals and visa work done before the council thing meets. Then we will come back for that, pick up the passports and go back to Kiev for the Visa's the boys need to get into the United States.