On this cold, snowy Thursday afternoon we had our 2nd appointment with the State Department (SDA) at 2pm. During our meeting we were shown several files of children available for international adoption. Just like during our 1st appointment on March 3rd, most of the referrals that we reviewed were for very sick kids that could only be classified as "special needs". But there was one particular file that stood out as more promising than the rest, so we decided to pursue it further. This joint file was for a sibling group. Two sisters, ages 4 and 2. According to the file there are some physical issues with both of the two little girls but we want to be able to see them first hand and report to our International Adoption Clinic back home so that they can make their own evaluations. Just from our brief experience here in Ukraine, I know better than to accept all SDA file information verbatim. Not to mention the fact that now we're psyched; since there is some potential here we just want to see these cute, little ones for ourselves.
We will be meeting the two sisters sometime tomorrow (Friday). We secured the neccesary paperwork here at the Kiev end of the red tape maze and will be making the 200 mile trip to the city of Khmelnytsky in Western Ukraine at 8;30am tomorrow. We don't know what our internet access is going to be like in the new city so its possible that there may not be another post for a couple of days. But we'll do our best to keep in touch.
Shirley and I have an overall good feeling about this referral but we are also cautious. We don't want to be disappointed by another letdown. Not to mention, we don't want to jinx ourselves.
In other news, our pizza dinner scheduled for yesterday took place today instead. The restaurant did a good job; homemade pizza crust and all. I took a nice pic of my wife wolfing down a slice
and was promised that if I posted that picture to this blog, I would face death by dismemberment. Therefore you people are going to have to settle for a pic of just some pizza. Sorry but it's the only picture that I took today! Or put it this way; the only picture that I am allowed to post.The weather here has been very Ohio-like. Today we had snow. Tomorrow the temperature will probably be a springlike 60 degrees or so.
We'll keep you all posted.
S&S
2 comments:
love the pizza! It looks very good!
We are praying very hard for good news!! : ) D&C
We have been following your story everyday and are praying for your safety and that where once there were two, now will be three. Thanks for the blogs!- Becky
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