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I'm glad you stopped by! This blog chronicles my experiences living in and adopting from Russia. It was a six-year journey that doubled the size of my family. I adopted my daughter, then age 6, from Moskovskaya Oblast. Now we're back in the USA and no longer posting from Russia.
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adoption timeline:
March 2006: adoption officially begins!
blah. blah. blah.
March 2008: starting over with "new agency"
May 2008: paperwork to US
July 2008: paperwork in Russia
September 2008: possiblity...
November 2008: improbability.
December 3, 2008:
1000 days!
February 2009: MOE approval!
May 2009: "the call" (which was actually an e-mail.)
June 2009: trip one
July 2009: a visit
September 2009: court
1294 days after March 2006: together!
September 22, 2009: day 1...
blah. blah. blah.
March 2008: starting over with "new agency"
May 2008: paperwork to US
July 2008: paperwork in Russia
September 2008: possiblity...
November 2008: improbability.
December 3, 2008:
1000 days!
February 2009: MOE approval!
May 2009: "the call" (which was actually an e-mail.)
June 2009: trip one
July 2009: a visit
September 2009: court
1294 days after March 2006: together!
September 22, 2009: day 1...
FAQ posts:
- what's an ex-pat?
- first impresssions of st. p
- Russian adoption process
- why Russia?
- waiting (bus is late)
- changing (bus metaphor ii)
- just a nice story
- st. p pix
- subbotnik
- maslenitsa
- scarlet sails
- autumn pix
- Russian "Christmas"
- st. p holiday lights
- new year's
- new year's pix (really)
- "winter" pix
- "metcha" post--hers and mine
38 comments:
HOORAY!!!!
thank God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMG. HOLY SHIT. congratulations!
AWESOME!!!!!!! Can't believe it's finally here. Crying tears of joy and celebration for you.
YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yipppeeee!!!!
WONDERFUL news!!! Happy (early) BIRTHDAY!!! :)
soon.....
Very exciting!
Hooray!!! Fantastic news. It will be here before you know it.
I best get that gift in the mail to you now!!!
What's that word I'm looking for? Ooh yeah, "WA-HOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!"
Glorious day!!! When it comes it comes quickly. :)
Wow, that's such wonderful news! September 10th will be here so quickly!!! Yea yea yea!
I can't tell you how wonderful it is to see you moving through the process like clockwork. After all that waiting. Years and years of it. And now it's down to mere DAYS. Less than a month!
Hooray for you and Sasha!
Yahoooo! Do they waive the ten days there?
Jennifer--never. But that's okay.
YAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!
Wonderful! That's just a few weeks away!
That's just wonderful. I'm so happy for you and Sasha.
WHAT?!?!?!?!?! Oh my gosh, I think my heart skipped a beat, and I can't catch my breath. Will email you later...HUGS TO YOU!!!!!!
WHOOOP!!!!Hooray and Hallelujah Kate!!!!
Oh wow, it's been an un-be-lievably long time a' comin'!!!
Come on September 10!! It's right around the corner!!
p.s. yes you deserve every last exclamation point!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh boy - HOORAY and everything else everyone has typed! 9/10 is my niece's birthday (when we had our court date everyone with a b/day around the time typed me about it) LOL
Wishing you an easy court experience and a SHORT WAIT for the passport!!
I'm very excited for you! Seems like leaving the country was the "good luck charm"
WAHOO!!!!!!!
I'm so so so thrilled, Kate.
Big dumb grin on my face :)
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WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
WAHOOOOOOOOOOOO! She will be officially your daughter before your birthday, right? But I'm guessing the bday falls during the 10-day period? Still - the best. birthday. gift. ever! :-D
YAY!!! As I clicked on the link to your blog just now, I was saying to myself "When is she coming home!" and, lo and behold, court date!! Congratulations! And it's not that far off either. How exciting!
All I can say through tears of joy is, "THANK YOU JESUS!!!!!!"
I am writing you an email right now!!
Kate, I am so happy for you!! Hooray!!
Stunning news :)
Absolutely over the moon for you both. Congratulations.
Kate, I am thrilled for you and Sasha.
Because I can't say it enough...
WHOO HOO!!!!
Yipee!! Guess that wish at 22:22 worked!
CONGRATULATIONS KATE!!!
Now let's work on getting you some skymiles!!!
Espe
Awesome!! So thrilled for you! Shoutin' down south!!
Oh, HOW did I not know this all weekend??? Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! Come home, pretty Sasha!!!!! God's timing...worth the wait!
as Noli would say, 'weeeee'!!
yayy :)
WOOOOO-HOOOOOO!!!!!!
Praise God!
It's surreal!!! A court date..a real live court date! Thank you God!
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