February 01, 2007
Winter in Ukraine
It was two years ago today, John and I arrived in Kyiv, Ukraine for our appointment at the adoption center the next day. We were tired, excited, scared and ...really cold! We had tried to time everything so that we would not have to go to there in the winter. But there is so much in this process that we do not control. We got our referral for a 2-year-old girl and we met her four days later. That encounter changed our lives. So much joy!
Today, my friend Greta and her husband are in Kyiv, getting some final paperwork signed to allow them to go to court and adopt a sweet little girl in a region a few hours away. They had tried to time their process to avoid going there in the winter. It has been a bumpy road for them; this seems to be the norm in international adoptions. They came home from Ukraine for a few weeks before Christmas, and there were more delays. But they knew in their hearts that they had found their daughter and no paperwork, expensive flights or, brrr, winter in Ukraine would stop them.
We are watching, and hoping, and waiting for good news. Like all of us, Tara Vika is anxious to meet her new little friend from her homeland. Godspeed, Greta!
Posted to Tara's Story
I am so inspired by families that have had WONDERFUL experiences adopting from Ukraine. My husband and myself are to, looking to the country for adoption, but have not yet found facilitators in the country to help with final paperwork, interpreters, etc..
If anyone can help us, please email me
joneet@ameri-title.com. Please make sure to put a title in the subject area, otherwise our smart machines will reject it.
Thank you, and congratulations to everyone on your ANGELS!
Jonee Terry
Oregon
Hey Laura!
I havent been on here for over a year. You are an awesome Mom. This Blog is amazing! You should really think about going into writing.........
When Tara was here at Christmas, she didnt know many relatives, but she was not shy AT ALL. Amazing! She is a smart and beautiful girl.
Tell Austin and Tara that their cousins Nicholas and Bradley say HELLO!!!!!!!
We need to get Marcella and Tara together. Ping Pong anyone???????
Wow has it been two years that Austin came to stay at my house? And he wanted to watch scary movies. He probably has no problem with spook movies now. He got two snow days from school when he was with us. What a great time we had, and monitoring your progress in Ukraine, it was thrilling, just an adventure!
Posted by: karen wiz at February 5, 2007 03:32 PM