We have a date

Hi,
We found out today we have to be in the Ukraine on July 13, 2009 @ 12:00pm...Lots to do

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NINA!!!

Well our dossier has cleared customs and has been delivered & reviewed and appears to be ok. Just patiently waiting for the day it gets submitted. Nina will be celebrating her 12th birthday very soon!

Well its 5:00pm Friday and our dossier is on its way to the Ukraine. Its been a wild ride so far and only God knows what he has in store for us. Things seem to change almost daily and we might even be taking our youngest two boys with us for half of the trip or maybe all, who knows.
Now we sit back and wait for a invite from the Ukraine Goverment.

Jeff & Donna

Approved

I know you all aren't going to believe this but we got an email today stating our application was approved today and the letter should be in the mail Friday or Saturday. I really hope it is tomorrow because I will be able to drive to Frankfort to get the Sect of State to certify the Dossier paperwork so we can Fed Ex it to Kiev. I am hearing from other blogs and some contacts I have made during this process that for older children they expedite there adoptions and travel is usually with in 2-3 weeks after the Dossier is submitted in Kiev. We have to admit this has been a very emotional time for us. The uncertainty of when will the next step be complete, do we have everything done, we have to leave the boys for a long time and we have never done that. It's real hard to leave one family to go save another part of our family. I heard a story about what summer camp is like for the orphans. A story was told about the kids getting 1 watermelon and 20 kids eating on it and that was the only meal that day. I guess when I think of "summer camp" I thought it was a getaway from the orphanage but instead it might be worse. We just want her home in her bed and with us so we know she is safe.
Jeff and Donna

Home Study at CIS

Finally the Home Study has arrived at CIS for their approval. I never thought this day would arrive. We are getting closer to submitting our dossier.