ALL DONE!

So, all the paperwork has been court certified and apostilled.  We made our last trip to Columbus today to get the final 10 documents Apostilled.  It took a whole 3 months to get all the paperwork needed for the Court.  We are so ready to go back over and get her.  It has been a long 3 months.  We can't wait.  So, now the court date wait.... time is ticking on our medical.... we need a court date by Oct. 9, 2011.... or we will have to redo medical.. that would suck!

We hope to hear something really soon..... Waiting again!

The impatient mother and father to be to Olesya..
Tamra & Stephen
Here is an updated photo of her waiting room...

Fingrerprints Apostilled in Washington DC

My first trip to DC.  Steve was stationed there when he was in the Navy for 6 months.  We saw a bunch of sites.. main thing was to get the fingerprints apostilled so we stood in line from 7:30-9:00 to get them done Friday morning.  The place was packed.  I recommend getting there when they open because they are only open 7:30 to 11 Mon - Fri.  You go in and get a number (a number for 1-4 documents or a number for 5-18) and then wait for your number to show up on the screen.  Once you hand over your paperwork... wait inside because they call your name from the window and if you aren't close by you will not here them call your name.

Okay, now to just get the letter from the state - that is my final document.

I am exhausted.  We walked way too much and I think we overdid it.

One step closer to Olesya and court date..

Impatient mother and father to be to OLESYA

Tamra and Stephen

My Fingerprints are here!

Our fingerprints are here!  Our fingerprints are here!  We're somebody now!  FINALLY!

Okay... so trip to Canton - Stark County Courthouse.... 15 documents court certified - 1 document with issues CANNOT CERTIFY - NOTARY STAMP MISSING!... (blah!)

Then on to Columbus where 74 documents were Apostilled... found fed-ex building and Fed-ex'd 76 documents to Happy Families - overnight to go with the next couple leaving for Russia on August 13.

Come home to find "fingerprint letters"  whooo hoo.... so now these need a trip to DC... this weekend - guess that is where we are headed.

Now, I have to get the one document (the messed up one) fixed, court certified and then apostilled along with a copy of my fingerprints.

Still missing document from the state - State Adoption Laws... gotta find out tomorrow where that is.  I don't want this simple document to be the one that holds the whole thing up.

So - we are getting there...  slowly but surely... hopefully - court date will come soon...
The impatient mother and father to be to Olesya
Tamra & Stephen

Olesya is doing good...

I just received the following e-mail from my translator, Tatiana....

 

 

Your daughter is doing good, spending much time outside the orphanage, which is good.

It's very,very hot in Tambov. The director said they put almost no clothes on the children

So I am assuming she is running around practically naked... but whatever it takes to stay cool. 

"letter of good standing" has arrived

Hello everyone.
Okay... they said it would take 2-3 weeks.. - it took exactly 2 weeks.. but we got the "letter of good standing" from the state about our doctor.  Yah! 

Come on FBI people... and home study agency.   I am waiting on other people now.. I've done all I can do.  Olesya's room is ready.  Hope she likes butterflies....
Now... back to the waiting....
Olesya's mom...Tamra