I get up this morning and check my blackberry - there is an e-mail from Tatiana - her e-mails almost always have news... some good:) - some bad :(
I am happy to report it is GREAT news! We are to be in Moscow by November 10... medicals - November 11 in Moscow.. take night train to Tambov...Arrive Tambov Nov. 12... visit Olesya 12, 13 and 14th (we both can't wait to hold our baby girl again)... 15th court date at 10:00 a.m.... Take night train back to Moscow - fly back out of Moscow on 16th....(unless the judge waives the 10 day waiting period- then this would change....).... wait 10 days - hop back on plane, train, car and then get Olesya - hop night train back to Moscow- apply for Passport and Visa for Olesya - wait 3 days - Fly home with Olesya!!!!!! She should be home by my birthday in December!
So these are the plans - as what we've been told... they are not set in stone... if we are lucky - the judge is in a great mood and he/she lets up bring her home this trip!!! how exciting would that be!!!!
I've got to get plane tickets and apply for my visa - can't talk... anymore... gotta go!
SO EXCITED
It won't be long now!!!!!!!
The Lewis Russian Adoption
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Another document!
Hello everyone...
So I get an urgent e-mail yesterday. The judge is requesting an additional document from my home study agency. She worked on it yesterday and I should get it in a couple of days. Once I receive it, then I will be making "yet" another trip to Columbus for apostilles.
Then I will fed-ex it all to Tatiana in Moscow. She is leaving to return to Moscow on Wednesday. So we probably won't be getting a date until after the 1st of the month of November.
Tatiana said we'd be getting a court date in November... we just don't know for sure when.
I just wanted to update everyone on our not so great progress.
Still waiting!
The impatient mother to be to Olesya!
So I get an urgent e-mail yesterday. The judge is requesting an additional document from my home study agency. She worked on it yesterday and I should get it in a couple of days. Once I receive it, then I will be making "yet" another trip to Columbus for apostilles.
Then I will fed-ex it all to Tatiana in Moscow. She is leaving to return to Moscow on Wednesday. So we probably won't be getting a date until after the 1st of the month of November.
Tatiana said we'd be getting a court date in November... we just don't know for sure when.
I just wanted to update everyone on our not so great progress.
Still waiting!
Friday, October 14, 2011
Not much longer!!!!
E-mail from Tatiana-
She spoke wth the judge - they received all necessary papers from the local government and from the Department of Education. This means - everything is ready for court. After she looks through our last documents - we will get the court date! It will happen in November. She told the judge that we need 2 weeks to apply for visas and buy tickets....
Not much longer....YEAH!
Hope to see my little Olesya very soon!!!!
Missing and loving her..
Mommy and Daddy to be....
She spoke wth the judge - they received all necessary papers from the local government and from the Department of Education. This means - everything is ready for court. After she looks through our last documents - we will get the court date! It will happen in November. She told the judge that we need 2 weeks to apply for visas and buy tickets....
Hope to see my little Olesya very soon!!!!
Missing and loving her..
Mommy and Daddy to be....
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
e-mail from Tatiana
Hello everyone,
Last night I got the following e-mail from Tatiana:
"Lusia has received your documents today. It will take 3 days to get the documents ready to be sent to Tambov plus 2-3 days delivery. I'll let you know immediately when I her from the judge. Do not redo medicals. Please, do the electronic scanning at the local police station for results for state and FBI. PS I hope ot see you very soon"
What does this mean? Great news! We won't have to wait for the FBI again! We can just do the electronic scanning that only takes a couple of days. We don't have to redo medicals (physicals) - I'm not positive this includes the lab work. That is still up in the air - but only takes a couple of days to complete.
The last sentence of the e-mail is my favorite - because it means she thinks we will be getting a court date very soon!
Just wanted so share the small amount of great news with everyone!
Lisa V. - thanks for your help! Guess we didn't need to worry about it, after all! YEAH!
Erica Gr. - Thank you for your help- you helped me with your contact numbers !
You both are the BEST and greatest life-long friends.
and thanks to everyone for their continued support in our efforts to bring Olesya home.
COME ON JUDGE! WE ARE READY!
The impatient mother to be to Olesya
Tamra Lewis
Last night I got the following e-mail from Tatiana:
"Lusia has received your documents today. It will take 3 days to get the documents ready to be sent to Tambov plus 2-3 days delivery. I'll let you know immediately when I her from the judge. Do not redo medicals. Please, do the electronic scanning at the local police station for results for state and FBI. PS I hope ot see you very soon"
What does this mean? Great news! We won't have to wait for the FBI again! We can just do the electronic scanning that only takes a couple of days. We don't have to redo medicals (physicals) - I'm not positive this includes the lab work. That is still up in the air - but only takes a couple of days to complete.
The last sentence of the e-mail is my favorite - because it means she thinks we will be getting a court date very soon!
Just wanted so share the small amount of great news with everyone!
Lisa V. - thanks for your help! Guess we didn't need to worry about it, after all! YEAH!
Erica Gr. - Thank you for your help- you helped me with your contact numbers !
You both are the BEST and greatest life-long friends.
and thanks to everyone for their continued support in our efforts to bring Olesya home.
COME ON JUDGE! WE ARE READY!
The impatient mother to be to Olesya
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Documents should arrive in Russia on Monday
Hello all!
So Thursday, Steve and I got the documents all court certified and apostilled for the judge in Russia. Fed Ex says they should arrive on Monday - tomorrow... I hope to hear something....anything by the end of the this week. Hopefully a court date for next week... I can get it all ready in a week... I've done it before..
Steve and I are still hopeful that we can get a court date in October and go get our Olesya before the holidays. It would be so sad celebrating the holidays without her.... I'm not sure there would be anything to celebrate. Life can be depressing while waiting on "the call". We still feel in our hearts that she is to be ours no matter how much longer we have to wait for her. Hopefully the judge will be a nice person and waive the 10 day period so we can just bring her home. How exciting would that be!?
We went camping this weekend and Chloe (the boxer) found a skunk... we have been bathing her all day with special concoctions... but she still smells.. Not really bad... but it's still there. Not sure where she's sleeping tonight. Not in my bed! Not tonight! stinky girl!
Well gonna go snap some green beans and get them cooking for supper.
The impatient mother to be to Olesya Dawn Lewis
Tamra Lewis
So Thursday, Steve and I got the documents all court certified and apostilled for the judge in Russia. Fed Ex says they should arrive on Monday - tomorrow... I hope to hear something....anything by the end of the this week. Hopefully a court date for next week... I can get it all ready in a week... I've done it before..
Steve and I are still hopeful that we can get a court date in October and go get our Olesya before the holidays. It would be so sad celebrating the holidays without her.... I'm not sure there would be anything to celebrate. Life can be depressing while waiting on "the call". We still feel in our hearts that she is to be ours no matter how much longer we have to wait for her. Hopefully the judge will be a nice person and waive the 10 day period so we can just bring her home. How exciting would that be!?
We went camping this weekend and Chloe (the boxer) found a skunk... we have been bathing her all day with special concoctions... but she still smells.. Not really bad... but it's still there. Not sure where she's sleeping tonight. Not in my bed! Not tonight! stinky girl!
Well gonna go snap some green beans and get them cooking for supper.
The impatient mother to be to Olesya Dawn Lewis
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