Sorry for the delay in posting. We have been having difficulties getting Internet service here. We finally got the hotel’s computer guy to help us set it up today. They don’t have wireless, so when we asked at the desk about Internet access, they just handed us a cord! Well, as it turns out, we needed to set up some sort of “proxy server” for the cord to work, and now it does. The computer guy didn’t speak English so he couldn’t tell us what he did. So it may not work when we get home, but that’s OK, we’ll worry about that later. Anyway, we just posted yesterday’s entry (see below) now that we have everything working. So here is today’s (Monday’s) posting:
What a day! We had no idea what we were in for. We went to the Ministry of Education first thing this morning, along with Russ and Monica, another couple that are here, to get some information about the child that was referred to us. They went in first, when they were done, it was our turn. We need to stop for a second here and say how lucky we are to have them here with us. This is their second “first trip” and they have been so helpful since they’ve been through this before. Thanks again to them.
The brief description of the child given to us by the officials there seemed to indicate only some minor health issues. Then they asked if we wanted to see the child. We said “yes”, of course. So we signed some documents that expressed our interest in traveling to the orphanage to visit the director, doctor, and finally, see the child. Then they drove us to an office where the document was notarized. Then back to the MOE for more paperwork, and finally to the orphanage! Whew. All the while it’s like 90 some degrees and there is NO air conditioning anywhere here, including the van we were riding around in all day. Oh and did we mention, men don’t wear shorts in Russia?
We met with the director, doctor, and some of the caregivers first, and later they brought the child into the room as well. Our adoption consultant and translator were of course with us too. Unfortunately, the health issues of this child turned out to be much greater than expected, and we ended up turning down the referral and heading back to the MOE, more or less devastated. We can’t even explain how difficult this was, and we had literally minutes to make the decision.
When we returned to the MOE we had to explain why we turned down the referral and they were able to find another one for us. We had to go through all the same things; MOE, Notarize, MOE again, then off to a different orphanage! Our new referral was much younger than we expected. (We’re not allowed to give any specific information). We’ve sent the health information, which was better this time, to our international adoption physician in Ann Arbor. She will review it and send us back her evaluation, based on the information we provided.
So we return to the orphanage tomorrow (Tues) to spend more time with the child. We’ll let you know how that goes. We need to try to get some sleep tonight. It hasn’t been that good so far, especially for one of us. Guess who!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Monday, July 21, 2008
In Astrakhan now
Let me start off by saying Happy Birthday to my cousin, Charity! We’ll celebrate when we get home. Have a great one!
Boy, did we sleep last night! I went to bed at 10:30 p.m. and woke up once during the night at about midnight, but went back to sleep. That’s great for me! The day started with a really nice breakfast at the hotel. It was free! Well, it was included in our room rate, but it was still good. We didn’t need to leave for the airport until 2:30 p.m., which only gave us a few hours, but we decided to be adventurous. We asked for specific directions for taking the Metro (the subway system) to go to the Kremlin and Red Square. We found the Metro station, got on the correct train, and made it off at the right stop. Yeah! We walked all around the Red Square and saw Lenin’s Masoleum and St. Basil’s Cathedral. We didn’t have time to go in the Cathedral, so we’ll have to save that for the next trip. We walked around the outside of the Kremlin and then down part of Tverskaya Road. Everything was very fascinating to see! The architecture of the buildings is just unbelievable. We (Greg) took a lot of pictures. It started to rain, so we went inside the mall and grabbed a bite to eat. We did a little window-shopping, but that’s all we had time for. Then we made it back on the correct train and got off at the correct stop. Yeah!
By the time we got back to the hotel, we only had a few minutes before it was time to leave for the airport to go to Astrakhan. On the way to the airport, our driver picked up another couple, also with CHI, that would be traveling with us. They have been here before, so they have been a wealth of information! Thank you! I’ve got to tell you about this plane ride. First, they shuttled us to the plane in a tram. Then we get on the plane. No kidding, it must have been at least 100 degrees inside that plane! I can tolerate heat very well, but this was too much for me. We sat in the plane for about 25 minutes before it took off and some cool air started coming in. Greg had sweat just dripping down his face. His hair was all wet. The rows in the plane were very close together, to squeeze as many in as possible. When Greg sat in his seat, there wasn’t enough room for his knees! The tray tables would hardly fold down all the way because we were so close to them. So we’re in this very HOT plane and also in very close quarters with each other. Are you getting a picture of this? Luckily, at least the heat did get better and made the close quarters more bearable! The flight was good. No problems. When we got off the plane though, they made us board a bus to get to the terminal. It was all of a 100 ft. ride. We didn’t really get that one. It would have been quicker to walk!
We were met at the airport and brought to our hotel. We didn’t get here until about 8:30 p.m., so we’ve been hanging out in our room and typing this blog post. We have a 9:00 a.m. appointment at the Ministry of Education tomorrow. We’ll be leaving here at 8:30 a.m. Wish us luck!
Boy, did we sleep last night! I went to bed at 10:30 p.m. and woke up once during the night at about midnight, but went back to sleep. That’s great for me! The day started with a really nice breakfast at the hotel. It was free! Well, it was included in our room rate, but it was still good. We didn’t need to leave for the airport until 2:30 p.m., which only gave us a few hours, but we decided to be adventurous. We asked for specific directions for taking the Metro (the subway system) to go to the Kremlin and Red Square. We found the Metro station, got on the correct train, and made it off at the right stop. Yeah! We walked all around the Red Square and saw Lenin’s Masoleum and St. Basil’s Cathedral. We didn’t have time to go in the Cathedral, so we’ll have to save that for the next trip. We walked around the outside of the Kremlin and then down part of Tverskaya Road. Everything was very fascinating to see! The architecture of the buildings is just unbelievable. We (Greg) took a lot of pictures. It started to rain, so we went inside the mall and grabbed a bite to eat. We did a little window-shopping, but that’s all we had time for. Then we made it back on the correct train and got off at the correct stop. Yeah!
By the time we got back to the hotel, we only had a few minutes before it was time to leave for the airport to go to Astrakhan. On the way to the airport, our driver picked up another couple, also with CHI, that would be traveling with us. They have been here before, so they have been a wealth of information! Thank you! I’ve got to tell you about this plane ride. First, they shuttled us to the plane in a tram. Then we get on the plane. No kidding, it must have been at least 100 degrees inside that plane! I can tolerate heat very well, but this was too much for me. We sat in the plane for about 25 minutes before it took off and some cool air started coming in. Greg had sweat just dripping down his face. His hair was all wet. The rows in the plane were very close together, to squeeze as many in as possible. When Greg sat in his seat, there wasn’t enough room for his knees! The tray tables would hardly fold down all the way because we were so close to them. So we’re in this very HOT plane and also in very close quarters with each other. Are you getting a picture of this? Luckily, at least the heat did get better and made the close quarters more bearable! The flight was good. No problems. When we got off the plane though, they made us board a bus to get to the terminal. It was all of a 100 ft. ride. We didn’t really get that one. It would have been quicker to walk!
We were met at the airport and brought to our hotel. We didn’t get here until about 8:30 p.m., so we’ve been hanging out in our room and typing this blog post. We have a 9:00 a.m. appointment at the Ministry of Education tomorrow. We’ll be leaving here at 8:30 a.m. Wish us luck!
Saturday, July 19, 2008
We made it!
We’re here in Moscow! Safe and sound! We are absolutely exhausted. We have been up for about 30 hours straight. Neither one of us could sleep on the plane. Both of our flights were good! Pretty smooth take-offs and landings! Only minor turbulence. The flight from Chicago to Moscow went through Newfoundland, past the south tip of Greenland, direcly over Iceland, and through the Scandinavian countries, north of Oslo. The plane had TV sets on the back of each seat that would show the progress of the flight graphically on a map, along with data like the time left to go and the current time in both cities. Greg thought that was pretty cool!
Our interpreter and driver picked us up at the airport and brought us to the hotel. Above is a picture. It’s about 85 degrees here today and cloudy. Moscow is a very busy city with lots of cars and people out walking around. And this is Saturday! We’re wondering what the work week is like.
After we arrived at the hotel, our interpreter helped me exchange our money. Greg waited in the hotel lobby with the luggage while we walked across the street. We went into this teeny, tiny place about the size of a phone booth. Both of us squeezed in. It was dark inside with just one person sitting behind a bulletproof glass wall. They exchanged my money, so I guess it was alright. It was just the strangest place to hand over a bunch of money. Then Greg and I were on our own. We really don’t know where in Moscow we are and we’re both so tired that we didn’t venture too far. We had lunch at McDonald’s. It’s right across the street from our hotel. It was pretty much the same as our McDonald’s, only everything was in, you guessed it, Russian! A Big Mac is still called a “something Mac” so that’s what we ordered. The person that took our order even spoke English somewhat. Then we walked down a brick paver plaza. It ended at some kind of amusement park. There was an admission charge to get in, so we just peeked through the gates. Then we walked around a bit. Greg was taking a bunch of pictures the whole time. I don’t know of what.
Our first interpreter left us the number of another interpreter that will help us with our trip to Astrakhan tomorrow. I just called her to find out the specifics of the next leg of our journey. She said that our flight doesn’t leave until 5PM so hopefully we’ll have a chance to see a little more of Moscow before we head out.
Stay tuned, the next post will hopefully be from Astrakhan! It’s about 85 degrees here today and cloudy. Moscow is a very busy city with lots of cars and people out walking around. And this is Saturday! We’re wondering what the work week is like.
After we arrived at the hotel, our interpreter helped me exchange our money. Greg waited in the hotel lobby with the luggage while we walked across the street. We went into this teeny, tiny place about the size of a phone booth. Both of us squeezed in. It was dark inside with just one person sitting behind a bulletproof glass wall. They exchanged my money, so I guess it was alright. It was just the strangest place to hand over a bunch of money. Then Greg and I were on our own. We really don’t know where in Moscow we are and we’re both so tired that we didn’t venture too far. We had lunch at McDonald’s. It’s right across the street from our hotel. It was pretty much the same as our McDonald’s, only everything was in, you guessed it, Russian! A Big Mac is still called a “something Mak” so that’s what we ordered. The person that took our order even spoke English somewhat. Then we walked down a brick paver plaza. It ended at some kind of amusement park. There was an admission charge to get in, so we just peeked through the gates. Then we walked around a bit. Greg was taking a bunch of pictures the whole time. I don’t know of what.
Our first interpreter left us the number of another interpreter that will help us with our trip to Astrakhan tomorrow. I just called her to find out the specifics of the next leg of our journey. She said that our flight doesn’t leave until 5PM so hopefully we’ll have a chance to see a little more of Moscow before we head out.
Stay tuned, the next post will hopefully be from Astrakhan!
Our interpreter and driver picked us up at the airport and brought us to the hotel. Above is a picture. It’s about 85 degrees here today and cloudy. Moscow is a very busy city with lots of cars and people out walking around. And this is Saturday! We’re wondering what the work week is like.
After we arrived at the hotel, our interpreter helped me exchange our money. Greg waited in the hotel lobby with the luggage while we walked across the street. We went into this teeny, tiny place about the size of a phone booth. Both of us squeezed in. It was dark inside with just one person sitting behind a bulletproof glass wall. They exchanged my money, so I guess it was alright. It was just the strangest place to hand over a bunch of money. Then Greg and I were on our own. We really don’t know where in Moscow we are and we’re both so tired that we didn’t venture too far. We had lunch at McDonald’s. It’s right across the street from our hotel. It was pretty much the same as our McDonald’s, only everything was in, you guessed it, Russian! A Big Mac is still called a “something Mac” so that’s what we ordered. The person that took our order even spoke English somewhat. Then we walked down a brick paver plaza. It ended at some kind of amusement park. There was an admission charge to get in, so we just peeked through the gates. Then we walked around a bit. Greg was taking a bunch of pictures the whole time. I don’t know of what.
Our first interpreter left us the number of another interpreter that will help us with our trip to Astrakhan tomorrow. I just called her to find out the specifics of the next leg of our journey. She said that our flight doesn’t leave until 5PM so hopefully we’ll have a chance to see a little more of Moscow before we head out.
Stay tuned, the next post will hopefully be from Astrakhan! It’s about 85 degrees here today and cloudy. Moscow is a very busy city with lots of cars and people out walking around. And this is Saturday! We’re wondering what the work week is like.
After we arrived at the hotel, our interpreter helped me exchange our money. Greg waited in the hotel lobby with the luggage while we walked across the street. We went into this teeny, tiny place about the size of a phone booth. Both of us squeezed in. It was dark inside with just one person sitting behind a bulletproof glass wall. They exchanged my money, so I guess it was alright. It was just the strangest place to hand over a bunch of money. Then Greg and I were on our own. We really don’t know where in Moscow we are and we’re both so tired that we didn’t venture too far. We had lunch at McDonald’s. It’s right across the street from our hotel. It was pretty much the same as our McDonald’s, only everything was in, you guessed it, Russian! A Big Mac is still called a “something Mak” so that’s what we ordered. The person that took our order even spoke English somewhat. Then we walked down a brick paver plaza. It ended at some kind of amusement park. There was an admission charge to get in, so we just peeked through the gates. Then we walked around a bit. Greg was taking a bunch of pictures the whole time. I don’t know of what.
Our first interpreter left us the number of another interpreter that will help us with our trip to Astrakhan tomorrow. I just called her to find out the specifics of the next leg of our journey. She said that our flight doesn’t leave until 5PM so hopefully we’ll have a chance to see a little more of Moscow before we head out.
Stay tuned, the next post will hopefully be from Astrakhan!
Thursday, July 17, 2008
This is it!
Oh, my gosh! Can you believe we leave tomorrow? I think we’re ready. At least, we’re as ready as we’re going to be.
Yesterday we finished up the last two documents that we were waiting on. We needed a few documents notarized, so Greg and I had to meet to have that done. Then I headed to the Office of the Great Seal to them apostilled. I only had fifteen documents and the line wasn’t too bad, so that went pretty fast.
I started putting things in suitcases today. I’d put something inside and then I’d go weigh it. I can tell you I will be using every ounce of the 40 pounds of luggage that I am allotted. I’m hoping Greg can use a little less. That way, I can put some of my things into his suitcase!!!
Thank you for all of the calls and e-mails today! It means a lot to know we have so many friends and family praying for us! Our next blog entry will be from Russia. Yeah!
Yesterday we finished up the last two documents that we were waiting on. We needed a few documents notarized, so Greg and I had to meet to have that done. Then I headed to the Office of the Great Seal to them apostilled. I only had fifteen documents and the line wasn’t too bad, so that went pretty fast.
I started putting things in suitcases today. I’d put something inside and then I’d go weigh it. I can tell you I will be using every ounce of the 40 pounds of luggage that I am allotted. I’m hoping Greg can use a little less. That way, I can put some of my things into his suitcase!!!
Thank you for all of the calls and e-mails today! It means a lot to know we have so many friends and family praying for us! Our next blog entry will be from Russia. Yeah!
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Only three days away!
It’s been another busy, hectic week!
But let me start out with something fun! My mom and I went to Chicago on July 9th and 10th. We took the train. We went to see ‘Jersey Boys.’ It was phenomenal! The music was unbelievable. We would have sworn it was Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons actually performing. Of course, we covered every inch of Magnificent Mile. We had a nice relaxing trip. I almost cancelled because of everything that needed to be done for our Russia trip. I am soooooo glad that I didn’t! It was just what I needed.
Back to the rest of the week… As of right now, we have gathered all of the documents that we need to take with us, except for two. I have been promised by Greg’s doctor that I can pick up his medical report and doctor’s license tomorrow. The other is our Home Study Addendum for the child’s age range. This has been just awful! It’s really hard to do something that you don’t really want to do and, on top of it, not knowing the reason that you have to do it. God bless, Alanna and Hands Across the Water. They have bent over backwards to help us through this. If you’re ever looking for a Home Study Agency, I would highly recommend them. If you ever have to go through something like this, please feel free to e-mail us and we’ll be happy to share our experience.
I’ve been holding off getting the documents apostilled until I have all of them. That way I can do it all in one trip. My hopes are to finish up these two documents tomorrow morning, then I can head to get them apostilled tomorrow afternoon. Cross your fingers!
The extension approval of our I-171H form arrived today! Yeah! We are so lucky to have friends! (You know who you are). This never would have happened without you! FYI to those of you who someday have to do this – Be very careful with the expiration dates on all of your documents. Double check all of the dates yourself! DO NOT rely on the expiration dates that someone else gives you. Of course, I should have known this, but I don’t want anyone else to have this same problem. USCIS requires three months processing time for an extension of the I-171H form. Check that date!
Our VISA arrived yesterday. Yeah!
Our FBI Fingerprint Clearance reports arrived yesterday. Yeah!
Thanks to my Mom and Dad for picking up the copy of our CPA’s license for us. Then they also took me out to lunch at the Common Grill in Chelsea. One of my favorite restaurants! Mom and Dad, you’re the best!
We’ve packed some toys and books to play with when we get to meet her. We’re bringing a few snacks to have during our time together. We’ve packed a couple of outfits in different sizes so that we can know what size of clothing to have ready for when she comes home.
Everyone keeps telling me to pack light! For those of you who know me, this is VERY difficult! I don’t wear the same outfits in a month, let alone in ten days!
This is continuing to be such a wonderful journey. Thank you for being a part of it!
But let me start out with something fun! My mom and I went to Chicago on July 9th and 10th. We took the train. We went to see ‘Jersey Boys.’ It was phenomenal! The music was unbelievable. We would have sworn it was Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons actually performing. Of course, we covered every inch of Magnificent Mile. We had a nice relaxing trip. I almost cancelled because of everything that needed to be done for our Russia trip. I am soooooo glad that I didn’t! It was just what I needed.
Back to the rest of the week… As of right now, we have gathered all of the documents that we need to take with us, except for two. I have been promised by Greg’s doctor that I can pick up his medical report and doctor’s license tomorrow. The other is our Home Study Addendum for the child’s age range. This has been just awful! It’s really hard to do something that you don’t really want to do and, on top of it, not knowing the reason that you have to do it. God bless, Alanna and Hands Across the Water. They have bent over backwards to help us through this. If you’re ever looking for a Home Study Agency, I would highly recommend them. If you ever have to go through something like this, please feel free to e-mail us and we’ll be happy to share our experience.
I’ve been holding off getting the documents apostilled until I have all of them. That way I can do it all in one trip. My hopes are to finish up these two documents tomorrow morning, then I can head to get them apostilled tomorrow afternoon. Cross your fingers!
The extension approval of our I-171H form arrived today! Yeah! We are so lucky to have friends! (You know who you are). This never would have happened without you! FYI to those of you who someday have to do this – Be very careful with the expiration dates on all of your documents. Double check all of the dates yourself! DO NOT rely on the expiration dates that someone else gives you. Of course, I should have known this, but I don’t want anyone else to have this same problem. USCIS requires three months processing time for an extension of the I-171H form. Check that date!
Our VISA arrived yesterday. Yeah!
Our FBI Fingerprint Clearance reports arrived yesterday. Yeah!
Thanks to my Mom and Dad for picking up the copy of our CPA’s license for us. Then they also took me out to lunch at the Common Grill in Chelsea. One of my favorite restaurants! Mom and Dad, you’re the best!
We’ve packed some toys and books to play with when we get to meet her. We’re bringing a few snacks to have during our time together. We’ve packed a couple of outfits in different sizes so that we can know what size of clothing to have ready for when she comes home.
Everyone keeps telling me to pack light! For those of you who know me, this is VERY difficult! I don’t wear the same outfits in a month, let alone in ten days!
This is continuing to be such a wonderful journey. Thank you for being a part of it!
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Week-at-a-Glance
We have been so busy that I haven’t had a chance to post everyday. So here is the week-at-a-glance.
On Wednesday, we found out that we had an extremely important document that was expiring on July 8. I spent most of the day getting everything together for this. After many phone calls and computer searches, I had everything ready. Greg had to sign it, so I drove up to his work. He signed it and then we sent it off overnight mail. After that, we went to the police department to be fingerprinted for our FBI Clearance Check. These two things took the whole day!
On Thursday, I filled out all of the paperwork for the FBI Check and overnight mailed that along with the fingerprints to the FBI office. I contacted the Go To Russia Travel Agency. They e-mailed us some possible flights. I sent them on to CHI to make sure they were okay before I booked them. I spoke to another person at the travel agency about our travel visas. I filled out those applications on-line and overnight mailed all of the necessary information to Go To Russia Travel Agency. I had to drive to HATW (our home study agency) in Ann Arbor with the forms for our state police clearance reports. I contacted both my doctor and Greg’s doctor for appointments for our medical reports. Finally by 8:30 p.m., we were ready to drive to my parents’ house for the holiday weekend.
What a beautiful 4th of July! The weather was gorgeous. My family took our 1911 Ford Model T in the Eaton Rapids parade. Then we went back to my parents’ and had a family barbeque. In the evening, we went to the parade in Mason. We were just spectators for this parade!
We came home late on Saturday. We ended up going to dinner with some friends. I happened to mention that we had some problems with the expiration of one of our documents. Luckily, our friend works for a U.S. Senator. She said she would check on the status of our documents for us on Monday.
Sunday was a day with no plans! Yeah! We ended up finishing up some home projects that needed to be done and went grocery shopping. On Sunday evening, I started going through our dossier documents to double-check expiration dates, updated forms, etc.
Monday was back to the hecticness! (Is that a word?) I started with a phone call with our friend at the U.S. Senator’s office. After I faxed her some information, she was able to make some phone calls. She’s going to do some follow-up in a couple of days, but it looks like we might be okay on this. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I spoke with Marilyn at CHI and found out that we also need chest x-rays. So I contacted our doctors’ offices and made those arrangements. Marilyn also gave us some disturbing news about the child’s age range of our documents. Nothing is final right now, so I’m trying not to fret about it. If you know me, then you know that I always fret over the details. So even though I say I’m not going to fret, I REALLY AM FRETTING!
On Wednesday, we found out that we had an extremely important document that was expiring on July 8. I spent most of the day getting everything together for this. After many phone calls and computer searches, I had everything ready. Greg had to sign it, so I drove up to his work. He signed it and then we sent it off overnight mail. After that, we went to the police department to be fingerprinted for our FBI Clearance Check. These two things took the whole day!
On Thursday, I filled out all of the paperwork for the FBI Check and overnight mailed that along with the fingerprints to the FBI office. I contacted the Go To Russia Travel Agency. They e-mailed us some possible flights. I sent them on to CHI to make sure they were okay before I booked them. I spoke to another person at the travel agency about our travel visas. I filled out those applications on-line and overnight mailed all of the necessary information to Go To Russia Travel Agency. I had to drive to HATW (our home study agency) in Ann Arbor with the forms for our state police clearance reports. I contacted both my doctor and Greg’s doctor for appointments for our medical reports. Finally by 8:30 p.m., we were ready to drive to my parents’ house for the holiday weekend.
What a beautiful 4th of July! The weather was gorgeous. My family took our 1911 Ford Model T in the Eaton Rapids parade. Then we went back to my parents’ and had a family barbeque. In the evening, we went to the parade in Mason. We were just spectators for this parade!
We came home late on Saturday. We ended up going to dinner with some friends. I happened to mention that we had some problems with the expiration of one of our documents. Luckily, our friend works for a U.S. Senator. She said she would check on the status of our documents for us on Monday.
Sunday was a day with no plans! Yeah! We ended up finishing up some home projects that needed to be done and went grocery shopping. On Sunday evening, I started going through our dossier documents to double-check expiration dates, updated forms, etc.
Monday was back to the hecticness! (Is that a word?) I started with a phone call with our friend at the U.S. Senator’s office. After I faxed her some information, she was able to make some phone calls. She’s going to do some follow-up in a couple of days, but it looks like we might be okay on this. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I spoke with Marilyn at CHI and found out that we also need chest x-rays. So I contacted our doctors’ offices and made those arrangements. Marilyn also gave us some disturbing news about the child’s age range of our documents. Nothing is final right now, so I’m trying not to fret about it. If you know me, then you know that I always fret over the details. So even though I say I’m not going to fret, I REALLY AM FRETTING!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Picture This!!!!
First of all, notice that this is the first blog entry that we’ve had in months. That’s because we’ve had nothing to say. We’ve just been waiting and waiting and waiting!!!
Okay, now…. picture this! Today, I’m at the salon getting my hair colored. My stylist and friend, Lindy, has just finished globbing my hair and he sent me over to have a seat while I wait my 20 minutes. Not a pretty picture! I left my purse, which has my phone in it, over at his station. All of a sudden I hear my cell phone ring. How I heard it I really don’t know with all the hair dryers and talking, etc. I hurried across the room to get my phone and it’s Marilyn from CHI with THE CALL!!! So here I am with the call I’ve been waiting for with a bunch of hair dye on my head. Once I hung up the phone, I had to tell Lindy. He was so excited for us that he announced it to the whole salon. He told everyone that he felt like he had just delivered a baby! So a whole salon of people that I don’t even know found out that we’re going to Russia before Greg even knew!!!!
We’ve been waiting so long that this is almost hard to believe! We are so excited that I can’t even explain. Now we have a whole bunch of things to get done in 17 days. This will keep me busy! We’ll keep you posted. Thank you so much to all of our family and friends for your prayers and support. Keep them coming!
Okay, now…. picture this! Today, I’m at the salon getting my hair colored. My stylist and friend, Lindy, has just finished globbing my hair and he sent me over to have a seat while I wait my 20 minutes. Not a pretty picture! I left my purse, which has my phone in it, over at his station. All of a sudden I hear my cell phone ring. How I heard it I really don’t know with all the hair dryers and talking, etc. I hurried across the room to get my phone and it’s Marilyn from CHI with THE CALL!!! So here I am with the call I’ve been waiting for with a bunch of hair dye on my head. Once I hung up the phone, I had to tell Lindy. He was so excited for us that he announced it to the whole salon. He told everyone that he felt like he had just delivered a baby! So a whole salon of people that I don’t even know found out that we’re going to Russia before Greg even knew!!!!
We’ve been waiting so long that this is almost hard to believe! We are so excited that I can’t even explain. Now we have a whole bunch of things to get done in 17 days. This will keep me busy! We’ll keep you posted. Thank you so much to all of our family and friends for your prayers and support. Keep them coming!
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