We Made It Home Safe and Sound!

Hi,

Well we made it home safely! What a long trip back....ugh! This will be short and sweet because we are all ready for bed and EXHAUSTED to say the least! I have had a hard time sleeping the last few nights before we left Kazakhstan and then sleeping on planes...well you know how that it!

We will wait to here from our US Adoption Coordinator, Orson, about our trip back for court. However due to Tyler's work schedule we won't be able to return to Kaz until after April 6th. This special document should be signed by then. (POSITIVE THINKING!)

It is hard to believe that we are going all that way for literally one hour for court and one night stay in Kazakhstan and then back to the US. We will see Askar briefly either before court or after. We are not happy about such a short visit, but under the circumstances it is the best we can do. Then after the court hearing, I will return 25 days later for the final chapter of this adoption process. I will stay for approximately 17 day (I hope, I hope)

Thank you everyone for all your love, prayers and good thoughts. Please check back from time to time for more updates!

The Big Surprise!

Hi Everyone!

Sorry that we haven’t blogged in a few days! No we have not decided to move here and change our last name to resemble the entire alphabet! Were ya missin us?

Well I can’t believe it but I got Strep Throat! I was taken to a Ear, Nose and Throat “Specialist”. Now that was an EXPERIENCE! The treatment room looked like it was from the 40’s on “Walton’s Mountain”. I was greeted by a very elderly female Russian Doctor. She thought I was German. Ha! Thank goodness our translator was there, I would have been lost. I was feeling miserable and desperate and would have accepted help from the “Pillsbury Dough Boy”.

Modernization has not hit Kazakhstan. Not sure when it will. She told me I have a Disease! I knew exactly what I had. I told our translator to tell her that I have had this a few times in my life and usually have to get a antibiotic (which I hate) and a pain killer so that I can swallow without pain. I ended up getting just that! She was a very kind Doctor.

Big News! The Mayor that was suppose sign that special document is now a “New” Mayor as of today. So this new mayor will need to settle into his position before he signs this document. Needless to say we are on our way home! We are scheduled to leave March 15^th. So we will be home a few days earlier than scheduled.

Update on Askar. Poor little guy has an ear infection. We really just want to get him to an American Doctor to clearly evaluate his ear problem. They just keep dumping more stuff inside his ear and it doesn’t seem to help. Tomorrow we will need to say good-bye to him until Tyler and I can return for court. We have no idea how he will take it. Tyler thinks that he will smile and say “Da” (which means Yes) It is really hard for Askar to understand what is happening with the adoption process. We could be gone as long as 3 weeks before our return for court. I am especially sad because I didn’t get to see him for 2 days because of my Strep Throat problem.

This journey and its been a JOURNEY has brought Tyler, me and Parker so much closer.

We will be seeing most of you soon! Thanks for following along! Thanks also for your prayers, positive thoughts, emails and comments. It was a true blessing to receive them all!

LOVE YOU ALL!!