GO GO GO FAST FAST FAST....

Hello to all. This is Mike with another installment of our journey. We arrived in Kiev and had a wonderful adventure in the airport. You can see me for details when I get home in a few weeks but, some souveniers should be mailed and NOT put in your checked bag. I am a very fortunate individual needless to say.

Other than that we have had some bad news. We had our appointment with the SDA yesterday and all went very quickly. Jenya, the 10 year old boy, isn't available for adoption until the end of January. We were told that he was immediatley available but, when they looked for his file, they discovered that he wasn't. We were given the wrong information concerning him and everyone was shocked that this was the case. We, of course, are trying to do everything we can but, there are rules to follow and speeding up his process, even for only a few months of waiting would be considered criminal to them. TRUST ME, I don't want to go anywhere near that issue.

Good news: We travelled by train thru the night last night to arrive in Zapporyzia (SP?) this morning at 6:30 am. We got to our flat and quickly went to the orphanage. It was awesome...as we were walking in Vika spotted us as we were walking thru the courtyard. I wish I would have had my camera on to see her runnning to Paula yelling "Ma Ma"...It was quite awesome. We were able to spend a little time with all 3 of the girls today and then off to get notaries and inspectors, and paperwork and ....HURRY...Fast...Fast....Drive REALLY FAST...(They park on sidewalks, drive the wrong way down streets, drive really fast, speak a totally different and strange language...) I hope to go back to the orphanage tomorrow and see the kids more and find Jenya to spend time with him.

We are really tired but, VERY EXCITED. We are off to get some rest. As always, we may not be able to check email very often but, look forward to sharing the next installment of our adventure.