Family and Friends,
We have an official court date – Friday, February 11. Our legal bonding days have concluded (we will continue to visit Sam daily until we return) and yesterday, we met Bayan, our adoption coordinator, and Madina, our translator, at a notary’s office to sign the paperwork required to formally “pass papers” to the court and secure the hearing date.
Of course, even this joyous occasion came with its own bit of drama, as, upon arriving at the notary, Bayan discovered to her dismay that Steve didn’t have his immigration form inside his passport. Without it, she would not be able to submit the papers, nor would we be able to leave the country. No stress there!
Concluding that the form must have slipped out sometime during our trip, we made the 30-minute drive back to our hotel in Borovoe to search our room in hopes of finding it. Thankfully, it turned up quickly, so back we went to Schuchinsk, breathing sighs of relief and gratitude and then handing the immigration form off to an equally relieved Bayan!
Since arriving in late December, we’ve been working toward this ultimate goal of going to court. This is a major step in that direction.
Thank you, as always, for your prayers and support.
Steve and Tonya
We have an official court date – Friday, February 11. Our legal bonding days have concluded (we will continue to visit Sam daily until we return) and yesterday, we met Bayan, our adoption coordinator, and Madina, our translator, at a notary’s office to sign the paperwork required to formally “pass papers” to the court and secure the hearing date.Of course, even this joyous occasion came with its own bit of drama, as, upon arriving at the notary, Bayan discovered to her dismay that Steve didn’t have his immigration form inside his passport. Without it, she would not be able to submit the papers, nor would we be able to leave the country. No stress there!
Concluding that the form must have slipped out sometime during our trip, we made the 30-minute drive back to our hotel in Borovoe to search our room in hopes of finding it. Thankfully, it turned up quickly, so back we went to Schuchinsk, breathing sighs of relief and gratitude and then handing the immigration form off to an equally relieved Bayan!
Since arriving in late December, we’ve been working toward this ultimate goal of going to court. This is a major step in that direction.
Thank you, as always, for your prayers and support.
Steve and Tonya
4 comments:
Congratulations! That grey must appeared in Steve's beard while discovering the immigration form was missing and the harried trip to find it, that was an intentional pun, a little comic relief. I know the Court appointment where you plead your case is also stressful so prayers will be lifted up for peace and calmness. Sam is a mighty lucky little guy. I hope skyping with Lily Grace us still going well. It won't be too much longer now. Take care and take care that you rest in the palm of God's hand...XXOO
I'm really enjoying your posts, espec. the horse milk tasting experience. I know I'll never EVER forget the flavor. I think you captured it well Tonya, although you're description was much kinder than mine. :)
So glad to hear you have your court date and everything's going according to plan. I can only imagine the anxiety you felt when you discovered the immigration form was M.I.A. Glad you don't have to come up with a workaround if there is one.
Anxious to see sweet Sam. Catching a quick glimpse of the back of his head in the baby house was a nice teaser.
Love all of the amazing experiences you're capturing in Kaz as some of them are so very different from our adoption adventures! What a wonderful collection of memorobilia to one day share not only with your family but mine too. Many thanks!
Melanie
Phew! What a relief it must have been to find the lost paper! Congrats on this new development! Can't wait to see official photos of little Sam!
Hey guys... like everyone else has posted, I really enjoy your blog site. Quite fascinating to see all the sites and short videos. Hope everything keeps going as expected without any glitches. Take care.
Your cousin,
Gary
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