Inching Forward

Well, the good news is we have been told by our adoption agency that Officer Higgins processed our paperwork and sent it on.  But we have since learned there is another agency in-between her and the embassy, so we still do not have the visa.  I have resisted commentary up to this point, but if you think adding government bureaucracy to your healthcare process is going to make things better, you are out of your mind!  So here we wait.  We anticipate the embassy having what they need in the morning, and we will get ourselves to the embassy.  The last taxi ride cost $65. All three of us can ride the metro there and back for $1.50.  We just have to walk a bit more, which won't hurt us a bit.  We finally took Julia to St Sophia today.  It is a national treasure and something she will hopefully cherish in years to come.  Today, she was merely a teenager.  Another beautiful day today.  I have airplane reservations for Thursday morning.  Hopefully we get to use them.  Tomorrow might be the last blog from Ukraine. How exciting is that!  I have been tracking our calendar for this adoption.  Since the day we first got on an airplane to get Julia, it is now day 78.