We're Heading Out!!

We are on our way. We leave tomorrow, 07 Oct, from Richmond, at 10:33 am. We are all packed for the most part. We've tried to pack light but don't think that's working. Stan & Terri recommended bringing our own pillows so we've squeezed a couple in.

Gary has packed his "Superman" t-shirt to wear under his business shirt when we get to the orphanage. It comes from a joke he played on the girls while they were with us last December. We took them to Wal-Mart for groceries and walked by the men’s tie section. There was a tie with a big superman symbol on it and they instantly said, "Superman!!". Gary said, "Da" pointing to himself "Ya Superman" (I'm Superman). They got big eyed then pointed back and said, "You Superman??! No, you babushka (grandmother)”. That was the point that Gary knew these girls will fit right into our family. We have been joking with them about that occasion over the last 9 months.

We received a letter from Irina this week. She has no clue that we are coming. She just tells us how much she loves us, misses us and how she wants us to keep sending her stories about our lives. We can't wait to tell her ourselves. If all goes well with the SDA on Tuesday we may have a chance of seeing the girls late Wednesday or Thursday, 11/12 Oct. We're sure it will be an emotional event. We just wish we knew what Victoria is thinking.

Well, we hope to be bringing good news from Ukraine soon. We'll try to update as soon as we get there.