Sick Day

Short post today.  I have been sick since the middle of the night.  Upset stomach and now fever.  Haven't been able to keep anything in me except yogurt and dilute fruit juice.

Had to re-do a document this morning which required a trip to the notary.  I thought I was going to hurl the entire time but managed to wait until we got back to the flat.

Didn't see the kids today.  Wishing Cliff and the girls had gone.  GameBoy didn't get to see him yesterday.  He has called a couple of times today really wanting to see us.

Zhenia spent the afternoon in the city of the other orphanage working on papers there.  Heard from him and all is in order.  He's on his way back.

Plan for the next few days:

Other orphanage tomorrow to see Thumbelina.  We need pictures for court, and we just want to see her.  Hopefully we can get in a short visit with the big kids here first.  Really want GameBoy to get some Cliff time.

Cliff and Zhenia will leave from there to go back to Odessa and on to Kiev.  Zhenia will submit paperwork to SDA on Friday morning.  Cliff will go to the embassy to sign papers allowing me to come back without him to pick up the kids (more on that when I feel better).  The girls and I will come back here to Izmyil and be on our own on Friday.

Cliff comes back to Izmyil Saturday without Zhenia, and we continue to visit the kids.

Hopefully Zhenia will pick up SDA papers on Monday and be on the night train back here.  If we can have court on Tuesday, we can be on our way home Wednesday.

Prayers:

That I will feel much better VERY soon.

That we get to see the big kids tomorrow before we go to visit Thumbelina.  Good visits all around.

Safe travel for all of us.

That SDA will get their paperwork done and ready for pickup on Monday (they have up to 5 working days), so we can have court on Tues or Weds.

That the embassy cooperates fully in all that we need done.

For us girls alone without our man for 2 nights and 2 days.

For homesickness.  We all miss the familiarity of home.  Emma in particular.

Thanks so much.  More soon!