After see-sawing back and forth about whether to stay or to go, we've decided to both sit tight and wait this storm out. The timeline for the appeals court is so iffy...if this, then that...and there is so much wait-and-see going on, that trying to make a trip back home and turning around to come back here would just be too crazy hectic. We could schedule court for further out, and have time for a trip home, but who wants to delay this process any further?? We don't. We want to break our little man free, and get him home to his brothers ASAP.
So, we wait. Still! And it's okay, because it will all work out, our boys are safe, and we can totally do this.
We've had a busy couple days, which is good. Anything to keep our minds off the WAITING. Oh, my goodness, the WAITING! AGH!
We discovered two giant malls at the end of the Metro line. We don't have anything to buy (except socks, because Bryan didn't bring enough, and he accidentally melted a pair when he tried to dry them with the hair dryer...) but it gives us a change of scenery and a new place to walk around.
Good things at the mall:
*giant warehouse-like grocery store with a killer bakery
*grapefruit gelato
*good pizza place (medium pizza and a coke, $4? Yes, please!)
*fabulous people watching
Friday night was a treat because we met Cara and Doug Layne, another RR family who just made it to Kharkov. A benefit of being here for so long is that we are now the experts, and could teach them about important Kharkov things (like how to ride the Metro and where to eat!). They are a great couple, and we had a good time holding a whole conversation in English and learning about their adoption story.
Saturday night (tonight- I guess? Days are running together...) we had dinner with Nate and Diana. They made us really awesome burritos (we have yet to find a really great Mexican place. At this point, I'd even settle for mediocre, or even Taco Bell) and we played a dorky strategy game (our favorite!!).
We are so lucky right now to have met friends here, a world away from home, that can distract us for a while so that we are not worrying about court dates, and evidence, and missing our boys at home. We're focusing on the positives: the extra one on one time with Danya, the extra time for Bryan and I, the time to rest, the time to explore, the Skype calls with our boys, and the time to build new relationships with people that we meet here.
Things are okay. It is what it is, and in time, we'll look back at this and laugh. ...right?
It totally just hit me that you have all BOYS! I was going back through older posts and saw this cute picture of you holding Danill, and realized you're a natural about cuddling boys because you prob have so much practice! :) I am glad you are hanging in there together, but can't wait to see pictures of all of your boys together. Thanks for letting me follow. connie
ReplyDeleteThinking of you guys alot -- wishing I had words of wisdom and encouragement, but it is not my forte, and anyway you maybe don't really need them because you are already strong, and you've clearly got God on your side, and you've been figuring things out as they come, very resourceful! Only thing I know is, when something is right, and good, it is worth waiting for. And when the end comes and you've got the good thing, you immediately forget how long you waited and it no longer matters. -- Vicki
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