Hello All! I really have nothing new to report. Lydia and Julie have been visiting the orphanage everyday and have enjoyed spending time with Jaydon (Oleksiy) but Allyson (Iryna) has been too shy to come out and visit while they are there. On Tuesday, they are going to ask her again and also see if they can get more information on her. Lydia said that she was taller that Jaydon but he is pretty short. Also, I am suppose to find out my SDA appt. date Tuesday as well. Keep your fingers crossed! So hopefully I will have lots to report tomorrow!!
God bless all!

I got an email yesterday that said because of the quarintine a few weeks ago, everything is backed up and we will probably not get a call or email about an SDA date until next week....

None of this is really important. It bothers me, but not important. What is important is our children. The children that will have such a different future when they are with us!! The children that God has intrusted us to raise in His honor!! That is IMPORTANT! But, I am human and I let all those silly things get in the way of the "WHY" I am doing all of this and the WHY is my GOD!!

Once again, thanks for listening!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

No, I did not get a call, email, voice mail....nothing!! Please note that this blog has been designed so that I can voice my joys, frustrations and other emotions. So with that being said, I have to get some things off my chest!

I know that this adoption process can be hard, I know that we are doing it alot quicker than it was done in the past and I know that there is nothing I can do to change things but this is what I don't understand:


We are about the only ones out of our group that do not have an SDA appt. as of yet. We had a few delays but know more than anyone else. We are still waiting. I feel that we have been just pushed to the side and are left in the dark. If we do not get our call tomorrow, what should I do? Just ignore it and hope that someone will contact us to tell us what the **** is going on! Call someone......but who?? I guess I will have to call the Adoption Agency and see if anyone is working tomorrow. I just feel that someone from there should be keeping us posted on what is going on.!!!! I hate to keep bugging them. Shouldn't it be their responsibility to keep us informed?? Even if they have no information, just a call to let us know they are still on board and remember that we are still waiting.

Okay, okay, I am done! Communication, that is ALL I ASK!!

Time to go eat turkey and get this whole thing off my mind.

Peace!

Lori

Almost Thanksgiving!! I am thankful for God!! That pretty much sums it all up!! I did not get that much awaited call today :(( Maybe tomorrow. Until then, I am enjoying the day. Just got off work for 4 days (yea) and my plan is to clean, clean, clean!! Some organizing, moving furniture, cleaning the garage and maybe, just maybe getting some Christmas decor out. I wasn't going to do that but since it looks like we will be in Indy for awhile, mind as well enjoy Christmas while we can!! Julie and Lydia are now in the region and got to visit with their children for about an hour today. Both kids signed their letters to be adopted. Once step closer!! I am hoping that on the next visit to the orphanage, they might get to see our little ones and give them their presents and letters and also send us some pictures!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING ALL BLOG READERS!!

My sons, Trenton David and Brandon Todd. Brandon is now 23 years old, going to University of Indianapolis and currently has a minor in Human Biology. He is very goal-oriented, head strong and wants the best of everything. Trent is 20 years old, loving, easy-going and also head strong but doesn't really care much about materialistic things. He is not sure what he is going to do for a career at this point. Both boys are my life!! Todd and I enjoy being parents and supporting them. My only regret is that we did not raise them in a Christian home. I pray everyday that God will forgive me for not teaching His children the love of their Father!! Now that Todd and I are going to be parents again, it is my goal to make sure that Jayson Oleksiy and Alison Iryna know that God is the most important thing in their little lives. God is giving these children to us to raise in HIS NAME!! These kids our His children, not ours. I am so excited to give the kids their very own rooms, warm beds, good education,family, caring parents and a LOVING GOD!! I so hope to get a travel date soon!! What a great Thanksgiving it would be! Taa Taa for now!!!

This is our family!! (FOR NOW). In January, there will be two blondes added to our family photo. It is 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 22, 2009. We had a great day at church today. The Colts won again. 10-0 baby!! This is a short work week. Thursday is Thanksgiving and we will have a four day weekend!! The only way things could get any better, is to have a phone call with a SDA appointment!! Lydia and Julie are now in Ukraine. They have their SDA appointments Monday. Hoping to get some updates on our kids this week too. I have been sick for a week and am starting to feel better!! Oh yea! I also wanted to tell you they great way God has already worked miracles through our adoption. When we had our Chili supper, I was reunited with a highschool friend that I had not seen in years. She brought her sons to the fundraiser and one of my friends daughter's (Anya) thought her son Sean was "hot" so they actually started dating. Anya invited Sean and his mother (my friend) to church and today Sean was baptized!! WOW!! Good night all! I am sure I will post soon.....WITH A DATE!!

Still in Indiana!

Todd and I are still here in Indy!! A few other parents left today for Ukraine. Others will leave next week. We still have not recieved our call. I would like to say, maybe next week but......

So, now we can spend Thanksgiving with our families since we might miss the whole Christmas thing!! I sent letters and presents to the kids through Julie and I hope they will get this early next week. If I am lucky, I might even see some new pictures. That will keep my heart from aching for a little longer. So we could possibly have an SDA appt. sometime the week of December 14th if we get our call next week. This means we will be missing all the festivities here at home and our boys will have to celebrate without us. I am sure they will manage. It will be the first Christmas & New Years that we have ever been away from home and this will be FAR FAR from home!! But I will be recieving the best Christmas presents ever. Two of the cutest little blondes in the entire world!! Hopefully, the next post will be giving you a date of departure. Chow!!

I know, I already posted today but I am just wanting my children here so badly!! The other day, I left cartoons on the television and literally pretended as if the kids were in there watching them...Oh my gosh..I think I have LOST MY MIND!! Lydia posted on her blog today. She said "all" of her families she is working with got thier travel dates. That is not a true statement, because we have not!! We are sooo close though.. I HOPE!! I think what I need to stop doing is putting a time line on everything. I thought for sure that this would be the week that we would get our SDA date but after the form change, it delayed that much awaited phone call to.......who knows when. I would hope this happens next week and that we will be able to travel within a few weeks, but once again...I am doing that time line thing again that always ends in disappointments!! I am praying that God puts peace in my heart and negativity out of my mind.......IT IS JUST SO HARD!!
I love you Allyson and Jaydon!!! Mom will be there as soon as God makes my travel arrangements :)

Happy FRIDAY!

On Tuesday we found out that Ukraine wanted a form revised. It was Todd's medical. He was diagnosed by the doctor with acid reflux. They now wanted a ICD-9 code with it. I was a little stressed because I needed to stay at work and make some money, but also needed to go downtown to get the new form apostilled!! I was just going to put it off until I could get some time off work. Who knew when that might be!! Luckily, when telling Lydia my frustrations, she took over and did the new form for me, faxed it to our doctor, picked it up and went downtown to get it apostilled and mailed it off to Ukraine (I THINK). I really never asked her, but I am sure if there was a problem, she would have told me!! THANK YOU LYDIA! Otherwise, it could have been forever before we could go get the kids. It is so hard to work full-time and try and accomplish the task of adoption!! However, it can be done!!! Today, Lydia and Julie got their call to travel to get their kids!! They leave next Friday. Please pray that there are no more delays and they get to their kids that they miss so much!! Until the next blog time...GOD BLESS!!

BLAH!!

Since last blog, I have found out two things. Todd and I are not really married! I have been married to the minister who married us!! FUNNY STUFF! That has since been corrected and was suppose to go with another family that was leaving for Ukraine this Friday, which brings me to the other thing I found out. Ukraine has shut down all court & referral dates for adoptions due to the swine flu. Therefore, we will be delayed until mid December or January. I understand that they want to keep the kids safe and I thank them for that concern. This time will give us the opportunity to do some things around the house to prepare for our little ones. It will also give my older sons time to find them an apartment. Soooo, the rush to get things done can now slow down a little. Todd will also be able to hunt this season, which I am sure makes him happy!!

Hang on my sweet son and beautiful daughter, we will be there as soon as we can!!