Sorry for the delay in posting. Our day in court on Monday (8/29) went well. Dasha did not have to appear with us. We were joined by Alex our interpreter, the judge, two clerks from the court, the attorney for the orphanage and two jurors from Lugansk. We were asked about 4 questions and the judge read our dossier as fast as she could. Court ended and our 10-day waiting period officially began. The purpose of the waiting period is to allow family members of the orphans to appeal the court's decision. We don't anticipate any problems but anything is possible. Some couples choose to sightsee in Europe during the waiting period but that was never a serious consideration for us. We wanted to get home!
We stopped by the orphanage to see Dasha one more time and then left by taxi for the airport in Donestk. What was supposed to be a 90 minute drive took almost twice as long. The worst roads in
America are better than the roads we traveled, sometimes as fast as 80 mph. Thankfully, we lived to tell about it and made our flight to Kyiv. We were able to move our Wednesday flight up a day and departed Kyiv on Tuesday at 6:45 am, which got us back to Charlotte at 3:25 pm the same day. It was great to see Peter and Brenda Perrill waiting for us in the Charlotte Airport, and they wasted no time getting us home to Rock Hill.
As of this moment, Jamie is planning to go back to Ukraine with her dad around Sept. 10. The second trip is supposed to last about a week and will include getting Dasha's birth certificate, new passport, a medical exam and most importantly, bringing her home.
Jamie is planning to continue the blog when she returns to Ukraine. We can't say enough about how encouraging it was to hear from so many friends and family while we were away. And the number of you who helped with the boys while we were away - too many to mention here but we are humbled by your support. Thank you all for your prayers. We love you.
Brett & Jamie
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