Well things are progressing at a snails pace, but atleast they are still moving. We did more paperwork yesterday to find it was done wrong so we can redo it today and of course pay for it again. I don't know if we get a court date by the end of the year or not. I will probably end up coming home before Jim. He will have to stay. Only time will tell which also moves extremely slow.
Ivan is getting more daring everyday. He likes to do things himself. He likes to run around without holding our hands now. He also lets us know what he wants to do and what he does not want to do. He has been pretty good so far, but now he is testing the boundaries of what he can get away with. I showed him pictures of his family today and told him Brianna and Haliey are his sisters. He puts his fingers on their pictures. He already likes them. He also likes his grandmas and the dog.
When we did paperwork yesterday, we had to come with a name for him. We chose Caleb James. His name is Ivan in English, but that is not how it is pronounced in Russian, so he has to learn a new name anyway. Speaking of names, we are having a problem with our last name. On some of our documents, like Jim's birth certificate, his last name is spelled "McIntosh" which is correct; but our marriage license is "MCINTOSH", yet our passports are "MC INTOSH". Since there is no consistency, the government over here is having a problem with it. It seems there is problem with everything we do!
We did go to observe the girl just as visitors to the school. She has blonde hair and blue eyes and looks a lot her brother. We believe they have the same mother and different fathers. Her name is Catherine and we will leave it as she will be older and will remember more being here.
As for daycare when we get back, we will probably put him in Rainbow or a structured learning program as he will have to learn English so he needs to be in a learning environment with children of his own age.
We miss our family very much. The next time we call home, remind me to get your email addresses. I'm not sure if that works from here, but we will give it a shot.
You should have seen Jim and I at the market yesterday. We are looking in our book to find out what meat we are trying to buy. The people are laughing at us. Now I know what it is like for people who cannot read. We can also not speak! We went to a restaurant with a English menu and tried to order orange juice and got a whole plate of thinly sliced oranges! We laughed.
Please pray that things start to move faster for us. We really want a court date as soon as possible, and we want to come home.
Love,
Jim and Jolynn
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Hi I just wanted to say keep the faith and try to be positive. It is a long process with a ton of paperwork but all worth it in the end. I remember how hard it was not understanding the written or spoken language going on all around you. Our driver did not speak English but I found an internet cafe within walking distance of our flat and once I had been there a few times. They knew what I wanted. We did not eat out once in Ukraine except for a cup of tea after court otherwise our host family provided our meals which was definately nice in some ways. Try to stay busy in the down time. We played a lot of cards. I hope everything continues to progress even if it does seem slow. Take care & God Bless
Hi mom we just talked to you a couple of hours ago. We wanted to check out your blog so we are at home right now. The house is fine and the animals miss us. The house seems so lonely all by itself. Honey is getting better he is getting his fur back. We can't wait until we get to see what you got us for prresents.
Love Brianna, Haliey, and Gramee
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