Even Lazier Sunday...

Dear Friends and Family,

There is, again, not much progress to report for today, as we are waiting for our flight to Donetsk at 7:50 am tomorrow (1 am EST) to meet the boys for the first time. However, we're not sure how often we'll be able to get to cyber cafes in this new city, so we thought it would be a good idea to post some more today.

Kerri and Matt, we didn't know what you were asking when you asked if we were in the underground mall, but now we do. We've "discovered" it today, and are amazed at the size of it. There are probably over 100 shops in this mall, which also serves as an alternate way for pedestrians to get around the city.

We ate at a very good restaurant, with a large selection of buffet style Ukrainian food. It is across the street from the TGIFriday's, and we were wondering if this is the one everyone always talks about. If it's not, we heartily recommend it.

It's even colder today, Francessca, but of course you already knew that, didn't you? It feels like snow any day now...

We'll be packing up our things tonight to be ready to meet the driver at 6:30 tomorrow morning. I doubt that we'll be getting much sleep tonight! For those folks to whom we haven't told yet, the procedure is from here on out: meet the children, then decide whether we think they are a good fit or not. Then, if we've decided "yes", then we complete some paperwork in preparation for going to court. We then wait for a court date, and if the judge approves us, then we wait the legally required 10 days before the adoption is finalized. We then travel back to Kyiv to complete more paperwork and get ready for our return flight.

Once again, we are humbled by the many thoughtful responses from friends and family. Reading your email is by far the favorite part of our days. Keep them coming!


Peace and Love,

Bill and Kelly