Just over 3 weeks to go.

Many of our friends have been asking about the process so I stole this explanation from an adoption web site. The lady that had posted it will be in Ukraine at the same time as us.


First, you have a homestudy done and do a lot of paperwork to get approval from your province. Then you do a lot of paperwork that costs a lot of money and takes a ridiculously long time to get approval from our provincial government. Then you send a bunch of paperwork to Ukraine to get translated and you wait for it to get submitted to the Ukrainian adoption officials in Kiev. When it finally gets submitted, you wait for your initial approval in Ukraine. If you get that approval, you get an appointment to come to Kiev. You have to go when they tell you to go. You don't get to decide the appointment time. At your appointment, you get a referral for a child or a sibling group of children according to your homestudy. You go to the region where the kids are and seek local approval to adopt them, praying for a court date within the near future. In the mean time to take the kids to Kiev for the day (or have the doctor come to you) get medical exams for the kids for our government. While you are waiting for your court date the medicals go to Vienna to be approved by the Canadian government. You go to court. If all goes well in court, you wait 10 more days and do more paperwork within the Ukrainian system. Then you go back to Kiev and give our government even more money to get visas allowing you to bring the kids home. Then you come home and the real adventure begins.

Thanks Beth! (she wanted, and deserves the credit)
The credit for the edit goes to Kim who has been an awesome friend and sourse of information. (Brad has to)

TTFN
Rob & Corrine

Well we have got 90% of our crap together. I'm hoping Buddy won't bark while he's in the suitcase and give himself away. Were still meeting with people to educate ourselves as much as possible, but are resigned to the fact that what ever happens happens.

Actually todays blog is just to make sure I remember the log in, and how to post. It's easier to fix things here. (I forgot the login, both the cat and dog hid after I had thundered my disapproval at myself)

I posted a picture of Bud at Norris lake to remind us of the good times were missing while away, and so we have something to look forward to when we get back. It could be a place for me to go when I run away from home.

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R & C