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Visas-a-go-go

Visas-a-go-go

Getting ready for our return to Siberia includes everything from the mundane; purchasing plane tickets flexible enough to deal with the uncertainty of the potential waiving of the 10day wait by the court, choosing a baby carrier that will allow each of us to carry a 20lb child and luggage through a really crowded airport- [...]

Anticipation & Speculation

We’ve just heard from a couple who traveled for their first trip to Chita the week before we did. Their son is actually at a different baby home, but they are being helped by the same fabulous team of Katia and Eugene and will be going to court with the same judge we will.
So, [...]

Heading home

Heading home

Sunday morning, beautiful sunrise over the nearby Foreign Ministry, nice breakfast and olympics tv and making lists for the next trip, and watching video of our visits with our scrumptious daughters. The delight and love and anticipation we feel for them is so very far beyond words. Won’t be long now. And [...]

Our final visit day—joy & sadness

Our final visit day—joy & sadness

Another beautiful day in Chita–clear blue skies, bright northern sun. As we coffee’d up, the happiness of what was to come in the morning was tinged with the sadness of what was to follow at the end of the afternoon. Our morning visit was of course wonderful, again. Shiny happy kids who [...]

Pantry Check

We're collecting recipes for jar and canning and freezing of fresh produce to help us make it through the next winter. Got a favorite? Send it over and we'll post it along with the ones we try...

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