Apparently the director is coming back from holidays on Friday. Hopefully she will start giving out appointments right away and we will have a date shortly. I had hoped that we would have a date before we left for Vegas, but that does not look like it’s going to happen. So we just sit and wait. It’s hard to not know what’s going on with your life. For those who know me, I am "organized" and a "planner". It’s hard to plan your life when you have no idea when this is going to happen.

The director is now on holidays and she is the only one who can give out appointments. Not sure when she is back, so we will wait patiently.

Well there is not much to say right now, but I though I would post something for those of you who check regularly. We are still patiently waiting for our appointment letter. The good news is people are getting appointments and I know ours will come soon.
We have decided to take a little break from the stress of the adoption and the cold weather. A group of Brad’s friends and friends’ friends, as well as some of the wives are heading down to Las Vegas for a hockey tournament the second weekend in March. They have been bugging us to come and we have been putting them off. We finally broke down a few weeks ago and decided to join them. We have been saving our air miles for a few years and had tons of them so we decided to use the miles and take advantage of the free flights. So three weeks from now we will be on our way. I am very excited because my sister is meeting us there on Wednesday and my brother in law is coming in on Friday. They live in Mexico City, so we don’t get to see them very often. 6 days of no snow…..yaaahooo!!

Apparently the rumors of yesterday are true. President Yushchenko has signed the law giving interim authority over adoptions to the Ministry of Education’s National Adoption Center (NAC) until the new adoption authority is legally established under the Ministry of Family, Youth, and Sports. Sow what does this mean for us?
Q: We are registered at the NAC and were supposed to receive an appointment this year. When can we expect our appointment?
A: The NAC has advised that after the center reschedules all January appointments, the NAC will focus on priority cases such as those involving children with severe medical problems, older children and sibling groups. The NAC will contact families directly.
So now we wait by our mailbox and patiently wait for a new appointment. I really, really want to have an April appointment. According to this law, the NAC will have full authority to process adoptions in Ukraine until May 1, 2006 - the final date by which the new adoption central authority must be established under the Ministry of Family, Youth, and Sports. Even though I know the weather would be better in May and onwards, I really hope that we get to go before then.