No More Waiting Period, Tuesday - Day 31

Today we hit the ground running doing everything we could do whenever we could do it.  We met Sergey for breakfast and headed to the court house to pick up the Court decree.  When we got there, their was a longer line than usual and most of the place was packed.  But since Sergey knows a few guys we skip everyone and we are out in five to ten minutes.  We also went to pick up the kids old birth certificates and call the Vital Records Office at the town we are going to, and then the inspectors office.  After this we make the long drive to a town outside of  Lugans'k where the kids were born, and we take a few pictures.

Once we get to the Vital Records Office in the town we find that they are on their lunch break and to come back at one o'clock, so in the mean time we go to a small cafe and relax.  We go back and Sergey handles a few things then we go back to the cafe because the lady has to do a few things that don't involve us, but while we are there we learn of a little bump in the road, a problem with Lera's tax ID number which we thought was resolved (Which may mean we can't get her passport as quick as the others.  So in the mean time we decide to eat lunch there at the cafe and Mom talked with Mrs. Macy on the phone about their adopion and how things were going with them.  We had some Borsch (Nothin like a good bowl of Borsch on a cold day) and relaxed till the lady called Sergey back for us to come to her office.  We go there and wait as she confirms and inputs data for the new birth certificates.  Once she was done we were handed the birth certificates and had a short celebration!  Once we were done we rode back to Severodonetsk and went to the tax ID office and did a little stop there, and after this long day we go to the hotel and eat and then to sleep. We have along day tomorrow.

example of different look but same amount (One is just older
than the other).

Backside of the money.

Statues outside the little town.

The little town was established in 1688.

The sign for the little town's Vital Records Office.

At the cafe.  Mom is on the Phone with Mrs. Macy.

It's official!  The new birth certificates have Mom and Dad
as the parents!

Steve and Karen Rowell would like to announce the arrival of our 4 new children...

Kristina Amanda Rowell

Valeria Sophia Rowell

Lubov Claire Rowell

Vladislav Heath Rowell

Chillin with Lenin,
 You know I had to get a picture with
Uncle Lenny.