Friday, May 5, 2006
I have started the list making. I
have a list of names we like. I have a list of basic words and phrases in
English I want to teach Igor as soon as I can. I will update my travel list,
soon – it’s honed to perfection after 4 trips to Russia, but Kaz may be a bit
different. The list making helps me feel in control of a process I actually
have no control over.
I’ve sent out e-mail announcements
to everyone. I hope that by looping in folks to pray for me I can use that
positive energy to get Igor home soon. Some old friends didn’t respond at all.
I guess they disapprove. I already heard from a close friend who told me she
disapproves of the whole thing, and said adopting a handicapped child was
irresponsible. She predicted gloom and doom before I adopted Alesia, too, so I
don’t put much stock in what she says, but it’s hurtful that she said it – like
I’m an idiot.
Mother and I went to the Georgia
Dept. of Vital Statistics and got certified copies of our birth certificate
yesterday. I mailed them off, along with the I600A application. That’s the
first real step. It’s so important to get INS approval, though.
We got some rain yesterday afternoon. As soon as I got home the first thing I wanted to do was look at the yard. Our Easter lily has finally started blooming, and it’s gorgeous. It’s a bit top heavy though. Maybe we should plant it in the ground instead of leaving it in the pot. I take the blooms as a good omen, though, a sign of renewed life.
