Court

It's Official!! The Judge finally said Dah (yes)! I am now officially the mother to the Little Russian Princess. Holy Cow! I can't believe it is finally over. At least the court part. It was a very difficult court day, with many questions, but the end result is the best, a positive outcome.

Above is the official picture of myself and my agency representative Oleg after the final hearing.

The ten day waiting period begins tomorrow. I should be able to pick up the Little Princess on Saturday February 21st for " Gottcha Day". Tomorrow we will go for another visit to the orphanage in the afternoon. Tonight we are celebrating at home with a baked chicken and rice. It is the beginning of a very cold week. Tonight -20c thus far, going down to -39c by mid week. Too cold to walk anywhere so will be eating alot of meals at the apartment unless we call a cab to take us out.

Thank you everyone who sent up prayers for me today! They really worked! I was calm until the 2nd time back in the court room. The first time in court there were questions that the Judge asked that I didn't have all the answers to, so she postponed the hearing until I went and got the answers and/or information that she wanted me to have about the Princess and her family. Usually the delay can be a day to 10 days so I was very happy when the Judge allowed me to come back today to finish the court proceeding once I had reviewed all of the documents that I needed to see. 2nd time in I was very nervous. It was difficult to figure out exactly what the Judge wanted from me as an answer so I just spoke from my heart. In the end her final decision was a good one.

For tonight, Paka from Russia.
I am mentally exhausted, but emotionally thrilled!