Well Friday we got an email from WACAP with Visa applications attached! We are not sure what that means yet as we are still waiting for our referral. We are instructed to call the Travel Agency today or tomorrow for instructions on completing and returning the applications to them for processing. Of course we don't have travel dates yet so We are not sure how they can process the 30-day tourist visa without dates....we can only assume this means we will be getting our referral soon.
We have joined an organization called "Families for Russian and Ukranian Adoption" (FRUA). It is a National organization of families that have/will/support adoption from Eastern European countries. Each state has a local chapter and on January 17th we attended the Illinois Chapters "Grandfather Frost (Russian Santa) Celebration". Our goals for attending this meeting were to view some holiday traditions that we might want to incorporate into our own family as well as to meet and talk with some people who have experienced adopting from Russia. Well boy did we ever accomplish both goals. The second goal was met when we sat for dinner with a couple from Elmhurst. This couple adopting four siblings, 2 boys and 2 girls from Russia in 2003. The kids where from 4 to 9 years old when they were adopted. Not only did we spend some quality time with them at the celebration, buy they also invited us back to their house. We spend a couple of hours talking about their experiences, enjoyed some Pizza and Keegan played with the boys and watched a Movie. They gave us a ton of books on Russian/international adoption and we had a great time.
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