Sorry I haven't posted any updates since we got back. There's really not a whole lot of news. Our attorney says we should hear our next court date by the end of this week. To be honest, we're really in no hurry. Once we get Christina home, we'll have to figure out what to do with her all summer. I'll be able to take a lot of time off from work so that helps, but I won't have the entire summer off. Rob can probably take a day or two here and there but the summer is usually a busy time for him so we'll see. We're ooking into getting Christina signed up for a fun camp or something and also a vacation bible school program. Things have fallen into place so far, so we know these remaining details will work out. I've already contacted the school Christina will be going to so we'll be setting up a meeting with the principal to discuss our situation and get their recommendation for Christina's grade placement. We're thankful we have all summer to get her tested, etc. before school starts next year.
We've talked to Christina twice since we've been home. She has been very talkative and sounds so excited about coming to America. She said she's only told her closest friends about her adoption because she doesn't want other kids to pick on her. This last time we talked to her she was very sick with the flu and said she had to miss school. She mentioned something about an ambulance coming to the school to take some of the sick kids away. We didn't totally understand what that was about. We have heard that when kids have a serious case of the flu, they are sent to a sanitorium (sounds scary at first, but it's not like what a "sanitorium" is here). My understanding is that their sanitorium is a place to be quarantined and cared for until they are better. Christina said she's been there before and was able to be out of school for the entire two weeks while she stayed there. Of course, she liked the part about missing school.
Olegs is a different story. He did take our call the first time we called after returning home, but we think it's only because the teacher that answered the phone yelled at him to talk to us. We could hear her screaming for him to get to the phone. He wasn't very talkative but we were at least able to tell him that we love him and miss him. He's not as open about his feelings like Christina is so it's hard to pinpoint what's going on with him, especially over the phone. We feel that he's probably sad to see that things are progressing with Christina's case while he has to wait. There's still a possiblity that he won't be cleared for adoption at all and there's nothing any of us can do about it. When we called last week, he didn't want to talk to us so we just told Christina to tell him we love him. We've just left it in the Lord's hands and will continue to try calling him and writing him. Even if he won't take our calls, we feel it's important for him to know that we won't stop trying.
It's hard to believe that the summer will be here before we know it. There is a group from Simple Obedience Ministries in Latvia now meeting with different children's homes and selecting children for this year's summer hosting. If you know of someone who is interested in hosting, please have them contact Jennifer Peters at Jennifer@SimplyForLatvia.org. For us, hosting has been one of the most rewarding experiences and it has changed our lives for the better.
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