Believe it or not, I think I'm ready for this trip. We called the kids today and Christina told us that she's looking forward to my visit. She also made sure to tell me that Olegs wants me to bring some other toys of his in addition to his Twister game that he left here at Christmas. At least Christina knows that she'll be coming to America soon so she'll have her toys here.
Christina also informed us that she doesn't want to spend the night with me when I'm in Riga. She said that since she's already stayed there before, it's "not interesting" to her anymore. Forget the fact that her new mom is traveling across the world to see her!!!!! She said that she'd explain later and that she couldn't explain over the phone. I think it may have been boring for her at the flat last time since the TV stations were in French and there's only so much Uno we can play before going nuts. Robert and I decided that we won't push her on that. I'm sure we'll spend time together during the day and then she can go back to the children's home at night. We try to put ourselves in her shoes and think about what this process must be like for her. She has told us in the past that some of the other kids at the children's home have given her a hard time about being adopted. Then there are other friends that she hasn't even told yet because she's worried about what they'll say. It has to be so hard. She will be leaving everything she knows and starting over in an entirely new country. The next trip when I bring her home will be a difficult one for her.
So, I'm off to pack. Please say a prayer that all goes well on Friday and that I don't have a heart attack when the judge asks me questions in court. Actually, I think it will be okay. I don't even want to think about the possibility of having one of my nervous laughter attacks in court. That would not be cool! It will be fine...I hope. :-)
Stay tuned for the next post from Riga. I'll be staying near the internet cafe again, so I'm gonna try to keep the blog updated.
Atta ("goodbye"), for now!
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