I figure it is about time to give a Masha update. I have been trying to put this blog off until we had some kind of good news for Masha roll in, but it has just not happened lately. We have had a paperwork nightmare. So far we have had to redo different parts of our paperwork four times due to many reasons that I will discuss in depth after we finish this whole process. We have been treated poorly by the people we are paying to facilitate the adoption, and as of 10/18/11 Ukraine has shut down appointments for people to come get any of their kids for an undisclosed amount of time. The stress level also continues to climb as dates are pushed back. The closer we get to Christmas the harder it will be for me to find last minute coverage for my job. Without coverage there will be no way for me to travel regardless if we receive a date. We are hanging in there, but the last few weeks have been filled with disappointment.
It has not been all gloom in our house though. We have had an anonymous donor of $1000 to help with the expenses to bring Masha home. This is twice now we have received unsolicited donations to help with Masha. I am truly amazed at peoples generosity. It is these acts of kindness that always help strengthen my faith.
Also in the last week we have added an extra guest in the Atchley house hold. My cousin from Las Vegas has moved here to take an ICU job to prepare herself for graduate school (Hopefully in Anesthesia). It is a blessing for us to have such a dedicated driven young lady in our house to be another good influence for our girls. We are hoping she finds her time here just as much as a blessing and accomplishes the things she needs to further her career. May be she will even discover Oklahoma is not that bad, and I am not as elderly as she thinks.
We did a 4 yr stint in Vegas before we moved to Virginia! :) I hope she does well where in your area. Prayers for your family and Masha. Are you planning to host her for Christmas and push back the dates into early next year?
ReplyDeleteMelissa we got some average news today. It may be possible for us to travel still in November. If we can travel before November 15th or after December the Second week in November we will. If that is not possible we will go next year. Not sure about hosting yet. We will probably discuss it with Masha if need be.
ReplyDeleteChris, we "know" you from the Midwest group on FB. Wondering if you would feel comfortable privately sharing any details about what has not gone well in your adoption process. We are just getting started and would appreciate any counsel or direction. Theresa Bradford
ReplyDeleteTheresa send me a message on Facebook or you can message me a phone number. Liz or I would be happy to talk to you. Over all it is a frustrating process that I think everyone has to go through. If you hosted with New Horizons you are stuck using 2 agencies. I can talk to you about who we are using, but have no knowledge of the other.
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