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Russia Trip 2 Journal

Adoption Journal – Part 10 – Russia 2007

April 16, 2010 Adoption
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This is my favorite picture of Matt in Russia.  Perplexed by the menu.
Tuesday night, August 28th, 2007
Andrei came by at 6pm tonight.  He gave us Ilya’s new Russian passport with his new name on it in Russian.  Ilya Neyl Devis. I guess that is how they spell it in Russia.  That was exciting.  We [...]

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Adoption Journal – Part 9 – Russia 2007 – The Trial

January 23, 2010 Adoption
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Exterior of the Russian Courthouse
Dear Friends and Family,
Thanks so much for the emails.
It is comforting to stay connected like this when on the other side of the world.
Sleep Is Quite Difficult
Last night we were all tired early.  No one took a nap.  Matt went to sleep about 7:30pm and Emma and I stayed up and [...]

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Adoption Journal – Part 8 – Russia 2007

December 23, 2009 Adoption
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The view out the window of Ilya’s (Luke’s) room

August 27, 2007

The PreTrial

All is going well.  Yesterday Matt napped while Emma and I had lunch in the snack bar in the hotel.  $20 for a small bowl of soup, 2 pieces of bread (they charge for each piece,) a side of mashed potatoes, a small juice and 2 ice [...]

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Adoption Journal – Part 7 – 2007

August 28, 2009 Adoption
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The sign next to the front door of the orphanage

Stavropol Aug 26, 2007
Hello Everyone,
Yeah, we have internet access at our hotel!
Last night we flew down to Stavropol, Russia.
We arrived at about 10:30pm. Matt and Emma slept most of the flight. We are still off on our sleep schedule, but it seems easier this [...]

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Russia – Trip 2 – Adoption Journal Part 6

June 19, 2009 Adoption
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Our hotel room in Moscow.  It was quite nice and the only option left as Moscow hotels are always booked.
On our 2nd trip to Russia for our court date and to bring home 13-month-old Luke, our newest addition, I found internet cafes in Moscow and Stavropol.  I regularly sent emails back to our friends [...]

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