Well guys, time flies. Almost a month on the ground and we are almost going native. After a week of mid Teens below Celsius, its a heat wave of minus 4 (24.8°F) and snow! Kinda makes you want to want to grab a beach towel and run down to the frozen fountains! Just a few words on our life.
Our court date is set for the 19th and the 10-day waiting (appeal) peariod ends the 28th or 29th. At that point, with a blessing, we shall be able to get the kids out of lock up and get moving on to the birth ceritficate and passport process.
That would put us heading to Kiev in the first week of February. Your prayers for the continued process and thankgiving for so many of you who have stepped up in material ways, hustling documents for us, getting information and pictures posted or preparing the nest for all the extra chicks.
Now just a few words on our life here:
We live in a modernized but minimal hotel. We have an electric heater now so we don't need the jackets on the bed anymore.
Cab rides are a buck, a great dinner for 3, with drinks, is $30 and we have found two restaurants that have English menus. There is a new shopping center tha has a small indoor skating rink, bowling alley and one of the two pizza parlors Heidi has found so far.
A little more info: (right click to open this link in a new window)
http://ukrainetrek.com/severodonetsk-ukraine-city.shtml
The first picture is of part of the central square, our hotel is the blue building at the left edge of the picture. Of course it has been snow-bound since we have been here, so we have to squint to recognize anything.
The 17th photo (just below the headline "Severodonetsk Ukraine city views") is of the Internaut's central building. The building has Roman numerals for 1959 across the top and School-"Internaut" in Russian on its face. This has the library, offices and assembly hall in it. The building is flanked by two dormitories and has an attached classroom wing and dining facility. The Kindergarten is a separate facility on the same grounds.
We love you all and look forward to sharing our four new hard heads with ya, the sooner the better!
The Blessed, Erik and Heidi
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