Sad Goodbyes

After Court yesterday, we needed to run around and get started on the paperwork for new birth certificates and passports. We asked the judge if the 10 day waiting period could be waived and she said "yes"....so tomorrow afternoon we leave fo Moscow. I can hardly believe this is our last night in Magadan!! The time has flown, but are pretty tired from being so busy!! Today the passports were ready....and we picked them up this evening, as well as the new birth certificates. It is amazing to me that everything stays open so late here. Some of the places we needed to to go to did not even open until 3:00pm, Wow...in our little rural town nothing stays open past about 5:00 pm, and even on Saturday the stores close by 12 noon!! It seems weird that all the stores are open late in the evening here. Nonetheless, we got everything accomplised. We have been just visiting the little one in the Baby Home in the early evening for a little bit of playtime together. He is doing well getting used to us little by little. Tomorrow will be the big day when he leaves the Baby Home forever! He is not used to any strange sounds, or even being in the outside, because it is so cold in this region. Even in the summer, the high temperatures are only in the 50"s......so the children/babies rarely go out into the weather. The noise of the cars and airplane, combined with the strangeness of the sounds in the city I am sure will be enough to cause a nervous breakdown!! We shall see if it is his breakdown or mine!! HA! Speaking of nervous breakdown.......our older boy said "Goodbye" to Ludmila, his caregiver from the boarding school today. Ohhhh, it was so sad!! He cried, I cried, Tavia cried, ...Wayne and Remmy just sat there feeling bad for him. He told Ludmila he was not afraid that we would hurt him, or even that he would not be happy with us, because everything was going just fine, and he and the kids have been playing just famously......but he was sad because this "Goodbye" meant that he would never see Ludmila again. He was very sad. Ludmilla gave him the biggest pep talk ever. After a few more tears ( all around), he was just fine and the kids later went out and built a snowman together!! Oh! Ludmilla said she would like for him to call her at least every other month, to let her know how he is doing. OK.......I guess that is yet another son that is going to run up the phone bill.!! Yesterday we found out we have an official family photographer!! Our older boy has such a fascination with our digital camera that he actually wore out newly charged batteries!!! He took pictures of everything from light sockets and switches to the pages of books!! We have to be careful of what we are doing, because he is definitely one of those candid camera guys!! As soon as we arrive in Moscow and we have high speed internet, I promise to post pictures of the boys. They are a joy and a delight!! We are looking forward to many wonderful adventures with them in our forever family!! More information later!!