So I Suppose You're All Wondering...

...what happened today, eh?

Well, we woke up and Amissa sat down with the iPod to play Zuma. She's getting pretty good at it. We had breakfast, and met Angelina just after 11:00 to go to our court date at 11:30.

And court was interesting. We waited nigh on an hour to get into the courtroom, and then the judge asked some questions about our readiness to take on Galya, and whether we were ready to adopt a girl with her physical scars. We also found that there is no documentation which speaks at all about the scars or their source. So, at this point, we are left to assume what we were told was true (more on that in a future post where I share the history of what got us to this point.)

After a little questioning, we were told that our final court date is tomorrow at 2:30. Turns out this was the preliminary hearing. Neither Shannon nor I could tell a thing from the judge's countenance, so we assume it went well only because Angelina seemed in good spirits, as if nothing was at all unusual. In short, we're in limbo for another day.

Galya was uncharacteristically shy, and at times looked sad when they were talking about her history. I'm sure this is exciting, intimidating, sad and interesting all at the same time. Plus probably a million other things I can't imagine. The girls were well behaved and quiet, and a bit more enthusiastic than Galya when asked whether they were ready to be her sisters. So all in all, not a bad day, but not a very enlightening one yet.

We came home, and as tired as the girls are, we just watched a movie and relaxed. The girls are now helping Shannon cook dinner. Tierney has been very helpful, even help wash laundry in the tub today. I think she's beginning to think she could even live on her own with all these new skills.

Not much else new to report, so this will be a relatively short blog post. For me anyway.

Hope all is well with you, and that there is good news tomorrow.

Ron