4-21-04 1:15pm
We are in Kyiv right now-more disappointing news from Maxim this morining. We were up and ready to go to court at 8 am, fully realizing that we probably would not be going that early, but wanting to be ready, just in case.

He arrived with the bad news-no court today. The judge is booked with 2 major trials, and no time between them, plus, he wants to give notice to the inspector. We are now really hoping for court sometime tomorrow, but not sure.

I won't go into details, but I did want to pass along this bit of information.
'Know that when you are here, whatever you and your facilitator do, has repercussions on everyone to come after you.

We decided to come into Kyiv today for a while. Maxim arranged a car to bring us to the square where we wanted to be, and we just ate a yummy lunch at TGI Fridays. That alone lifted our spirits (although I would have probably been just as happy with some cabbage rolls from our cafeteria)

I'm in much better spirits today, despite the further setbacks. If we could just get the court thing done by Friday so this weekend we could spend in Kyiv with the kids, at an apartment (with a bathtub, a kitchen, and hopefully no mice) I would be one very happy camper.

We will be out of here soon, then back to Kyiv so that we can see the kids this afternoon.

Please, please, keep the prayers coming. Thanks to those who have signed our guestbook. Please do so again. Reading those posts really lifts my spirits and makes us know you are all pulling for us from home.

Until later.....

Mary