On Thanksgiving date we got our travel dates! We will be in Bulgaria Dec.12th-Dec.20 st.
We have little time to prepare everything, and there is still a lot of things that needs to be done before we leave.
We need to buy tickets
Find and reserve hotel in Varna
Find and reserve hotel in Sofia
I have to buy presents for foster family (4 people)
Buy presents for our facilitator/translator
Buy clothes and presents for Rose
Buy Christmas presents for all the kids ( we are doing small Christmas this year)
Clean our house
Make Rose's bed, and finish preparing Rose's room
Reschedule piano lessons, speech therapy and etc.
Arrange airport drop off and pick up
Make menu for mom
Prepare my mo
Prepare school work for all the kids, so they have something to work on, while we are gone
Meet with our ES (Educational Specialist)
Find luggage
Buy some warm clothes for me and Sergey
Change bedding on all the beds
Do all the laundry
Buy foods for us while we stay in Bulgaria. Because we are staying in apartment, we will be cooking some meals. I am planning to take some oatmeal, cereal and maybe few other things.
And this is a short list of things that I can remember :) My head is spinning and I know there is a lot more that needs to be done before we leave in 10 days.
Monday, November 30, 2015
Saturday, November 21, 2015
2015-2016 Homeschooling year
This is our second year of homeschooling. If I will say that this is easy, I will lie. It did get easier in some areas, but we still trying to find our system. We love homeschooling, and something major needs to happen for us to got back to public school. We have good days and bad days, and overall it is going good.
This year, the hardest time I have, it is with my older boys. They don't want to study, and if I let them, they will do nothing all day long. Usually they will sit and "do" their work, but nothing gets done by the end of the day.
I am lost, and have no idea how to motivate them. Nothing works, really, nothing...
We are trying to do as much as possible before we bring Rose home. I know that once Rose is home, we will need to find our new normal, and we just might take few weeks off from schooling.
Our kids currently are in 8th, 7th, 5th, 5th, 2nd, 2nd and K grades.
We have 2 in speech and 5 taking piano classes. Also we will start tutoring for all our children in the next two weeks.
I enjoy to have all our kids home, and watch them grow and mature.
I will try to post more updates, but I don't want to promise anything. :) Life is very busy around here.
This year, the hardest time I have, it is with my older boys. They don't want to study, and if I let them, they will do nothing all day long. Usually they will sit and "do" their work, but nothing gets done by the end of the day.
I am lost, and have no idea how to motivate them. Nothing works, really, nothing...
We are trying to do as much as possible before we bring Rose home. I know that once Rose is home, we will need to find our new normal, and we just might take few weeks off from schooling.
Our kids currently are in 8th, 7th, 5th, 5th, 2nd, 2nd and K grades.
We have 2 in speech and 5 taking piano classes. Also we will start tutoring for all our children in the next two weeks.
I enjoy to have all our kids home, and watch them grow and mature.
I will try to post more updates, but I don't want to promise anything. :) Life is very busy around here.
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Friday, November 13, 2015
Court Date
On November 9th we found out that we have a court! We have a court on November 17th!
Can't wait to bring our daughter home but first we need to hear good news about our court date!
We have a little hope that we might be able bring her home before Christmas.
Please pray for our judge, and all the paperwork to be sign as soon as possible, so we can bring Rose home.
When we traveled to Bulgaria in August, we took this picture. This is a court building in Sofia.
Can't wait to bring our daughter home but first we need to hear good news about our court date!
We have a little hope that we might be able bring her home before Christmas.
Please pray for our judge, and all the paperwork to be sign as soon as possible, so we can bring Rose home.
When we traveled to Bulgaria in August, we took this picture. This is a court building in Sofia.
Thursday, November 5, 2015
September-October updates
There is always something going one around here. Lately I have no time for blog, or anything else.
Here is a little update.
September:
Celebrated my birthday
Got new concrete around our house, and on our backyard for our future patio.
Painted one wall in our living room.
Sold our couches
Got another set of couches from my parents
Got new concrete around our house, and on our backyard for our future patio.
Painted one wall in our living room.
Sold our couches
Got another set of couches from my parents
Got I-800 approval on September 15
Filed DS-260 on September 18
Had visa appointment in Bulgaria on September 30 (Bulgarian representative was taking care of that)
Got our Article 5 letter October 1st
Celebrated Dimcho's Birthday. Can't believe my little "monkey" is already 8. He is getting tall and strong.
Sergey and all the kids went to Lake Tahoe for 3 days, and I was home alone ( did a lot of cleaning)
updated our FBI clearances
updated our medicals
all needed documents for our adoption are updated, and in Bulgaria
We all can't wait to bring our daughter home. The wait is very hard on all of us. Our new daughter can't wait to come home.
We are blessed to be able to talk to her via Facebook almost everyday, and to see her via skype almost anytime.
There is a lot going on with kids, homeschooling, house and many other things. Will post more when have time!
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