What happens at court and other FAQs.

As we get closer to our court date, we are getting some questions about what that means and what happens next. On October 1, our case is scheduled to be seen/heard by a judge in *Bulgaria(*BG). When we were there in April we signed over power of attorney to the agency (Vesta) we work with in BG. They will be representing us so that we don't have to travel three times. Our goal is to "pass court", which basically means that the judge finds all of our paperwork to be in order and all of the requirements have been met. He/she is the person who will say YES (or "DA" in Bulgarian) and with a stroke of a pen, P & T will officially be ours. IN ONE WEEK!!! After court it seems to take a few weeks to get birth certificates with their new names and the court decrees printed out (insert favorite joke here about the chisel they must be using to knock out those decrees so quickly...Ha!) Once that happens, I believe we will get travel dates. Most of the families we have been communicating with have traveled about 30 days from court. So if that proves to be true for us as well, we could be traveling the last Sunday in October or the first Sunday in November. We will arrive in Sofia, BG on a Sunday and be there for a week, heading home with them on Saturday. We are still working on their room, but it's coming together. We are also moving our business across the street over the next couple of weeks so that just adds to the craziness. Not the best timing but it is a great move for us and the space will give us the opportunity to expand. We're hoping to include some sort of play area for the boys in the new space also. So as you think of us, please pray that we use our time wisely and that the house and the new work space come together without too many headaches. And, of course, continue to pray that our hearts will know each other as family when we finally come together with the boys.