The official part of our day happened Saturday afternoon. Natlayia, Paul and Yuri went to Babushka's apartment to meet Viktor and Babushka. There, we picked up the deed to Yuri and Viktor's property (a small flat in Odessa) and made copies of it for a special hearing set for Monday.
In the morning, Renee worked while Paul and Yuri went shopping in the park for souvenirs. Originally, we hoped to complete our souvenir shopping in Kiev but, with the extra time on our hands in Odessa, we thought we should get it done now.
This evening, we got together with fellow adopting Americans, the Weddington and the Bratz families. We met at McDonald's for supper. Then, we walked to a fancy new bowling alley only to find out they did not have any lanes for us this evening. So, we walked back to the Greek Square where we found arcade games inside a large toy store. The Ukrainian kids had their fill of games and "window shopping" for cool toys.
The Weddington's invited Yuri to stay overnight with them so their son, Sasha, and Yuri could spend a little more time together before we go our separate ways. Sasha and Yuri are buddies from the Internot going back 4-5 years. The Weddington's are staying at Lela Steel's home and have plenty of room for an extra kid. I guess this is Yuri's first over night as a Berger kid.
The Weddington's walked with us back to our apartment. Yuri packed a bag and then we all walked to the bus stop where the Weddington's caught a bus for Lela's house.
Prayer Request - Keep praying for Monday. That the property issue be resolved and we are able to obtain Yuri's passport and depart Odessa.
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