Oh my, oh my, oh my. I really don't know how to post about this. We've had some strange, absurd happenings here on this journey, but today's just might be the most bizarre.
Eli, Isaac, Den, Anya and I were at the airport, waiting for Kayla's plane to arrive when Anya got a phone call from Victor. We had to get to Enakievo NOW. A very distant relative of Eli and Isaac's, a woman they don't even know who has never been to visit them at the orphanage, was causing a huge commotion about the adoption. She did not get to the courthouse in time to file a formal protest, but as soon as we gathered up Kayla and her things, we zipped up to Uglegorsk to listen to this woman's nonsensical rant. She made all sorts of absurd and contradictory claims and threats. This was VERY upsetting to the boys, of course, who witnessed the whole thing. The staff eventually threw this woman out, but sweet, patient Den tried his hardest to reason with her out in the cold. Yes, Kayla, who had been traveling for about 24 hours, was along for the ride. And what a ride it was.
Have I mentioned that I kinda like Anya and Den? They handled the whole thing so beautifully, as did the Uglegorsk staff.
In case you're wondering, there's nothing this woman can do except make noise. She doesn't even seem to know what she wants--her demands were all over the place. It doesn't matter because our court documents were all signed and official at 5:00pm today--congratulations to us!
We finally came back to the apartment around 9:00 to find that the water was out. Just making sure we'll remember this day, right?
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