"Here we sit like..."

Well it has been a week since we were informed that another family was interested in Vova and I have very little to report. Our conversation with Vova was brief and mainly through an interpreter. When Vova did get on the phone, I blanked on every Russian word I knew and fumbled through a few sentences, to which we got nothing in return. When we were talking through the interpreter we could hear Vova ask about our sons and the dogs. We were not about to tell him that we had to put Dudley down. Saturday came and went with no news. Sunday had a little info for us and we found out the orphanage was closed for visitations. We also found out that Vova's availability was going to be put into question for the other family. I cannot give a more detailed answer than this. It's kind of like the old military adage of don't ask, don't tell. Just roll with it. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday brought zero news on an appointment date. Thursday the Ukraine was on holiday for International Women's Day so no progress. Friday was also a holiday, it's either the recovery day, or it's similar to when July 4th falls on a Tuesday or Thursday for us. You take the bookend off to make up the difference.Wednesday marked 20 days from when our dossier was submitted. Under the prior structure of the SDA, we likely would have heard by then. Under the new format, the 20 day clock does not start until the dossier has been reviewed and our name is put on a list. We are on the list, but we don't know when that happened. We are being informed that we should hear something next week. Please pray that we receive our appointment date and can move forward.In the meantime, all our boys have started soccer, so our Saturdays are busy with 3 games and church in the evening. Lisa and I are gonna go on a date this weekend to recharge. The weather should be nice, so maybe I'll go for a ride on the Harley too.