Well, we've gotten the word. We're scheduled to head back to Russia this Saturday. Bummer is we're scheduled to return the following Sunday. mmm, wish we could move that up a bit, rather than just sitting around in a hotel with Hanna. Oh well. Will be *so* glad to get this over with. It's not exactly been fun having this hanging over our heads these last few months what with all that's been going on. Will be an enormous weight lifted to have Hanna home safe and sound.

Deb said two other couples would be going with us, or at least we'll meet up there, and they'd go to the region with us. I'm not exactly sure if we're all going on the same flights. She said with one of them, the woman had lived in Russia for 6 months or so (not sure why), and the other couple hadn't ever been outside Minnesota. Hmm, not sure if that was literally true or just hyperbole, but sounds like they might be understandably nervous about the trip and were glad that some folk who've been through it before would be with them.

We're scheduled to have court on Tuesday. So, if we're getting there Sunday night, don't know what we'd do on Monday. Perhaps visit but otherwise sit around? And then, Deb said we might not go the Embassy till Friday. Don't know if they're only doing adoptions on Friday or what, but that's a day or so of doing nothing. Then, couldn't get flights on Saturday (don't know what the hangup is, maybe that infernal Chicaco-MSP leg again.) At least coming back we're going Frankfurt-Chicago-here, which will make it noticeably shorter than that return trip we had the first trip. Ugh. Those other people would probably head back before us, as they don't need to go to the embassy, as they are making their first trip.

So, I'm going to miss the Final Four, and the Masters. Rats. I always look forward to those each year. Maybe I can tape some of the Masters.