They're almost home....

I'll get you all up to date a little bit.....
Marisa and Alina went to the US Embassy to drop off paperwork and get an interview set up. You have to be there between 10 and 11 am to set up the interview(hopefully for the next day.) Traffic is Moscow is somewhat unpredictable and generally quite busy. The normal 90 minute drive took 3 hours. They went as far as they could by car, then got out and ran to the train station, then ran from the train station to the Embassy and they were.... Late. She said the wonerful lady let them schedule the appt anyway for Friday morning at 11:30 am.

Marisa said the US Embassy Interview on Friday has been the easiest part of the process thus far. To quote Marisa.
"Pay this lady, hand the receipt to another lady. Dude says raise your right hand, is all this stuff acurate to your knowledge. Yep. k. sign here. Sign here. read the doctor's note. Do you understand. yep. k. can we change the medical to yes since there's a doctor's note. Sure. K. here's your visas. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE OPEN THE ENVELOPE!
Done"
Marisa will probably want to kill me for for posting that, but those of you who know her well will appreciate it and know it sound's exactly like her.
Everyone will head for the airport at 8:45 am Moscow time(roughly 12am Iowa time) and arrive in Des Moines about 11pm Iowa time. A friend from college works at the airport and offered to take me in to the gate to meet them when they got off the plane. I had no idea that was still possible.
We're excited to be closing out one part of our journey and getting started on a new part of it.
We know that we'll have many more adventures as we move forward as a family. This process has certainly helped prepare us for whatever trials lie ahead. Thank you for all who have been praying for us through this process.
As soon as they're in Atlanta, I can post a few pics(if I remember how.....)