Happy Birthday Lee!
First and Foremost, we are having a Ball! Everything is A-okay. We just don't have internet access in our rented home. I am next door in the landlord's office while Lee is feeding two kids pancakes and jam! I don't have much time!! :)
We are enjoying our time and are so happy. This is the best time of our lives. I promise, promise, promise to write more later.

First Post from Poland...

It's simply like nothing I have ever experienced before in my life time. The buildings, the people, the history!



Yes, we even found the shopping mall!



We arrived on Friday morning about 11:00am into very deep fog and it felt like we fell out of the sky and landed immediately. We caught a taxi to the hotel and after a 3 hour nap, we headed out for dinner then came home and slept until the morning. We were exhausted because we had slept very little on the plane. On Saturday morning we caught the adventure bug and walked to Old Town. This is an amazing part of Warsaw with cobblestone streets and the most beautiful architecture. We even found a little pub and toasted to our final day of being "child-less". Then a trip to the hotel's hot tub helped the shin splints we developed from walking so much and the blisters we had on our feet. It was a sleepless night for me until my eyes finally gave in to the jet lag about 2am. This morning we headed to Olstzyn and made it safe and sound. I don't think I will ever get use to how they drive here.....Anything under 100 mph seems quite slow! We are resting and posting before dinner and will pick up the children tommorrow!

Last Post from the USA.....

We are ready. Not "ready as we will ever be" or "it's as good as it's going to get". We are ready. I even had a little "Nesting" time this morning and vacuumed the whole house! We will walk out the door today prepared for the journey ahead, encouraged by family and friends and blessed by God. There has been an amazing amount of symbolism this past week which has left Lee and I taking turns giving each other a wink and a squeeze of the hand as if to say....."Wow, God was really speaking to us right then and I am with you, honey, we can do this!" Thank you. Thank you to all our family and friends for your willingness to handle last minute errands, to pray for us, and to love and support us. It takes a village.
We are ready and We Are On Our Way to Poland!

Dear Adam and Aggie,

We received wonderful news today!

We are On Our Way Back to Poland and will be there to give you both great big hugs on Monday, March 1. Words cannot express how excited we are to see you again! The time ahead of us as a family is one of a kind and we can't wait to embrace the beginning of this new chapter in our lives. There is a buzz of activity happening at the Weyers home right now. We are busy finishing our taxes, calling FMLA, arranging day care, handling loose ends at at work, making flight arrangements, pet arrangements, financial arrangements. We are preparing meals to freeze so we are ready for our return, we are making doctor appointments for you, we are gathering paperwork and necessary original documents, we are finishing the packing of our suitcases, and we are making sure that all our friends and family know how to connect with us while oversees. Lots to do!

We know that none of this is as important as getting back to Poland to love and embrace you. For we love you very very much. The memories we will create will be with all of us forever in our hearts, minds and souls! We are so blessed to be on this Journey to become your parents and welcome you to our family.

Love,
Mom and Dad

We Wait....

I have nothing to compare my feelings to that I am experiencing these days.... It's just about foraging ahead and meeting everyday head on. Some days I feel anxious about getting on a plane again because I hate to fly, some days it's sadness because I miss my children so much, some days it's anger because I don't understand why this process takes so darn long, some days it's worry because what if Adam and Aggie forget who we are?

I am a planner and I have been ready for weeks......

My Bags are packed and I trip over my luggage everyday.

"The Chair" sits ready and has been filled with batteries for weeks....

My Grandmother's sisters dresser has been refinished and stands ready.....

The seats are ready at the dinner table...


Sierra? She just wants to go in and out and in and out all day...

Our cat, Geisha, really just can't be bothered, but then again she is a cat....

The reason for our wait is out of our control and we remind ourselves to be patient everyday. We hope to be on our way to Poland early March. There is nothing that we "should be doing" but there is plenty of things we "can" be doing.

Lee and I CAN embrace our relationship and treasure every moment we spend together "pre" children, we can talk every day about the lessons we want to teach our children and the values we want to instill, we can ready our minds for the changes ahead, and we can Pray. Everyday, we can pray for guidance, patients and understanding.

oh, and one more...
We Can get use to seeing car seats in the backseat of our vehicles!!!! It's just so weird! :)

Be careful for what you wish for!!

There was a post I wrote a while back.....I might have to go find it. I wrote something about traveling to Poland in the winter wouldn't be so great, spring would be wonderful...winter not so much. I might have to eat my words because right now I would leave to go back to Poland in the sub zero temperatures. I really would! :)

Lee and I received notification that USCIS has provisionally approved our I-800, Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative. I think they throw the word "provisionally" in just to mess with you....I mean, by now we know there Must be another form to fill out! He, he, he!

Tonight, with help from LSS NY, we filled out the DS 230 "Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration" and the I-864W "Intending Immigrant's Affidavit of Support Exemption". The 230 is pretty straight forward and starts the Visa process, the I-864W is about making sure your adoptive children have "adequate means of financial support and that they are not likely to become a public charge." Government forms make me laugh. Any who! We are going to UPS these forms to Poland so they can be delivered to the US Embassy for review.

Here is where Spring starts knocking on our door.... After the US Embassy reviews our documents, an Article 5 is issued which if I understand correctly prompts our Judge to set a court date. However, sometimes we are told judges like to send the Article 5 to another governing body called the ministry? to review the paper work and they can take up to 2-3 weeks to stamp and return. Wow! (Insert extremely long pause and deep breath) So, we are hoping for travel dates at the beginning of February or possibly......beginning of March?

In order to end on a high note, I submit the following pictures of the crazy people I work with! They TOTALLY surprised me on Friday with a Toddler Shower! I HAD NO CLUE! :0

(PS - Very bad hair day -it was 5 degrees and I wore a hat, ear muffs and a scarf to work, so don't dwell!)

We are just nutty, I know! Actually, somebody spiked the punch! Just Kidding! :)

Showered Again!

We were "showered" with gifts from Lee's side of the family over the holiday break and I can't even express enough gratitude for all the wonderful things we received for Adam and Agnieszka. Lee's Mom and Sister totally out did themselves!


Polish Flag place mats, Balloons, a Chili buffet, Chocolate Fondue, Banners, Poems, Cake, Chocolate Covered Pretzel Favors and More! It ALL was Outstanding!


The Teddy Bear that Lee is holding was a gift from his Mom. It was the Teddy Bear that Lee loved as a child. How great it will be to share with Adam!


Is that a two-piece bathing suit? I don't think I have ever seen one before! HA! Aggie will look so cute sporting it on the boat this summer!!


Lee's Sister created an incredible slide show synced with music on her computer. It gave us a great opportunity to share our First Trip photos with all the family. We even had a "question & answer" session!


So many Thank Yous to write!! :)



The priest from Lee's folks church even stopped by to say hello and offer a blessing!


It's always Safety First at the Weyer's! We are ready with the bike Helmet's.....Now we just need to get the bikes!



Finally, everyone either signed their name or wrote a special note on this picture frame - What a great memento to hang in our home!

Our bags are packed and we are ready to go, but have yet to receive any word on travel dates. We hope every day to get the I-800 form in the mail giving us our last necessary approval before court dates can be assigned. It will come soon! In the mean time, we continue finishing up all those last minute details. The hair and dentist appointments, filling prescriptions, meeting with our accountant about taxes, filling out paper work for FMLA, meeting with Pediatricians, arranging Day Care and so much more! Perhaps tomorrow will be the day our Mail Box delivers the anticipated News! Happy New Year Everyone!