Day 36 (Monday)

Court news

Great news, we have been approved by the courts today.  Actually I went and signed the paper work so Bryan and Lusia are now ours in the Colombians eyes.  Now there are about 7 more steps that I need to complete in order to get approval from the US embassy but I am hoping  to be on an airplane next week or early the week after wards.

 

Today

Today we went to the doctors to get the TB test read and see the doctor.  I am so glad that the lawyer’s assistant was with me again because the doctors do speak English but none of the nurses or office staff speaks English.  She is such a great help.  Also, it is nice to be able to talk to someone.

We completed the doctor’s visit and the kids were about ready to get their shots when we received the call that our paperwork was ready (complete shock) and we needed to leave the doctor’s office and go to the courts.

The Drive

I needed a special label about the drive to the courts to sign the paper work because I was very taken back about some of the things I saw.  The court we had to drive to was just outside of Bogota city limits and it was a long drive.  It was a very small town but I have learned a new meaning of poor, which made me very sad.  I saw wild dogs running around, bard wire, broken glass on top of buildings,  no windows, main streets that were not paved (dirt), a man and a women on a bicycle with a baby ( the women was on the man’s lap as he was peddling and the baby was in the women’s arms), people walking in the street that my driver almost ran over, and I saw a part that they always show on tv.  This would be the houses with no windows and steel roofs.  We didn’t get close to that section because my driver told me that the police or military don’t even go in there because those people are very poor.  She told me that they don’t even have running water or electricity. 

The courts

Things went well at the courts.  I signed the paperwork to make Bryan and Lusia ours.  They are now a part of the Janda clan.

 

Tomorrow we will finish up the doctor process (shots) and hopefully start working on the birth certificates.  Also, Lusia birthday is tomorrow.

Also, I can now put pictures up of the kids, which I will start tomorrow.  I will also put some pictures that I took today.

Until tomorrow,

 

John