We are here in Kyiv

Good morning from Kyiv..it is fairly warm, in the mid 40's and cloudy. It was dark when we landed yesterday at 4:30 in the afternoon. The daylight is short, basically from 8 to 4pm. All of the flights were great, no problems and we got all of our bags. We met another couple on the way to Russia to get two boys, age 7 & 9. Also our flight attendent adopted and had two kids from Norway. Then we ran into another couple on teh way to Kyiv adopting from Ukraine. It always amazes me that we "bump"into so may adopters along the way. We finally got some sleep, except we had some excitement with the electricity last night. Our plugs went out and we had fun trying to find the fuse. We were getting Terri's sleep apnia machine going when the fuse blew. It was in the hallway, but locked. Luckily Gayla had a key and we got it going again, and Terri's machine works fine. The apartment is wonderful and very comfortable. We are on the 6th floor and unfortuately the elevator was kaput. For those of you that know us well, we just pack a few things, so it was not much fun lugging everything but the kitchen sink up six flights of steps. Ha ha, got my workout for the night!! Today we are tagging along with the other two families that have appts today. They changed our times, the others go at 2 and 4 today and we go at 12:00 tomorrow. Actually I think they just told us worng yesterday. That is better for us anyway! The Stewarts and Elberts will know who their children are in a matter of hours and will prbably travel later today or tomorrow to meet them, then it is our turn. Maryjane and Gina, thanks for watching Nicholas over the weekend. Let us know how it went. Nicholas, we miss you every minute of the day. We have shown your picture to everyone here. Be good for Auntie Oam and all, and we will let you know about baby sister or baby brother soon. Chris & Terri