Snow, Sleet, Ice & Fingerprints

Today we had a really bad storm, it started as snow durnig the night then went to sleet, freezing rain and ice.  Everything is coated with a layer of snow and ice, making driving challenging and scary.  Today I also had an 8 AM appointment at US Immigration Services to be refingerprinted.  Since I'm traveling in a couple of weeks, I didn't want to try to reschedule my fingerprinting appointment; I have no idea how long it would take to get another appointment.  So I decided to say a prayer and leave my house very early this morning; before the roads were plowed and before there was a lot of traffic on them.  I had to go about 70 miles round trip.  It took me about four hours to get to Port Chester, to get fingerprinted and to get home.  I was very thankful to get home safely. 

Court Documents

Just a quick update, with the help of others I'm getting all of my court paperwork done.  I'm hoping to have it all completed and in my hands on Friday.  If I get it all done, then next week I'll head into NYC to get all of the required stamps.  Once that is done, everything will be sent to St. Louis then to Russia for translation and submission to the court in Astrakhan.  These may be the last documents I have to do before the court decision that allows me to bring the little man home, notice I said may be..... 

I hope everyone in the North East survived the snow storm last week, I lost power for a few hours but I lost my television, Internet and phone for four days.  It was very quiet in my house for awhile.  There are trees and branches down everywhere, once the snow melts the cleanup will continue.  I'll post again soon.  Chris

A Second Career?

For those of you who don't live in the New York area you may not know that we had a big snow storm yesterday, I think New York City got about a foot of snow.  It looks beautiful but made traveling a bit difficult.  Yesterday I may have discovered my second career, beacuse like the mailman, I didn't let the snow stop me.  I had to go into the city, get a bunch of documents apostilled and most importantly pick up my passport and visa at the Russian Consulate.  I did it all and was back home by 12:30, not too bad.

Now I have to get all of my paperwork together and finish packing so I can get on a plane tomorrow evening.  Lots to do, the next time I post here it will be from Russia.  Take care, Chris