Back in Kyiv

We had another "fun" transportation opportunity here in Ukraine last night.  We finished getting the birth certificate and passport for Masha, but we were unable to get train tickets to Kyiv.  The original tickets had been made for next week by mistake and we couldn't get them last minute.  So we were "lucky" to get the opportunity to take a bus from Donetsk to Kyiv and lucky for us it was an overnight trip over the worst paved roads I have ever seen.  The bus often had to come to a complete stop before passing over the potholes and bumps in the road.  The bus was modern, even by our standards.  Each seat even had its own lcd screen with movies and games.  The trip took 11 hours later we arrived tired, but safe and began our day of running.
Our first stop in Kyiv was to our 3 bedroom apartment we are sharing with David & Ingrid Semans.  We stayed only long enough to drop off our luggage, the we were on our way to the US Embassy to apply for Masha's visa.  When we were finished at the Embassy we had to take her for a doctors appointment.  We went with her for her appointment and the doctor informed us of her condition and her vaccinations.  So now we only need to pick up our visa tomorrow and we are ready to come home.
We will be leaving Kyiv on Friday morning and arrive in Rochester Friday night.  We are happy to finally be at the end of of this journey and have Maria (Masha) Faithlynn Grizenko as a permanent part of our family and lives.

Saying goodbye to Viktor for last time.