The Furious Paper Chase for Pasha and Sasha

Well its been a few weeks since we arrived home and I must admit that the paperwork chase is going rather well.  I really hate to say that and curse myself, but there...I said it.  Appointments are scheduled and things are moving along and pictures of my boys have already been hung up throughout the house. 
First we had to tackle the 8 Doctor Medicals....yes, - eight different doctors.  I know its silly and here in the US we don't go to Oncologists just for 'check up' , but maybe that's why socialist medicine is so broke !  Then, of course, the Psychiatrist that signs off on your 8 Doctor Medical CANNOT do your adoption evaluation....no he's just an M.D. , they need a Psychologist to do your evaulation that you are ready to adopt.  Yes, More silly paperwork.  I think that everyone in the USA should go through this before they can get pregnant....it would avoid a lot of unwanted pregnancies !
So we get fingerprinted again, by the Sheriff's Department. Thank God we have an in there because apparently several families told me that the fingerprints were a pain for them to try to get.  We did ours electronically and now that they are in the system, we can print them out whenever we have to re-new.  Ekat only wants 3 month old fingerprints, so ---yes----every 3 months we have to re-send them to the FBI.   The Medicals too....because some people can go crazy in 3 months ---especially doing their paperwork !
Anyway, we trudge through the game they make you play,  it empowers the judges and makes them feel like they are doing something better for the children, when in reality we all KNOW that the best thing for these kids is getting them into a home and out of the orphange. 
The orphanage is clean and they do care for the children, but they don't get that one on one experience, the education of a family, the love, the food, the learning.  It just isn't possible with that many children.
I guess the part that I don't understand is WHY do you pay a HOME STUDY agency over $1700 to do a home study, evaluate your readiness to adopt, look at your finances, check your documents, and inspect your home...if ALL this silly paperwork does the same darn thing.   Russia loves redundancy!!!   The Phase Two Documents  (after referral) are just a repeat of the Phase One Documents (before referral). Even down to the passport copies.....HUH???  What did I change my passport? !!  Oh and did I mention that if your name appears different on ANY document, they will make you re do the document.  And by different I mean, one might have a middle initial, another doesn't.  One might have a space between La and Monaca and another one might not !!    Pathetic !   I actually had to contact the Grand Cayman Office of Vital Statistics and have them REDO our marriage certificate so it was EXACTLY like our passports.   Luckily they are are much more cooperative then many others and the woman I have dealt with there has been an awesome pleasure !   At least some countries can be.....Must be the British influence.
So, that's the upadte for now, and we are moving along.  I will let you know when we finally submit our paperwork for translation and judge review.  We can't get a court date until the judge reviews it, inevitably will change some of it and make us redo it, and then possibly give us a court date within 6 months. 
So our boys don't know why we left, no one is playing with them, and we sit with our videos and pictures and wait to save them from the fate of so many orphans and bring them to a place where everyone cannot wait to greet them !! Especially Mama and Papa !

From the rocking horse to the rocking chair, Children keep teaching us about being human.