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Well its been a very busy few days. We left Kiev at 2:00 am on Wednesday and drove all through the night on freezing unimproved roads, getting lost several times before finally making it. I really thought we were in Siberia. This is a real industrial city so not very attractive. After several hours of meetings with officals we were finally allowed to go to the orphanage. We then had to talk to the director, doctor, and psychologist before seeing the little girl. When we finally did, we knew right away she was the one. It was obvious she was smart as well as very outgoing and friendly. She took to us right away, and was calling us Mama and Papa by the end of the visit. I will explain in detail about her later, with some pictures, by the way her name is Deanna, pronounced dee ah na, and Jeremy and Jordan like that name so we may keep it. So, we will be in this town for a couple weeks completing the paperwork and going to court. We have visited the orphanage 3 times and will be back this afternoon. Finally we can relax a little and try to actually enjoy more things. Colder here though, freezing. More to come, but we don't have internet in the apartment so we have to go to the internet cafe, not as convenient.