NINE

Yesterday went great!  It could not have gone any better.  We went to Probate Court at the Lorain Co. courthouse.  We gave the woman all of the paperwork that we had and they looked through it.  That took awhile, but after a bit she came out and said that she thought she had the right information to pull from.  Soon after they ushered us into a courtroom.  It was empty, but super intimidating.  Finn got all weird and scared.  He was very nervous.  I pointed out the different places where people sit.  The judge came out and he was very nice.  He took the kids up and behind the wall and up onto the podium.  He let them sit in his chair and bang his gavel and tell us to be quiet.  Then he had them sit on the witness stand and they had to swear to tell the whole truth.  They loved it.  I wish I had my camera.

The judge was quite a talker.  He knew exactly where we lived and knew Ruth and Gordon Groot.  We talked a lot about his family, our plans to move and the Metroparks.  Finally he signed the papers.  Well, he only signed Tali's.  Because they had just found the right info, the woman had to still type up the paper.  The judge assured us he would sign it that day.  A stress-free morning.

Today I got a call from Vital Statistics and the manager there is going to help us expedite the birth certificates.  I thought that was great and very nice of them to do.  So, maybe we WILL have our 12-IX before we leave.  That would be just great.  We may have to stop over in Washington on our way though to walk the paperwork through ourselves.  At least the kids would get to see the city before we leave.  That would be awesome for them.

We took our class to the zoo today and it was another beautiful day.  Sunny, blue skies, breezy, 77 degrees. AND, I wasn't sick.  That was the best part.  We had a very relaxing, fun day.  I am beat though.