Travel Plans

Ok - so we finally have some dates set. We are flying to London on May 31, which means we will get there on June 1. We are stopping there so that Ken, Robin and Aaron can have one last hoorah before our family changes. We did that just before we picked up Aaron back in 1993, so we feel like it is a family tradition. We will spend Friday and Saturday nights in London. The one big event will be for Ken and Aaron to tour the Chelsea Football Club stadium - Stamford Bridge. (For you non-soccer folks - the rest of the world says soccer is football) Robin may go tour Harrods department store.

On Sunday June 3, we will fly to Riga. We will spend four nights in Riga. On Monday, June 4, the long awaited day arrives. We will proceed to Likumi (Children's Home) to pick up Deniss. We will have our farewell party for Deniss and go back to Riga that night. On Tuesday and Wednesday, we have doctors appointments and visa appointments etc. for Deniss. Tuesday will be Aaron's birthday so we will have to do something for him that day but of course the weekend in London is all about him!

Thursday June 7, (Robin's birthday) we will fly to Warsaw Poland. Friday June 8 at 8AM we have the Visa interview appointment at the US Embassy. If miracles happen, we will have Deniss' immigration visa by three o'clock Friday. If so, then we can all come home on Saturday June 9. Ken and Aaron will come home anyway - Deniss and Robin will stay behind in Warsaw if necessary. If we don't get the visa on Friday, we will have to wait until Monday, which means we may not get out of Warsaw until Tuesday. Somehow, I think that wait will be the easiest one we will have to endure.

This will probably be the last post until the Hartzog clan is on the move again! Check back after May 31 so that we can update you on our adventures and misadventures!

And thank you all for the prayers and support. You will never know how overwhelmed we have been by the kind words of support and encouragement that you have given us over the last year!

Robin