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This is a quick, "down & dirty" journal of our experiences in Moscow in the final stages of our adoption of Olga Vladimernova Roman, now known as Allyson Grace Rousseau.

NOTE: This covers the culmination of a 15 month process. I wish I had thought to start this website earlier! It would've been nice to document all the steps, good and bad, that we had to go through to get here.










Don't forget the guestbook at the bottom of the page! We'd like our visitors to jot down a note just so we can see who our visitors are. We've had 24,468 visitors and only 29 entries. Thanks for the wonderful comments we have recieved!

WOW!!! We're over the 18,000 mark!!!!!


Trip 1

Day 1 - 03 March 2003 -- Introduction Day!!!
Day 2 - 04 March 2003 -- Schedule screw-up
Day 3 - 05 March 2003 -- Her little grumpy day
Day 4 - 06 March 2003 -- COURT DAY!!!!!!
Day 5 - 07 March 2003 -- Travel Day

Trip 2

Tracy went to Moscow by herself for this trip. Pete stayed back to take care of Brittany & Kaylen. Daily reports were e-mailed back to keep everyone up to date.

Day 1 - 17 Mar 03 -- Arrival back in Moscow
Day 2 - 18 Mar 03 -- Apply for passport
Day 3 - 19 Mar 03 -- Supposed to pick up Ally today
Day 4 - 20 Mar 03 -- paperwork / shoppping / swimming at the hotel
Day 5 - 21 Mar 03 -- picking up the passport early & doctors appointment
Day 6 - 22 Mar 03 -- Saturday -- sightseeing -- Russian circus
Day 7 - 23 Mar 03 -- Sunday -- walked around Sculpture Park
Day 8 - 24 Mar 03 -- American & Belgian Embassys
Day 9 - 25 Mar 03 -- Consolate registration
Day 10 - 26 Mar 03 -- Come back home!!!!!!!!

Post-adoption "important" stuff

16 May 2003 -- Flight back home -- citizenship, here we come!!!

17 May 2003 -- Applying for her government passport -- What a JOKE!!!



22 April 2004 -- I've decided to add a photos page to include a few pics along the way. This way folks can see how well she's progressing in her journey of "familyhood". Despite the date on this page, the photos are newer.

A few of our Lessons Learned along the way.


Our links page


Here are the lists of questions we prepared ahead of time. They sure came in handy when talking to the Orphanage staff!





We've set up a guest book for those who would like to leave a little note for Allyson.
All messages will be printed out and placed in her memory book.

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