Det er ikke alt man forstår.

I dag kom endelig rekommandertsendingen fra adopsjonsbyrået med passene som har fått limt inn et visum inni seg. Dessuten kom "notice of coming to china for adoption affairs" med bilde av lilleprinsessa på og allting. Dette og passeene skulle jo kopieres i 4 eksemplarer og de skulle være godkjent av Notarius publicus?! og greier. Snakker om tungvindthet altså. Jeg hadde fått beskjed fra mannen at Notarius fantes hos tingretten, så jeg troppet opp der med Lillegutt på slep. Etter å ha foret han, Lillegutt altså med en eske rosiner, så startet jeg arbeidet. Hvem var Notarius, hvor var "han" hen? Det viste seg at damen bak skranken kunne stemple med at dette var godkjent av Notarius og at det var rette kopier av orginal. Så etter en stund som for meg og Lillegutt syntes å være en evighet, ble vi ferdig. Med 4 kopier av passene, visumene, fullmakten og gudhvethva, dro vi ut. Lillegutt synes dette var en "trasig" aktivitet med heisen var cool synes han. Vel, etter at vi hadde vært der, dro vi på et kjøpesenter. Jeg måtte jo kjøpe bittelitt til begge småingene egentlig. Det ble leker og klær til begge to. Lillegutt sleit litt med å finne seg noe. Han fikk forbud hos Mammaen mot Sabeltanneffekter og da viste han verken ut eller inn. Men han valgte seg Playdoh-deig og en liten kiste som han mente var en skattekiste. Vel, det er vel egentlig en Sabeltanneffekt, men sannheten er at dette var en Ole Brum matboks, men i Lillegutts øyne var dette en kiste, så da var det jo greit. Prinsessa fikk seg noen aktivitetsleker. Jeg, som pedagog jeg er tenkte litt på at Prinsessa er litt "underutviklet" og fant derfor ut at leker for litt mindre barn kunne være noe. Fant en sak som man kan trykke på og skru på, så skjer det forskjellige ting når man trykker eller skrur. Jeg fikk også kjøpt en pakke med grøtpulver. EN grøt som Lillegutt spiste til langt opp i 2 årsalder. Han likte den kjempegodt. Jeg kjøpte bleier i lange baner og glass med middager.

Psst: Jeg fant en kjole på salg i dag. 70 kr kostet den, og den var rosa. Det er 8 dager igjen til vi reiser.

February 14 2007
Det er ikke alt man forstår.
Today the registered mail from the adoption agency with the passports who had got a visa glued into them finally came. Moreover came "notice of coming to China for adoption affairs" with a picture of the Princess and everything. This and the passports were to be copied in 4 copies and they were to be approved by Notarius publicus?! and stuff. Talk about bureaucracy. I had found out from my husband that Notarius was at the town court, so I went there with Little Guy in tow. After having feeded him, Little Guy that is, with a packet of raisins, I started the job. Who was Notarius, where was ”he”? It turned out that the lady behind the counter could stamp with that this was approved by Notarius and that they were true copies of the original. So after a while which for me and Little Guy seemed to be an eternity, we were done. With 4 copies of the passports, visas, the power of attorney and God knows what, we went out. Little Guy thought this was a “boring” activity but the elevator was cool he thought. Well, after we had been there, we went to a shopping center. I had to buy a little to both the wee ones really. It was toys and clothes for them both. Little Guy worked a little to find something. He got a veto from the Mom against Sabeltann-things and then he didn’t know what to do. Bu the chosen Playdoh-deig and a little coffin that he meant was a treasure coffin. Well, that’s really a Sabeltann thing, but truth was that this was a Winnie-the-Pooh food box, but in Little Guy’s eyes this was a coffin, so then that was great. The Princess got some activity toys. I, being the teacher I am was thinking that Princess is a little underdeveloped, and found that toys for somewhat smaller children could be something. Found a thing that you can press and screw on, and different things happen when you press or screw.. I also bought a packet of porridge powder. A porridge that Little Guy ate until he was well over 2 years old. He loved it. I bought diapers galore and jars with dinners.Psst: I found a dress on sale today. It costed 70 kr, and it was pink. It’s 8 days left until we leave.