We didn't go to the orphanage yesterday because we thought we would be nice and give the drivers a day off - found out later that they were working anyway so we could have visited Matthew. :-( Oh, well. We did enjoy a quiet day. It was rainy all morning so we just hung out at the apartment. Took advantage of a break in the weather to walk to McDonald's, although it rained while we were there. Fortunately, the tent we were sitting under was the perfect spot and we didn't get wet. After lunch, we took a leisurely walk back to our apartment stopping at the little market for milk and water. We had thought about taking a longer hike to the street market which is near the apartment we stayed in last time, but the rain was sporadic so we just didn't feel like getting caught in a downpour. Instead, Maia and I cuddled up and colored for a while. Olga came later in the afternoon so that we could sign some paperwork asking for our court date. She will request this on Wednesday. Our washing machine didn't work so the apartment owner also came by. She ended up taking our laundry home to wash and called a repair man to come today. Had dinner, watched a movie and went to bed.
Lazy morning today, too. The landlady and repair man came at 11am, no luck with the washing machine. New control panel has to be ordered so hopefully, will be fixed on Wednesday.
We will be leaving for the orphanage shortly. It will be interesting to see how Matthew reacts since we weren't there yesterday. The Allens, who are adopting a little girl from the same groupa, missed a couple of days visiting and their daughter was very cold to them one their first visit after that. So... I am expecting the worst, hoping for the best. We'll take along a little snack for him as well as something to drink. After our visit, Alex will take us to the supermarket so we can buy things that we aren't able to purchase at the small shop.
Two other American families are here adopting from the same orphanage - the Mickschls who we met in Kiev and the Allens who we met last Friday at the detsky dom. We are all staying in different locations, but Mark and I are hoping that we can get together for dinner before the Allens leave. They have had court and are in the 10 day waiting period right now. The Mickschls are on a nearly identical timeline as we are - Olga anticipates that we will have court the same day.
Good news is that our Interpol clearance came through very quickly! We can't have court without that so this is an answer to prayer.
Just a couple prayer requests for today
- Strong bonding/attachment with Matthew (and of course his bonding/attachment with us)
- A "quick" court date
Here are a few photos.
Maia at the orphanage
Yep, that's our little guy - can't wait to get him out of pink sandals and a girl's cap!
When we were here in November, the kids were TOTALLY bundled up anytime they went outside.
Now, they are sent out in tank tops and underwear - Go figure!
Happy girl!
Birds outside our apartment, they are eating berries that look like blackberries, but taste much sweeter.
The view from one of the balconies of our apartment - in the far background is the sea.
Looking the opposite direction from the same balcony.
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