Day 20: On and On
Today was a day of living...nothing real exciting but continued efforts at building a family with two toddler boys. Sergey began in a bad mood as a continuation of little sleep. We did get our tickets to Almaty. Every time we turn around it's breakfast or snacktime or lunch or snacktime or dinner. Eating is important to these children from the orphanage, as we had previously heard, and the boys are no exception.
Speaking of eating...I have to share another observation from the grocery store. It's the only place that we get to go, one at a time since the children must stay in the apartment. So, guess what occupies the most space in a Kazakhstan grocery? Alcohol takes one aisle, chocolate and sweets take another, and finally coffee takes a third. Since there are only about six aisles, we're left with a pitiful choice from meats, bakery items, canned goods, produce, milk products, etc. Essentials are non-essential here.
The boys showed an amazing 36 minute attention span watching Doctor Doolittle 2. They loved the talking animals but soon tired of the English.
It's cold here, almost unbearably. We worry about the kittens outside in the frigid weather. This morning they were given our lovely chicken pate' and wept in sadness to watch it go...NOT!
Signing off from the Steppes
Speaking of eating...I have to share another observation from the grocery store. It's the only place that we get to go, one at a time since the children must stay in the apartment. So, guess what occupies the most space in a Kazakhstan grocery? Alcohol takes one aisle, chocolate and sweets take another, and finally coffee takes a third. Since there are only about six aisles, we're left with a pitiful choice from meats, bakery items, canned goods, produce, milk products, etc. Essentials are non-essential here.
The boys showed an amazing 36 minute attention span watching Doctor Doolittle 2. They loved the talking animals but soon tired of the English.
It's cold here, almost unbearably. We worry about the kittens outside in the frigid weather. This morning they were given our lovely chicken pate' and wept in sadness to watch it go...NOT!
Signing off from the Steppes
posted by Candace | 5:42 AM
1 Comments:
I had Kaz blog withdrawal while at Randy and Maritza's home for Thanksgiving. It made me think of you even more since our grandchildren are 2 years and about 3 months old. We had little time for anything other than taking turns holding the baby and playing with the toddler to give Mom and Dad a break here and there. They are such good parents and it makes us very proud of them :-)
You sound like you are getting a good dose of what it takes to be good parents too. From the way it sounds you deserve an A in my book :-) Good luck when you go to court on Dec. 1st. I know you will do well. Every day draws you nearer to the final day you can bring the boys home. What a celebration that will be -- provided the boys give you enough time to celebrate :-) Thanks for keeping us up on everything and pet a kitty for me -- just don't bring it home :-) Love, Nancy
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