Smokey and the Bandit .... again

Okay we have offically run out of things to watch and listen to. I only brought about 4 or 5 movies on this trip and the 1st series of the TV show 24. We did enjoy that series, I will have to get caught up when we get home. I had never watched it before and we really enjoyed it. Except I hated the way the 1st year ended. Thanks, Alabama GeGe for recommending it.

We've been to the notary's office this morning and signed a bunch of papers, lots of Powers of Attorney for after we are gone, so Maria and Svetlana can get Almira's new passport, birth certificate and everything else she needs.

Yesterday was a pretty slow day. We walked to the grocery store on Constitution. Jon likes the chickens there. We had roasted chicken and rice (boil in a bag) for lunch. Maria called and said they would be late getting us because they were at the attorney’s office getting paper work done. She then called back about 3:00 and said to get ready, they would be there in 10 minutes and to bring all the gifts. She came and picked us up with a lady from the Dept. of Education. I asked Maria if she had called Almira to let her know we would be late and she said no. We arrived at the orphanage and Almira wasn’t there, she had gone to a concert or something in town with her school. We heard she hadn’t wanted to go, but someone had talked her into going and she went about lunch. That was okay. We missed seeing her, but were able to get most of the gifts done. I know it’s normally done after court, but I’m afraid we will be so rushed Monday that we won’t have time.

We had a quiet Friday night, just watching a movie. It was strange to think this would be our last Friday night in Petro. On Monday we will have been there 3 weeks. I have started packing things and trying to get everything ready to return home.

We are waiting for Almira and Boris to come this afternoon. We are going to look for some comfortable shoes for her to travel in and a couple of other things she's going to need.

I don’t know why but I’m just a bundle of nerves thinking about returning home and getting everything done that we need to do on Monday. Keep up the prayers and and we will be home before you know it. We hope to have Almira home by the end of May.

Thanks to everyone for your well wishes and prayers these last few weeks.

Kathy B.