Jon snapped this picture of Almira while she was making her video of the orphanage. This is in the science class room.This second picture is me with Dr. Rimma from the baby house. She is a wonderful woman and now I know why everyone that adopts from the baby house just raves about her. It is a well run and spotless orphanage. She obviously loves the children very much. We were happy to be able to take so much to them.
This last picture is one that Jon took right after Almira blew out the candles on her birthday cake. This was at the Doner Cafe on Sunday, April 22nd. Wow that feels like so long ago we were there with her, not just two weeks.
I'm so sorry to all our avid readers that I have failed to update lately. We have been just trying to get back into the groove of things and catch up with everyone. We had a busy weekend and enjoyed being home with Sarah. We stayed home on Thursday and I was really thinking I was doing great. I crashed on Wednesday night about 9PM and slept all night and work up at 6:45 a.m. I couldn't believe I didn't have any jet leg problems. Well, what I didn't know is that they just hit later. Sarah stayed home from school and we just enjoyed our day together. I called the school that morning and asked if I could come out and pick up her books and all that afternoon. It was wonderful to visit with Sarah's teachers and find out about everything that happened while I was out of town. It made me feel good to know that Sarah was happy while we were gone, I can thank Mom and everyone else around her for that. Mrs. Dye, Sarah's homeroom teacher, told me that she still had a smile on her face every morning and really did okay while we were gone.
So Thursday we just bummed around all morning and were lazy. I started on laundry and trying to get everything unpacked and put up. I think Sarah hugged me about every 10 or 15 minutes. It almost felt like a dream being home after almost a month away. Thinking back on Petro now, it seems so surreal, like it was a dream. I emailed Boris on Wednesday night and told him that we were home and asked how Almira was. Thursday night I got the sweetest note from Boris with a letter that Almira had written to us. It started off "Mom and Dad". She said she missed us and is so happy to finally have a family. It was darling and just touched my heart. I miss her so much already. I feel almost like I did when I left Sarah. The only thing that makes it better is being home where everything is comfortable and we have our friends and family, especially Sarah.
Thursday night I was so sleepy, it felt like I had been up for 24 hours. Sarah and I studied in my bed and by 8PM I was so tired I couldn't keep my eyes open any more. Sarah asked if she could just lay down in my bed with me and I was too tired to argue. Jon was on the couch watching TV and I guess fell asleep there. He said he came back to the back to the check on us and at 8:15 we were both sound asleep. Of course I woke up at 3:30 in the morning on Friday morning and couldn't get back to sleep. Sarah went to school on Friday and I went back to work. It was great getting back to the office and seeing everyone. I heard so many wonderful comments from people that had been reading the blog while we were travelling. I didn't know we had developed a following. Then I felt bad for all the days I had not posted anything. I didn't know people were coming to work and looking forward to reading our blog every day.
On Friday night Jon and Sarah stayed up late. We have a couch out in our den that folds out into a bed. I crashed about 8PM, not being to stay up another minute. When I got up Saturday morning I couldn't find Jon or Sarah. They were out in the den, bed folded out with sheets on it, both sound asleep. I woke up Saturday morning early as well.
Saturday Jon went to run some errands and go to the dry cleaners and things like that. Sarah and I got up and headed over to an early movie. We went to see "Meet the Robinsons". It was a really cute movie and I couldn't believe it was about a 12 year old boy that wanted to be adopted. He lived at an orphanage and was a little scientist. It was a great story and I thought about Almira the whole movie.
Then Sarah had a birthday party that afternoon and I had a wedding to get ready for. A friend of mine and Jon's was getting married Saturday night. I went in search of a pedicure and a new pair of black sandals for the wedding. Sarah didn't get home from the party until close to 5PM and had paint on her from painting at the birthday party. She had to have a shower so I sent Jon on to the wedding, which started at 6 and said we would hook up at the reception. Sarah was so excited because she had never been to the country club for a wedding reception. Well Jon called about 7:00 and said there was a change of plans. He was coming by to pick us up and we were going to a friend's house and riding their party barge on the bayou to the wedding reception. The country club has a dock for boats and that was a great idea. We met up with some friends at Ken and Doll's house and Sarah loved riding the boat over to the reception. I'll try and post some pictures that I took on the boat. Thanks Ken and Doll for a fun evening.
Sunday we got up for church and it was so good to see everyone. I was stopped by people that I didn't even know were aware of our adoption. Everyone wanted to know when Almira was coming home and all about her. Our church is pretty big with about 1,000 in Sunday school every week and we have 3 morning services. I had a few pictures with me that I stuck in my purse and everybody wanted to see Almira.
It is so strange but I envision her everywhere with us. Riding in the car I think about what we would be talking about, what she would think about something, what would she be wearing or thinking. I'm just a love sick puppy over this new daughter of ours.
I'll be honest when I got off the plane and finally back to the U.S. I really was dreading getting back on another plane and returning to the other side of the world. I was thinking about every way I could get her home without me flying again. It is a hard trip, I'll be honest. But now, 1 week without seeing her, I'm ready to go. I wish we didn't have to wait 3 more weeks. I'm counting the days.
I got a couple of e-mails from Masha (Mariya) our translator this weekend. We are trying to get our travel arranged for our return trip. We will probably be flying on Saturday or Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. I'm going to miss all the family celebrations, especially barbecue and fresh potato salad, my Mom makes the best! But we'll just have to celebrate after Almira comes home. I hope we can get everything done and fly home on Friday or Saturday.
I've checked prices on flights and they are just ridiculous. We are probably going to end up flying Northwest back again, because it was the best fare and we can fly out of Monroe. I'll let everyone know when we get our schedules set, but we plan on being home the first weekend in June.
I've been going to through some pictures and will post some more now that I'm on high speed internet.
I'll update later. Thanks again for all the kind comments and e-mails.
Kathy B.
So Thursday we just bummed around all morning and were lazy. I started on laundry and trying to get everything unpacked and put up. I think Sarah hugged me about every 10 or 15 minutes. It almost felt like a dream being home after almost a month away. Thinking back on Petro now, it seems so surreal, like it was a dream. I emailed Boris on Wednesday night and told him that we were home and asked how Almira was. Thursday night I got the sweetest note from Boris with a letter that Almira had written to us. It started off "Mom and Dad". She said she missed us and is so happy to finally have a family. It was darling and just touched my heart. I miss her so much already. I feel almost like I did when I left Sarah. The only thing that makes it better is being home where everything is comfortable and we have our friends and family, especially Sarah.
Thursday night I was so sleepy, it felt like I had been up for 24 hours. Sarah and I studied in my bed and by 8PM I was so tired I couldn't keep my eyes open any more. Sarah asked if she could just lay down in my bed with me and I was too tired to argue. Jon was on the couch watching TV and I guess fell asleep there. He said he came back to the back to the check on us and at 8:15 we were both sound asleep. Of course I woke up at 3:30 in the morning on Friday morning and couldn't get back to sleep. Sarah went to school on Friday and I went back to work. It was great getting back to the office and seeing everyone. I heard so many wonderful comments from people that had been reading the blog while we were travelling. I didn't know we had developed a following. Then I felt bad for all the days I had not posted anything. I didn't know people were coming to work and looking forward to reading our blog every day.
On Friday night Jon and Sarah stayed up late. We have a couch out in our den that folds out into a bed. I crashed about 8PM, not being to stay up another minute. When I got up Saturday morning I couldn't find Jon or Sarah. They were out in the den, bed folded out with sheets on it, both sound asleep. I woke up Saturday morning early as well.
Saturday Jon went to run some errands and go to the dry cleaners and things like that. Sarah and I got up and headed over to an early movie. We went to see "Meet the Robinsons". It was a really cute movie and I couldn't believe it was about a 12 year old boy that wanted to be adopted. He lived at an orphanage and was a little scientist. It was a great story and I thought about Almira the whole movie.
Then Sarah had a birthday party that afternoon and I had a wedding to get ready for. A friend of mine and Jon's was getting married Saturday night. I went in search of a pedicure and a new pair of black sandals for the wedding. Sarah didn't get home from the party until close to 5PM and had paint on her from painting at the birthday party. She had to have a shower so I sent Jon on to the wedding, which started at 6 and said we would hook up at the reception. Sarah was so excited because she had never been to the country club for a wedding reception. Well Jon called about 7:00 and said there was a change of plans. He was coming by to pick us up and we were going to a friend's house and riding their party barge on the bayou to the wedding reception. The country club has a dock for boats and that was a great idea. We met up with some friends at Ken and Doll's house and Sarah loved riding the boat over to the reception. I'll try and post some pictures that I took on the boat. Thanks Ken and Doll for a fun evening.
Sunday we got up for church and it was so good to see everyone. I was stopped by people that I didn't even know were aware of our adoption. Everyone wanted to know when Almira was coming home and all about her. Our church is pretty big with about 1,000 in Sunday school every week and we have 3 morning services. I had a few pictures with me that I stuck in my purse and everybody wanted to see Almira.
It is so strange but I envision her everywhere with us. Riding in the car I think about what we would be talking about, what she would think about something, what would she be wearing or thinking. I'm just a love sick puppy over this new daughter of ours.
I'll be honest when I got off the plane and finally back to the U.S. I really was dreading getting back on another plane and returning to the other side of the world. I was thinking about every way I could get her home without me flying again. It is a hard trip, I'll be honest. But now, 1 week without seeing her, I'm ready to go. I wish we didn't have to wait 3 more weeks. I'm counting the days.
I got a couple of e-mails from Masha (Mariya) our translator this weekend. We are trying to get our travel arranged for our return trip. We will probably be flying on Saturday or Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. I'm going to miss all the family celebrations, especially barbecue and fresh potato salad, my Mom makes the best! But we'll just have to celebrate after Almira comes home. I hope we can get everything done and fly home on Friday or Saturday.
I've checked prices on flights and they are just ridiculous. We are probably going to end up flying Northwest back again, because it was the best fare and we can fly out of Monroe. I'll let everyone know when we get our schedules set, but we plan on being home the first weekend in June.
I've been going to through some pictures and will post some more now that I'm on high speed internet.
I'll update later. Thanks again for all the kind comments and e-mails.
Kathy B.
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