Greetings All - we are happy to report on day 7 in Sevastopol and with our girls!
Today David brought a world map he managed to purchase in a bookstore here in downtown Sevastopol. It has all the countries in Russian, so that is kind of fun for us and easier for the girls. We put a sticker on Sevastopol and on Cincinnati (though we are sad to admit Cincinnati didn't make it in print onto the map) and so it was fun to discuss our upcoming travels through Kiev and onto Cincinnati. They quickly asked us for the dates of this trip and were clearly disappointed when we couldn't produce any!! The map is nice as it has all the flags of each nation around it's border, arranged by continents and the girls had the challenge of finding "Old Glory."
We got to see the homework in English the girls had for today and that was interesting. It looks like they have a formal lesson about once a week as a part of their regular curriculum. It was great as one of the lessons for today was about family, so they got extra practice with mother, father, sister, brother!! We love to hear them say these words:)
Another game that they are enjoying is a Go Fish Alphabet Game with a variety of animals printed on the cards that match each letter of the Alphabet. It's fun to sneak some learning in while still having fun playing a game. Some of the animals are unusual like Narwhal and Iguana so that keeps it a bit more interesting too.
The time seemed to go so quickly today, and we look forward each day to our time with the girls!
On the home front we are always learning too...our apartment is graciously equipped with a washer/dryer (one machine does both) and we have been trying to get the hang of using it ever since we got here. We think last night was the first time the machine actually gave the clothes back to us voluntarily. It is front load washer and there is a lock on it to make sure you don't open it at an inopportune time, but this can get frustrating when the machine continues to stay locked and running indefinitely after 2plus hours!! We have directions in English and we would have them in hand as we tried to convince the machine to give us our clothes back, but up until last night it was always a tug of war that gave us a great surprise at the tenacity of European workmanship. We have big hopes for tonight's load:)
Sending love and hugs to all you who we miss back home!!! Lorelle & David
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What can I say....I am in awe of you both for this well thought decision to adopt...rescue ...these lovely girls! I wish you MUCH joy and continued success....LOVE....and more LOVE, Su
ReplyDeleteHi, I think you need to be sure to point out Chico on the map. I am just SURE it is there someplace. Thanks for the updates...just give the washer a little kick. Sometimes that works.
ReplyDeleteThe river is flooding again...we couldn't get to the Washout. Love, Mom
The girls sound so sweet and I love getting glimpses of their personalities through the writing. It seems they are adjusting well to the idea of an exciting new life ahead in America as your daughters. Yeah!
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