Socks & Skating : )

We found a really nice reasonable place to go ice skating and had a great time. We plan to go tomorrow and maybe Thursday as well, as it's a good outing, fun for the kids and about $15 for all of us! During the week it's buy one get one free for kids.


I see that my camera has a smudge on it. I wonder how that happened ?! The kids did great skating, the younger the quicker they picked it up.

Later we picked up shoes for Katya as her feet were hurting. Sophia & Natasha came with little or no socks, so we looked and they were pretty expensive so we didn't get any. Then on our way out of the Kreshatyk metro, there were pairs for 12 Grievna...we picked up 7 pairs for about 80 greivna ($10), I think she gave us a discount for buying so many! The kids were so happy, I told them "Spaciba Esus" (Thank-you Jesus), as it was such perfect timing!

Our routine is a little off, we stay up a little late, and sleep in a little, and then we go for the day, bring a lunch, walk around slowly talking and laughing. In the mornings we make beds, and brush teeth, and vacuum and half of us shower and half of us shower at night. We have been finding English speaking people here and there and that is fun for the kids to here me speak "perfect" English. We do a little too much TV, and computer. My goal is some day this week to start the Lion the Witch and Wardrobe, or Tom Sawyer, for Katya to read 1 chapter outloud to the kids as a quiet time.

Found some fun paper, glue and scissors to add to the craft paper for little grievna, so that was nice as well. Eating chx, salads, milk and water and occassional treats, juice, McDonalds.

Sounds like we will do all our running around on Friday. We were told not to worry. And if I have any problems I was told that the kids can come back to the orphanage for a day or 2, but I said so far so good. We love getting to know each other. Our biggest problem is figuring out who is in charge, too many "pleases", too many woman and too little men : ) and I sometimes get homesick, but we all work together in all of it, and we are generous with hugs.

Love from Ukraine! Thank-you for your prayers. Sophia gives us the countdown every day for us to go home! : ) Love Alesia