Sorry, I can't think of anything catchy to name today's entry! It was another fun and full day here in Zhytomr. Got up and showered (always a good start), and then we met up with Alex for lunch. Alex is the guy we are renting our apartment from here in Zhytomr. A number of adoptive families have rented his place and we highly recommend it. Plenty of space for us, good location close to anything you need, and Alex is a really great guy. A guitar player and musician which makes him instantly cool, he has been super considerate in helping us get our bearings here, and we are very comfortable in the apartment. Tried out a new Italian place a few blocks away, the lady who runs the place was very nice and the mushroom soup was awesome.
The we had a pit stop at the apartment after a quick run by the market for water, and off to the orphanage for some time with the kids. Walked to a small convenience store with them for ice cream, which was freak show good. It was a strawberry ice cream cone with almost like frosting on top, fruit filling in the middle and chocolate at the bottom. I could conceivably live on those. Along with Captain Crunch with crunch berries :) Then back for some games (Masha still kills us on a regular basis), and finished up with tag on the playground waiting for Vitaly (driver) to pick us up. Andriy is quite small for 13 but the boy has some wheels! Alyssa, well..... let's say she's excellent at dance!
The ride back to the apartment was fun. Vitaly, our driver, is amazingly good and would do well in NASCAR. It still amazes me that people here drive insane compared to America, but we have yet to see our first accident. I emailed him a picture of my Firebird which is probably more suited to his driving style. He is a very friendly man with a great sense of humor and we have been blessed to have him safely get us from point A to B during our stay :)
Settling in the apartment for the evening as we have another busy day planned for tomorrow. Please continue to pray over the adoption as things continue to progress well. Our paperwork is all done and with the SDA, we are told we have court on Thursday April 12th, so T-minus 1 week. We are very excited that the kids have gotten along so great with our family and are looking forward to them being ours for real. It is not far away.
Glad you showered.
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