Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Down to the Nitty Gritty...

Our day started out quite interesting. The traffic was extra heavy this morning delaying our coordinator and translator. Our translator, Sammie shows up in one of her friend's car, whisks us down the road about a 1/4 of a mile in bumper to bumper traffic. In the middle of all the traffic she tells us to get out. Can you say "chinese fire drill?" We jump out of the car, in the middle of Russian morning traffic, and start walking in the opposite direction we were driving towards the Ministry of Education. Only to be met by Andre, our coodinator, just about in front of our hotel. Back into the car, and on our way! Absolutley crazy!!
We made it to the Ministry of Education, received our invites for the orphange, and we were off in the "car"again for a 3 hour drive to the little town of Vikas, spelling? The orphange was simple, but nice. They has a play area outside, that weather permitting I'm sure the children enjoy. We met with the orphange doctor and our first referral. We spent about 2 hours playing with him. What a delightfully little boy. We gathered the health information and are waiting for a diagnosis from our International Peditrician.

4 comments:

darren and amy said...

82* sunny, good luck and stay safe
and мнение здравствулте! к Putin для меня!!....d

Hector said...

i am sooooooooooo proud of you two. i know you guys will make great parents, i know this because im sure some of my great parenting skills have rubbed off on RJ. God has bless me and my family with friends like you, and he is going to bless some very special kids with parents like you. PS put us on your baby sitting list. love HEC

Amy D. Osborne said...

Hip..Hip...Horray....Stay warn and be careful..Hugs and kisses...ADO

Amanda said...

What a nutty day! It sounds like you're both rolling with it. We're anxiously awaiting more info about your children. We're praying for your decisions and travels constantly.

Love you so much,
Mandy and Eduardo