Yikes!

Hi all,
Should I be really scared of living with a houseful of boys? It's so amazing to us that we found these boys and they are perfectly healthy and so great. We get to visit them from 10:00 to 12:00 and 4:00 to 6:00 each day. The first day we met them Ruslan gave me a hug and a kiss goodbye. I was worried about how an older child might react, but he is very loving. Jake (Artyom) is one of those kids you have catch to get a kiss in, but he is cute as a button. His grin just melted my heart.

As you can imagine, my brain is just spinning with all the things to think about with two children and one that will need to go to school soon. I was planning on having a bit of time before thinking about school. If anyone in Fort Wayne has some time and wants to maybe check with Fort Wayne community schools to see if they have an english as a second language progam, or a school for kids learning English, I would be very grateful. I am so happy that Ray knows the Russian that he does and we can somewhat communicate. Although today Ray had me repeat something that was "I like pigs" instead of what I was trying to say that was "I like flowers"! Nice.

It breaks my heart so see all of the children at the orphange. They are so cute and I am in love with a little blond girl. They all run up and want hugs and attention when we get to the orphange. I think two will be enough for me!

The apartment in Kharkiv is a pit and I refuse to walk around without shoes on, let alone take a bath without my netted bathing shoes. We were living in the lap of luxury in Kiev and didn't know it! Can't wait to get back. And boy do we need a good shower because I have never seen a kid get dirty as fast as Jake. I am carrying wet wipes and tissues all the time now. Such will be the life of boys!

Praise God for being so good to us and we can't wait until we get home! Pam