Sept 17 - Wednesday 1 pm. Weather looks nice – warm and sunny, very little wind…. Hi everyone! Well, later in the day Monday we went for an early dinner with Bernard and Carole to Bombolo’s (that place in the pedestrian mall with the misting fans). We all ordered thin-crust pizzas and they were pretty good! B&C had had a big walking and shopping day so it was nice to look at their souvenirs and catch up.
Yesterday (Tuesday) we did a bit more grocery shopping (nice to do it in little bits, for something to do), then got ready for our visit. We shared our visit room with another Canadian couple Vlad and Laurel and their little guy Mirek, as well as Bernard Carole and Sasha. Angelique was a bit shy with the new people there, but it was still a nice visit. We gave her a cut-up orange this time – she was curious about it at first (not sure if she’s had one before) but then seemed to like it which is great.
For dinner we made burgers and fries – oh we now have a new light fixture in the kitchen – Paul and Sergei got it fixed and put in the new light - yay! The burgers turned out great, I’d brought spices from home, we found a good BBQ sauce here and fried up some onions and mushrooms for the burgers. Nice to make a ‘home’ type of meal…. The meat at the Silk Way City supermarket has been very good – the deli and meat counters are very clean, you can see the butchers through the window and all the meats are kept cold, very much like at home. This makes us much more comfortable eating meat here this trip, compared to our first trip.
Wed – we’re not allowed to visit again today, we think it’s again due to the review/ audit of the babyhouse, but who knows... So we’ll have a quiet day, maybe walk around the park or look for souvenirs for ourselves. We've learned of a new store with great local crafts, which is kind of hidden in our neighbourhood. OK -now it's a treasure hunt! The days are long when we don’t get to visit, so anything new to pass the time is welcome!
Please keep those positive thoughts coming; we can feel them and we really appreciate it!!!
Hope you’re having a good day!
Take care, love N&P
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I use to hang around Panfilow Park for my long drawn out days. You should write a cook book for families in Kaz...you've got some pretty good ideas. I wonder if Laurel and Vlad had their court? Say hi to them for me.
hello my dears
hope your treasure hunt was worthwhile... as long as it did the trick of whiling away time.
Thinking of you and sending very positive vibes yourway.
hang in there!!!
Keep your eye on the prize...your darling Angelique...
love ya
Mom and Dad
HiYa Nicki & Paul!
Glad to hear you got the light fixed...cooking in the dark cannot be fun..sugar in the burgers isn't quite the same as salt!
Thinking of you & sending lots of positive thoughts your way..won't be long now...
Lots of love
Mummmm & Dad
I'm counting the days baby! You have had such a journey these past few years and I can hardly wait until the three of you come home and begin this incredible life of yours! It will be worth every minute!
Love ya.
C/J/J
You are sooo close to the pot of gold at the end of your rainbow... keep your chin up, we're thinking of you guys. Anika has been asking if you are coming home soon with her new friend!! Soon baby... Soon!
Hugs
K.A.A.S
That's fantastic that she's willing to try these new foods and is enjoying them. She sounds curious and adventurous!
Enjoying the stories! Keep 'em comin'. No pressure or anything. Well... a little. :)
Cheers,
Cheryl
Hey, guys! Just wanted to let you know that we are addicted to your blog and so-so happy for both of you and Angelique! We can't wait to meet her!
The way you described Paul turning to mush when she started saying "Papa" brought a little tear to the eye!
Have a great "got ya'...finally" day, and a great trip back as a happy family!
Jodie and Sheldon
Hi Nicole and Paul,
Sorry to bring you bad news, but I walked by your house today and I noticed a little problem with it.....
It looks empty and anxious for little feet to be running up and down the hallways and in the yard.
I guess it will have to wait for you to get home before it gets fixed.
Have a good trip home,
Leon ;^)
Sounds like there's a lot of 'empty time' these days - very sorry to hear that. Try not to worry yourselves over this delay.
I know 'gotcha day' is closing in and it probably feels like time is standing still.
By the way, the visit in the shared accomodations will probably work more in your favor than you know; Angelique's being exposed to new people and group settings now, while she's still in familiar surroundings, is the best possible scenario. For instance (and it won't be long now) when she comes home with you, you'll be itching to get her outside and start poking around your little neighborhood; you'll then be bringing her home to a bunch of crazy people aka 'friends and family' (sorry, no offense to the family...); followed by infinite "She's MY BFF" competitions amoungst all of our little ones!!!
So my advice to you (at this specific moment in time) is the same advice I got during the L&D of my baby, and that is to:
a)RELAX,
b)close my eyes
c)FOCUS ON THE GOAL and
d)REMEMBER TO BREATHE - it hurts like hell right now, but it will happen, I promise!!!
Cheers,
Monique
To all the readers - I hope you've enjoyed my manuscript tonight; I admit that I am overwhelmed with emotion for P&N and I am sure we all feel the same. When this is finally over, and enough time has passed for Angelique to settle into her new home I look forward to celebrating with you all. Monique Stratton
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