It’s been a full and very special day. Started early when Sharon and I tore out of here to meet a 6.48 am (or thereabouts) train... not just any train- some friends were arriving with their 3 new kids- 2 boys (brothers) and a girl, ages 9 - 11. After hassles, last minute fee increases, delays and just general red tape, they have the kids, they are the legal parents and the last facilitator (in a line of such English-speaking whizzes who must have patience galore to actually go out and do this over and over again) has the documents necessary to get Amer passports for these 3 kiddos.
And she'll do the last of what's necessary to get these kids on the plane in a few days... they'll go home to meet their older siblings waiting in their new home (with a swimming pool- the one tyke asked his big bro: Is it true we're going to a house with our own swimming pool? Yes, Big Bro answers. Little Guy says: I promise I won't be scared to learn to swim; I promise.) and a whole host of people anxiously waiting to finally see them. There have been some real tear-jerker moments (Little Missy wouldn't let her new mama sleep the first night they had her- she just wanted to touch her face, her hair and say: Mama? Big Bro pausing during his McD's meal to reach over and just stroke his little bro's face a few times- they'd been seperated over a year).
Tomorrow's another big day- whoever's here in town is coming over for a whizz-bang holiday meal. Should be a wonderful day. coming back on the metro this am. M and her 'Babushka' (Sharon doesn't seem to mind the title at all!) I didn't tell her that I've seen those ariticles- they're nothing more than Russian propaganda. I did tell her that most people believe it was a terrorist attack. Anyway, I won't be sorry to miss that discussion. Talking about stuff like that is nearly pointless- it would just turn into an argument and I don't care if we skip arguments.
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