October 24, 2005

Saturday we decided to stay in the apartment and not go out. It was in the low forties and windy. We finished reading the books we had and took them to some friends yesterday and did a book swap. Yesterday we went back to the street with all the crafts and such and bought some more souvenirs and even a couple Christmas presents. Then we took the books to our friends at their apartment which was really nice. The ceilings have to be 12 Ft. tall. They invited us to eat at Pizza Uno with them and some of the others. We had a great time and the pizza was really good. Our friends had their second appointment today but we haven't heard from them yet. Their first appointment was the day before ours so hopefully we will hear something soon. The weather was great, it had to be around 60.

Today is rainy and in the 50's. We went back to Pizza Uno for lunch since we have no groceries left. We are going to get some after we finish up here. We don't know how much to get since we don't know how long we will be here. So I think we'll just get a day or two worth of food.

For anyone who is coming to Ukraine to adopt or even just travel--- bring fabric softener. Most places have a washer but no dryer. We hang our clothes on a rack to dry with the heater underneath. The clothes are so hard and scratchy.