November 30, 2005

Have you seen the movie "Goundhog Day" with Bill Murray? That is what our life has been like here. We do the same thing everyday. Get up, shower (if there is hot water), eat toast and yogurt, go to the orphanage, eat at McDonald's, go to the internet cafe, back to the orphanage, to the mall for supper, buy more yogurt and toast, and back to the apartment. I'm not complaining, we are comfortable here.

Matthew has the flu. At least we think he does. Our translator, Max, went home yesterday to see his wife and 4 month old daughter. He is coming back Friday morning. So we can't understand what the caregivers are saying. They only let us see him for 1/2 hour this morning. He seemed fine except for his runny nose and his "kennel cough". He has had the cough since we met him and I don't think it will go away until we get him out of the orphanage. He is also getting his two year molars.

Yesterday the orphanage people took his picture for his passport. I'm sure it will turn out lovely. They stood him on the radiator in a mustard yellow sweater and tights (no pants). His hair was standing up all over and he was scowling. Oh well, at least he'll have his passport so we can spring him from this place.

The weather has been nice here. It isn't to cold but it has been foggy. I've been here long enough now that I am comfortable using Celsius. Hey, whatever happen to the entire world switching to metric? I remember all my elementary school teachers telling us to learn our metrics for that reason.

Matthew is answering to his name now and is starting to understand us. The couple from Alabama decided to go home without adopting. A new couple from Dallas arrived earlier this week. They are very nice. They have a 4 year old boy and are adopting the cutest little girl. I can't remember her age exactly but she is under two. There is also a couple from Spain adopting a little boy. We need Holly here so she can translate in Spanish for us or maybe Krisi.

We changed our airline tickets (again) and bought one for Matthew. We wanted to fly out the end of next week, but they didn't have any available seats. So we aren't leaving until the week after. They did say to call next week to see if any seats have opened up.