Morning weather report: 38, feels like 32. Projected high: a whopping 43 with chance of rain
Meanwhile back in Memphis: Overnight low of 46, heading back to 68 (save some of that weather for us!)
Days are getting shorter. Sunrise this morning is 8:19, sunset is 5:54, 9 hrs, 35 minutes of daylight. When we arrived, days were still over 12 hours long. According to “Weather Underground,” tomorrow will be another 4 minutes shorter. That happens when you’re at the same latitude as Hudson Bay. Walking around outside this afternoon was also noticeable cooler than any other days and the air had a damp feeling.Not much to report today. Due to the weather I stayed in except for a short trip to the market this morning. I didn’t want to be far from the phone in case Cathe needed to call from Almaty. It was a day to double up on Russian lessons (Rosetta Stone) and catch up on e-mail.
When we arrived at the RBS, David was at the gate waiting. Although I didn’t visit yesterday, he wanted to tell me that he knew what I was doing instead. One of his teachers had seen me taking pictures on Constitution Avenue and told the kids this morning.
Kate was upstairs when we arrived. The girl’s room in her Family Group had been rearranged and she was puting away all her things. She decided to take the bed closest to the door since she will be leaving soon. (They would have come today if we had let them!)
Two Big questions of the day was: “Is Mom home yet?????” and “How long until we go??????” Masha helped me explain that we have to complete the waiting period then there are a few days in Petro to get new birth certificates and passports (tomorrow is Passport Picture Day!). They were a little disappointed, but happy at the same time. All of their friends are excited as well.
Our visit today was mostly a review of basic English words and some dictionary drills. David was making fun of my reading glasses and tried them on for size. Kate was a handful! She wasn’t excited about the flashcard drills and REALLY wanted for us to go upstairs to use the Karaoke DVD (their Family Group has been giving it a real workout these past couple days!). Thankfully, Masha was patient and helped explain that we would do the word drills THEN go upstairs. We finally got through the drills toward the end of our visit.
Kate showed off a couple pictures she had drawn which were on display in Ludmilla’s classroom (where we spend most of our time together). We also gave Ludmilla a small gift of appreciation for her letting us use that room. Then we trotted upstairs so they could show me all of the changes in the girl’s room and then to their family room where a couple boys were watching one of the movies we bought for them. It’s nice to see that they really appreciate the gifts.
Sadly, our two hours had run out and it was time to go. (two hours really flies by when we’re having fun). Soon there won’t be any more comings and goings.
Time to get this post on the wire and track the final leg of Cathe’s trek home. More tomorrow!
Update: According to http://www.flightview.com/, Cathe’s flight is now on its way to Memphis.
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