So much better
Posting from: MarKuel, Khabarovsk
Local Time: 9:17 pm Wednesday September 6th
We had a lovely dinner. We held hands and Papa prayed and everyone ate everything that was served and politely asked for more. Nobody played with the silverwear in their water. We had pelemini, rice, green salad, and cucumber slices, and berry cobbler. They especially loved the berry cobbler.
After dinner they cleared the table and wiped it off. Then we had playtime, a very bubbly splashy bath complete with dinosaurs, and finally VegieTales Lord of the Beans. They've been in bed for fifteen whole minutes without any noise above a whisper. This all is in sharp contrast to last night when dinner was a circus and we went down hill from there. Mama and Papa have gotten much better at their "take-away" discipline strategy. If we have to say it twice something goes away. This has improved their listening skills immensely. It is also amazing how much Russian we have learned.
Seventeen minutes. I'm beginning to believe it.
Tomorrow we will go get a haircut for Andy and get their passport photos taken and go to the big market. Three things in one outing. Yikes.
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8 comments:
WOW! Good luck tomorrow.
Thanks for all of the little tidbits. It sounds like things are going really well. I can't wait to see pics of the kids. It is especially interesting to watch your adventure since the kids are about the same age as mine.
Our boys laughed at the praying at meals at first. After a few days, they would grab hands and say, "Ya hachoo". They wanted to pray. I'm sure they don't understand, but they say, "Jesus, thank you, Amen." It is so sweet. What a precious treasure to start your children off with! You are building an everlasting heritage.
So glad the transition seems to be going smoothly, thanks for the updates and hope you guys have a great outing!
Are you cooking all this Russian food?! If so, where did you learn how?
I'm glad things went smoother for y'all. Hope the big outing goes well :o)
Sounds like you guys have got this parenting thing down pat! Can you come over to my house and work on SoFlaKid next! LOL!
sounds like you have this parenting thing down. Keep up the good work. Cant wait until you come home.
I should really read other comments before I write mine. I just basically wrote the same thing as someone else. oh well.
You all are instant loving parents and experts it seems! So happy to hear how well things are going. I so ditto Kim's thoughts on your blessing their heritage in many ways. God Bless You Every One! :)
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