Day 2 at home

Sorry about the very interrupted post last night - I was literally dozing off at the keyboard! Having toddlers again has taken up all my energy. And just to think that Kevin is starting back at work on Sunday makes me feel exhausted. Especially since being in home office means that I still get to work. Luckily Janice is off work this week, so the she will be around to help, and then Kevin's schedule is empty for Thursday, so Thursday morning we are heading down to Eilat and won't be back in town till Monday mid day. Kevin's coworkers have been wonderful in supporting his extended leave and now that he is back we found out that they haven't taken adventage of his absence in signing up for the Thursdays to be off work, plus with the intern who substituted for Kevin he has every other Sunday off for a long time. (Kevin didn't use any paid vacation for the adoption trip, so he still has like 9 days left.) This will work out just great as Thursday and Monday are my client days, so child care will be covered. 

Last night we had a lovely time at home. We did out usual Friday thing, which included a dinner outside. As i mentioned before, usually we are joined by the neighbors for this, and it being Ramadan, it was an especially joyous Friday dinner. All the kids had fun, and they ate and ate and played till they dropped. :)

Noa loves her room! She already rearranged all the toys and books, which leads us to a funny situation. It's the bedtime story reading issue. Since Noa already knows how to read Armenian, Kevin purchased quite a few age apropriate books for Noa and the twins as well. Noa often asks  Kevin to read her a bedtime story, and brings out one of the Armenian books. The problem is that while Kevin speaks some Armenian, he does not read it. Noa cannot figure out how her dad can't read it if he can speak it. So now she is teaching Kevin to read the language. I think she is doing a pretty good job. To the left is the cover of her currently favorite book. I have the same book in Russian, too, for my cousin's kids. And a copy for my brother Sergei. 

Travel update

Kevin, Noa, Ezra and Shiri have left the US and are on their way to London, where we'll meet them tomorrow mid morning to fly home together.

The Land of In Between

You know that feeling when you already took custody of your newly adopted child, but you are not home yet? That feeling of being in between? It usually lasts a few days busy with embassy appointments. In our case it has been going on for two months now. We are in the land of In Between. Two months, when we are waiting for paperwork to be done, so my children can come home. Two months, when my children are separated. Two months, when there is no feeling of permanency at all. 

It ism, finally, getting close to the end. I'm heading back Hungary this evening, and Monday morning I'll fly to Cork with my boys. We are almost home. Less than a week left....

Ukraine to ban international adoption

Our Family Blog: Urgent Prayer Request is writing about the vote to ban international adoption in Ukraine.

Ukraine has enough orphans to populate a not-too-small city. While I maintain that HaShem is in charge (setting aside that I am not always 100% sure about his existence) whatever happens with the vote, I still want to emphasise that I hope this ban doesn't pass.

And anyone who wonders why my brother is not going the Ukraine route: yes, this is one of those reasons I mentioned elsewhere.