Happy Birthday IAN!!!Our coldest day In Ukraine so far….. We successfully arranged our own taxi – a major feeling of independence!!! and arrived at the orphanage to pick Angela up at 11:00 sharp. We started working on a puzzle brought from home…… our little Angel seems to have a short attention span and opted to work on watercolor paintings for Babushka Norma and Babushka Florence and Dedushka Marv. (beautiful, creative and very well done!) Mama finally coerced her to help a little with the puzzle after preparing similar colored pieces on a smaller piece of cardboard. Once again, her competitive nature came shining though!
We decided to rent a DVD and spend some quiet time together. Unfortunately, the movies we brought from home don’t play on the apartment DVD or our laptop for some reason. (It only reads Russian DVD’s…… another sign that big brother is still watching!) :) We walked to the store and successfully purchased for next weekend’s viewing, much to Papa’s dismay, a Barbie Mermaid movie, and rented Willie Wonka (Johnny Depp version). Angela laughed out loud numerous times and although we couldn’t understand what was being said, we knew the moral of the story was good and were thrilled to see that she could sit still for 2 hours and be entertained!
It was a tear filled good-bye for Mama today…… Not sure if it was knowing that I would miss my little one or the sweetness in Mama Nikolya’s eyes when we returned to the orphanage. (it’s obvious that Mama Nikolya will miss this little girl when she leaves for America….. they share a bond that is very unique in this setting….. she is clearly a large part of the reason that Angela is the sweet and sensitive child she is….. again we feel blessed!) I thought I translated that Angela was asking Mama Nikolya why “Mama” was crying…… her answer could not be understood but something told me that it was one “Mama” explaining to this little girl that her “new Mama” would miss her until we were together again tomorrow!
We decided to rent a DVD and spend some quiet time together. Unfortunately, the movies we brought from home don’t play on the apartment DVD or our laptop for some reason. (It only reads Russian DVD’s…… another sign that big brother is still watching!) :) We walked to the store and successfully purchased for next weekend’s viewing, much to Papa’s dismay, a Barbie Mermaid movie, and rented Willie Wonka (Johnny Depp version). Angela laughed out loud numerous times and although we couldn’t understand what was being said, we knew the moral of the story was good and were thrilled to see that she could sit still for 2 hours and be entertained!
It was a tear filled good-bye for Mama today…… Not sure if it was knowing that I would miss my little one or the sweetness in Mama Nikolya’s eyes when we returned to the orphanage. (it’s obvious that Mama Nikolya will miss this little girl when she leaves for America….. they share a bond that is very unique in this setting….. she is clearly a large part of the reason that Angela is the sweet and sensitive child she is….. again we feel blessed!) I thought I translated that Angela was asking Mama Nikolya why “Mama” was crying…… her answer could not be understood but something told me that it was one “Mama” explaining to this little girl that her “new Mama” would miss her until we were together again tomorrow!
5 comments:
While Angela may not presently understand, Mama Nicolai has a great deal of love for her charges. From time to time, Natasha expresses her love for her as well and wonders how she is doing. I will be sending a photo to you to share with Mama to day.
John
Oh how sweet mama Nikolya is. She is so important to us. She is so important to our girls. God was so watching after all our girls since mama nikolya has been there. She is defintley and angel here on earth. Doing what God has called her to do. I can't wait to see her again.
So who painted the picture? Beautiful. Our girls have been sewing on my grandmother's machine. I am so thankful that they love to do this. My grandma sewed for 50 years along side my grandpa in the cleaning business.
What a special treat to see this machine go again. i wish I could sew more.
Well here is to more happy bonding and attachment.
Blessings to you all
Gail
Wow, did Angela paint those pictures? Absolutely beautiful. SHe has a talent. I have a spot on my wall for some of her art work. She will love the art program at Walnut and they will love her!
Thanks for more photos, I hope time is going quickly there.
It is cold here too.
Teri
You all look like you're having so much fun...despite the cold. It looks like you have a little artist on your hands. Imagine that!
Much love,
Amy
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