Another day by the Sea!

Today we got to visit L again. We had not seen her in two days as we were working out the details with Z. If he had not agreed to be adopted,we didn't want to keep visiting L and getting her hopes up for a mama and a papa. But since Z wants to be adopted, we were eager to get back to see L. She remembered us which is a good sign considering some concerns we have for her. I brought her a doll which she LOVED! She sat on my lap for awhile and then sat in Jeff's lap and cuddled. I wish I could post the pictures...it is precious beyond words. She looked like she was in paradise cuddling with her papa. I gave her a picture of Jeff and me to keep. She just stared at it and kept saying mama and papa. We had to leave after an hour, because they have a schedule and we don't want to disrupt it too much! The other kiddos are great too. Fabulous munchkins running around like monkeys. So sweet...we love them all. Too bad and I can't afford 30 kids...LOL It is a small orphanage so most of them are not available for adoption...too bad..if you could see them...they would be snatched up and adopted in a heartbeat!!

Jeff and A are excited to cook some meat on an open flame tonight. Jeff is eager to show A how we do in America and A is just as eager to show Jeff how they do here in Ukraine. They are amusing to watch. So tonight we are having grilled meat...it isn't really BBQ as our BBQ family can tell you... when it is grilled with direct heat...that is grilling. BBQ is indirect heat and smoke. Anyway..enough bbq talk.

For those of you not in the Ukraine adoption "know", we have TONS of down time. Today for instance, we got up, Jeff went to the market to buy food. He came back and we waited for A to come get us to take us to see L. We saw her for about an hour. Then came back to the hotel. Now we are just hanging out. We can't see Z today, because he is back at camp. So that is it for today...tomorrow we will go see L again and then back to the room. I didn't bring a lot to read and I am so thankful to have internet access. I say all this to say...I bought a swim suit today...so if I come back with a tan...don't think I was on vacation. I just have nothing to do in between visits with L and Z...so I may as well take advantage of the beach front property! Seriously though, I would rather be doing something productive. The lack of independence is VERY tough for me. We are away from everything in town due lack of lodging available. So we have to have a driver to go anywhere... and no one here speaks English except A and a girl in the market. In Kiev, it was great because we could walk anywhere we needed to go by ourselves and didn't need A for ordering food or seeing sights. Not quite the same here at all...I bought my swimsuit at this adorable market. Kinda like a flea market...I could have stayed for a couple of hours. But I am stuck here with men.......need I say more.
Anyway...nothing more to report. Please pray that we get our court date right away...right now it is hoped to have it by August 26th.
Love you all!