We had a really great day with Danny today. He was all smiles when we walked in and gave us big hugs all day long. He gets very sad when we have to take him back to the group. He has the best smile! It just lights up his whole face. He loves to ride in the Buggy around the sidewalks. Everyone knows him there. Even the construction workers wave and greet him by name. It has been beautiful weather, sunny and dry. We are working on getting an outdoor pool for the group to splash in as the Baby House is under renovations and the pool inside is closed. The children in his group are so sweet! They are warming up to us and come up for hugs and to show us their toys. They like to dance to Indian music a lot. We hope to get the telephone company out to the apartment tomorrow so they can get our internet going. Then we can post pics. If not, then I'll put some photos on a disc to post here at the internet cafe. We wish you could see us!
Of course, we are missing Collin every minute of the day but he sounds happy on the phone. He keeps saying, come home now! For any family reading this, feel free to give him a cheer up call if you get the chance.
We really love our group here. Gulnara, our facilitator, has gone out of her way to make us comfortable. Her daughter, Mika, has been our interpreter. She is great with the kids and so smart and friendly. Our driver, Karim, is friendly and very helpful in errands for us. They all are glad Danny is going to have a family.
We had a nice dinner out last night. We can walk to a little mall, City Plus, with a grocery, toy store, clothing and restaurants, movies. Of course, we can't understand the movies so we haven't done that. It is fun to people watch. The Kazakhstan people are beautiful. Everyone dresses so nicely, women in dresses and heels every day. No tennis shoes here!
I'll sign off until tomorrow with pics. Jacqueline
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