Friday- Court Date for sure and decisions

OUR COURT DATE IS THURSDAY JUNE 3. We are very excited to have this decided. Dave changed his ticket to come home on June 4. This is the day that I had tickets for Tyler and I to go home and so it is a little depressing. We tried to get Delta to let Dave take Tyler's seat since they have the same first name but no doing. We were planning on the 250 dollar change fee but were disappointed to also have to add on the 455 dollar change in rate fee. What a mess. Dave was of the attitude "anything to get home."

We spent a lot of time at the notary and then took the bus back to see the kids program at the school. It is the one that they have been rehearsing and it was great. They do it to celebrate the end of school (sko la) and they invite important contributors and government people to come. It was good. Then we took the boys to the big park in the rain but it stopped enough to open some rides and so they had fun (finally) We also ate some pizza with the Corbetts and enjoyed their company. In the moments in between, we tried to decide it we should jet off to Russia in the time we have between now and court. Since Dave is leaving in less than a week, it was his last chance to go. We did a lot of contemplating and decided to stay and Tyler and I will probably go during the 10 day wait. At one point Dave said "I feel nervous" I responded with Silence....then "I really wish that I could say something to comfort you but I can't really think of anything." We have seriously been trying to look on the bright side here but there are moments when it is pretty dang dark.

Vitaly just came and knocked on our window. He and a couple of his cute friends are wondering when we are coming to the orphanage today. Tyler is still in bed and Dave just got up. It was heartwarming to know that he is eager to come and be bored with us. We have already done everything here that we can find to do. We are going to ask if Dave can do dental exams or something. It is sad that life in the orphanage is not as good as our pitiful life right now. I can't wait to get these guys home. They will be in 7th heaven. If they ever get homesick we will take them to a poverty stricken place in SLC and let them kick a beer can around to remember Ukraine.

I am posting some pictures of the beautiful countryside of Ukraine. If I had to live here, It would have to be in the country. It is really beautiful.

Some of the not so beautiful things we see here on a regular basis are:

*People digging through trash cans for some kind of something.

*Old people selling sunflower seeds or other things (Tyler said "a row of about 20 grandmas trying to sell the same thing."

*Trash on the ground (including used syringes used for drugs and broken beer bottles all over)

*Drunk people and poor people using their last money to by alcohol.

* Beggars

*dilapidation of almost everything. Anything new is a novelty.

* Old tires in big holes in the road to prevent death by joltage.

Things I doubt that I will ever see in Ukraine:

*a dishwasher (after we use our total of 3 forks, I instinctively reach for the dishwasher..and then realize "oh yeah I am in Ukraine."

* a dryer (hang it or dry it with the hairdryer.)

*a garbage disposal

*Doritos or a tortilla chip

* peanut butter

* clean air

* a good bed (Dave thinks serta should expand into Ukraine)

*Clean water

etc etc

Dave just said "is today a good day for us to decide what I am taking home..or am I getting too anxious?"

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