We are beginning to wonder if we will have the power to turn on the new stove before we leave- we may have the inspector out this week, but we had hoped that he would come today (Tuesday ) but the electrical office said they hope to finish the paperwork by Thursday to schedule his visit. We bought the stove yesterday as the 60cm one was still there, most stoves here are 50cm ( 30 inches vs. 24 for Americans) but we decided to go with the one big enough to cook a turkey!
So maybe we will be buying another birthday cake for Jonah next week, like we did for Seth last week. I am all ready with 14 presents wrapped up. Seth had sixteen (from candy to Lego and a razor) because I had a crazy idea for Noah’s birthday last January- that this would be the year of as many presents as you are old- can’t wait to wrap all of Jessy’s when we are home next month.
We are trying a new Russian program -Pimsleur ?- I think- an audio one where you repeat and answer conversation for a half hour. It teaches syllable by syllable, and after day 3 we both like it. Still working with the program Garry bought in Canada, and our twice weekly lessons with our Russian teacher. The boys are busy finishing things up for homeschooling, so they can take a break while we are home.
Speaking of home- we fly from Kiev to Frankfurt the morning of December 8, fly to Newark airport – departing at 11:20 and through the miracle of time zones land at 2:15 the same afternoon. We plan to spend a couple days with my family, drive up to Ontario on the weekend to see Garry’s parents, and be home in Manitoba before the 16th. We plan to fly back to Ukraine near the end of January. If you want to see us (maybe look at some slides) please let us know so we can plan ahead!
So maybe we will be buying another birthday cake for Jonah next week, like we did for Seth last week. I am all ready with 14 presents wrapped up. Seth had sixteen (from candy to Lego and a razor) because I had a crazy idea for Noah’s birthday last January- that this would be the year of as many presents as you are old- can’t wait to wrap all of Jessy’s when we are home next month.
We are trying a new Russian program -Pimsleur ?- I think- an audio one where you repeat and answer conversation for a half hour. It teaches syllable by syllable, and after day 3 we both like it. Still working with the program Garry bought in Canada, and our twice weekly lessons with our Russian teacher. The boys are busy finishing things up for homeschooling, so they can take a break while we are home.
Speaking of home- we fly from Kiev to Frankfurt the morning of December 8, fly to Newark airport – departing at 11:20 and through the miracle of time zones land at 2:15 the same afternoon. We plan to spend a couple days with my family, drive up to Ontario on the weekend to see Garry’s parents, and be home in Manitoba before the 16th. We plan to fly back to Ukraine near the end of January. If you want to see us (maybe look at some slides) please let us know so we can plan ahead!
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