What an exciting last leg of our trip back to Ukraine! As we took off the pilot announced that it was foggy in Dnepro and there was a good chance we'd return to Vienna if it had not improved when we got there. Luckily it was less foggy, though we landed with quite a big bump, but we happy we were down. It was still pretty foggy when Max drove us back to the village at 2 am, it took twice as long as normal, we got to bed at three.
We woke up around nine am according to my watch (still on Vienna time), so Garry thought he'd check on how the guys were making out putting the starter on the skidsteer but then he saw that the clock in the kitchen said eleven (it had not been turned back with no one in the house) but then we realized it was actually ten so we raced off to get to Dnepro for Garry's English class at eleven. I did some shopping while he taught, and then we went for a late lunch.
Sunday we attended church in the village, where the pastor expressed his condolences to Garry on the loss of his mother. Then Garry tried to stay awake until eight pm when we watched the Eagles game. Garry almost made it to the end of the game around eleven pm.
We have settled back into our daily routine after the weekend. Garry and I taught our classes on Monday (somehow we are now teaching Monday and Wednesday) although Garry did not sleep well that night and I, as usual, am not sleeping much since our return.
He started making feed for the cows again on Monday and informed me that the cows were giving less milk after the week he was not making it so it was done correctly. I pointed out he did not have time to train someone to do it correctly before we left, so he should start now since we leave for Manitoba in a month. He also has been busy finishing up the improvements to the heifer barn at the new farm. He was hoping to get some lights working in the that barn, but something shorted out when they tried turning them on as it was getting dark tonight.
It is dark much earlier, I think I heard the village herd coming home at 3:30 this afternoon. They will continue to go out until it snows. For the last six weeks or so, there has been much more for them to eat with the wet weather turning the grass green again. Time changed here on the Saturday we left, a week before North America. It is light earlier so Garry can start making feed before seven in the morning, but dark by five.
Amazingly, Box decided to come in the door Sunday night when I let Needles out around 10:30. He seems to want out to prowl at night regardless of the weather. She is still in the house and is settling down to her old routine, and is curled up next to me while I crochet. Both cats have caught some mice since we got home, so we are happy they have decided to stay in the house more with the changing weather. It is barely sweater weather for us Canadians, although everyone is wearing coats and hats outside now. It feels colder when you are walking and it is rather wet out at times.
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