First snowfall at the jobsite...

Court tomorrow!!!! YEA!!!

Today we awoke with a surprise... about 3 inches of snow on the ground with more falling. It was a beautiful site. The flakes were large like those you see at the ski slopes. Unfortunately, as the day progressed, it turned into Texas snow...slush and rain! Kevin and I looked ridiculous walking around in all the slushy ice in our tennis shoes. By the time we walked to the restaraunt we frequent the most (about 5 blocks), we were drenched from the mid-calf down. (The sidewalks have many surprise potholes you can't see with slushy snow on top.) Enjoy the view from our apartment...

The kids are excited about tomorrow. Nikolas still does not understand why Ukrainian law has a 10 day waiting period before they can actually leave the orphanage. To be honest, we question its purpose too. I assumed it was to allow relatives to protest, but have been told this never happens. Regardless, we are moving in the right direction.

Yesterday, we spent the day shopping at the weekend market with Svitlana and her best friend, Vika. Derek, our newest American friend, accompanied us too. The weekend market reminds me of Chinatown in New York, but somewhat disorganized. You can buy just about anything...clothing, plumbing, toys and food items. Most vendors are set up in a 5X8 area which is covered by a tent. Others simply set up in the traffic areas on the ground. We actually saw beheaded, plucked, raw chicken sitting on a piece of cardboard paper on the ground for sale...unfortunately, the weather conditions added a little seasoning for the purchaser! (it was rainning and muddy) Needless to say, we stuck with clothing options. I will say, Kevin was tempted as he is still hungry for a large meal!

Will post more after court...Please pray for things to go smoothly as planned.

Much love to you!