Rocky
March 18, 2012
It’s been over a month since Roman and Natalia have arrived in America. Don and I have had a major change in our lives. It seems non-stop. Each moment of the day is filled for me… spending time with the kids, or with doing things that I have to do. We sit together at the table (most days) to study English or review math problems. Our laundry loads seem to have tripled, grocery shopping is now occurring every few days (they are eating us out of house and home), and the taxi schedule is very busy….soccer, church, ice-skating, doctor’s visits, etc. We have no clothes from last season, so we went and shopped ‘til we dropped today. What a joy to shop with my new daughter. I love how we look at things together and find nice things for her to wear. Natalia has a great fashion sense and it is fun finding things for her that she likes.
Natalia loves to play with Milla across the street, and with our neighbor, Alina. She is a kind friend and is thoughtful with the other children. She is always willing to share the things she has with others. There are 3 boys in the neighborhood around Roman’s age, so he has friends to play sports with. He is naturally good at any sport that he tries.
This week we enjoyed seeing our friend Michael Cefalo act in the play, Peter Pan. We also visited Uncle Don and Aunt Judy at the Friday night fish dinner at their church. Natalia started 5th grade and rode a school bus for the first time. Here is a picture of Natalia going off to start school and a video of her enjoying Kait's dance class.
