The cupboards are full and the laundry basket is empty.
The dishwasher is running.
There is a cat curled up beside me purring with unselfconscious abandon who has the softest, most stroke-able belly.
I have an excellent book and a LUSH bubble bath calling me upstairs.
It was light on the way to and from school today--and the sun shone!
Those are happy things.
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I'm glad you stopped by! This blog chronicles my experiences living in and adopting from Russia. It was a six-year journey that doubled the size of my family. I adopted my daughter, then age 6, from Moskovskaya Oblast. Now we're back in the USA and no longer posting from Russia.
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adoption timeline:
March 2006: adoption officially begins!
blah. blah. blah.
March 2008: starting over with "new agency"
May 2008: paperwork to US
July 2008: paperwork in Russia
September 2008: possiblity...
November 2008: improbability.
December 3, 2008:
1000 days!
February 2009: MOE approval!
May 2009: "the call" (which was actually an e-mail.)
June 2009: trip one
July 2009: a visit
September 2009: court
1294 days after March 2006: together!
September 22, 2009: day 1...
blah. blah. blah.
March 2008: starting over with "new agency"
May 2008: paperwork to US
July 2008: paperwork in Russia
September 2008: possiblity...
November 2008: improbability.
December 3, 2008:
1000 days!
February 2009: MOE approval!
May 2009: "the call" (which was actually an e-mail.)
June 2009: trip one
July 2009: a visit
September 2009: court
1294 days after March 2006: together!
September 22, 2009: day 1...
FAQ posts:
- what's an ex-pat?
- first impresssions of st. p
- Russian adoption process
- why Russia?
- waiting (bus is late)
- changing (bus metaphor ii)
- just a nice story
- st. p pix
- subbotnik
- maslenitsa
- scarlet sails
- autumn pix
- Russian "Christmas"
- st. p holiday lights
- new year's
- new year's pix (really)
- "winter" pix
- "metcha" post--hers and mine
12 comments:
Sigh. The bubble bath and book sounds absolutely delightful. :)
I agree with Tami.
I love LUSH!! enjoy....
Yes, I guess they are. Thanks for letting us experience them for a moment.
Glad you found some happy things to focus on.
I am never more aware of the joy of these simple things, as when I am here in Russia - where live, overall, IS much simpler! And while I long to be home again, I know the first thing I'll miss, once I am - IS this simplicity!
I love the smell of a cat's belly when she's been recharging in a beam of sunlight. Sort of dusty and warm, and feels so soft. Of course, my throat closes in when I get near warm, soft cats now, but I do remember how nice it was!
Those all sound like fantastic things-- a bunch of wonderful little treats can be so deliciously spoiling! Enjoy them!
indulging in a book and a bath is so much more enjoyable when the laundry is done and the kitchen is cleaned up. congrats!
Sounds like bliss to me :0)
What can be nicer than reading in the bath? Ahhhhhhhh.
Satisfaction on getting stuff done, a pet and a bath...kinda brings peace and calm to life for a little while, doesn't it? Hope you enjoyed. :-)
This is funny, as I sat down to read blogs, I was thinking "things aren't so bad, I have most of the laundry done, the bathroom is clean, clean sheets on the bed, dinner in the over, one cat (butt in air) on my desk and the other one onthe floor (upside down purring)" Sounds like we're have a similar day! YAY for us!
Also wanted to tell you that I emailed my Russian men friends and wished them a Happy Man's Day - they all got a kick out of that. Thanks for the head's up on that one!
I hate you and your simple joys...and I say that with love.
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