It's about time...: April 2008

I know I should feel flattered...

I like attention as much as the next guy...
But when you are hearing every other day that your blog hasn't changed for months and there is a rumor that you dropped off the face of the earth...

Enough already!
Thank you for the "gentle nudges". I will attempt to fill you in quickly, but for details, you should probably give me a call or use your imagination!
We spent all of November and December packing up our home in Krasnodar to prepare for 5 months of traveling in the States. Our plans are to find a new home when we return in June rather than pay rent for an empty house.
In January all our plans were turned upside down when we found out that baby #5 is coming in September. My husband now preaches "surgery before generosity" if you are REALLY serious about being done! We had given EVERYTHING away!

After spending some much needed time with my side of the family in Texas, we headed to Florida in February for some vacation and time with Steve's side of the family (more of mine, too! Let's do it again, Nate & Pam!).

Completely rested and refreshed, we headed to New York in March for a whirlwind tour of the state telling anyone who will listen about our time in Russia and what we would like to see happen in the coming years. That is where we are now... In the middle of the whirlwind. I have just one more thing to share...
We will no longer have to rely on theory to teach our girls what boys are like... they will have a little brother to observe first hand!
The reason I had put this off for so long is that the pictures of all the fun are on the other computer. So, here are just a few of ordinary life that will at least help you to recognize us on the street.
The new plan is to be back in Russia by Thanksgiving. I can't think of anything I would be more thankful for!