Everyday when we go to breakfast, there is a young lady (approx. 22 yrs old) working. She never smiles, or looks happy. Viktorija gave her some candy today and told her we are leaving tomorrow and that we apprciate all she has done for us while we were here. That brought a smile to the girl's face for the first time we've seen. The young lady came by our table later and brought us a few pieces of her candy to share. When the housekeeper came in to clean our room today, Viktorija gave her a gift also. The lady was shocked. We just want people to know that we apprciate what they are doing. They may not speak our language, but they might remember the family that was in this apt as people that care about them.
Today we started sorting through our things, repacking for our move to Riga tomorrow. Viktorija is so excited. She has only been to her capital city one time, she says. We will look at our stay there as another adventure as we all learn about the city. We will not have an apt in that hotel. We will be sharing a room. This actually makes Viktorija happy since she likes the thought of all of us sleeping in the same room.
When we wake up tomorow we will have our last breakfast at the hotel and check out by 12:00. We will then be waiting for our attorney to pick us up for court in the afternoon. We will probably be waiting most of the day, since our court time is scheduled for 3:30pm. After court, our attorney will drive us he 3-1/2 hours back to Riga. Long day, but a day closer to returning home:-)
We are running out of creative ideas to keep us from going absolutely nuts. Currently, Mike and Viktorija are playing hide and seek with a penny. We're scraping the bottom of the barrel, huh?? :-) I think we've done pretty well indoors for 11 days with Viktorija. When Mike and Viktorija return this Summer for the 2nd trip, they will have much more to do. The weather should be beautiful then, and they can get a better appreciation for the quintness of the town.
We had the chance to meet Viktoirja's psychologist this evening. Vitkorija gave her the letter she had written for her "7-yr mom". Her psychologist is a very nice lady who is fluent in English and Latvian. She talked with us for about 15 minutes about how Viktorija is "ready for this big change with her new family". I could tell the psychologist and Viktorija are very fond of each other. Seeing the psychologist was Maria's idea prior to Viktorija's visit with us last Summer. What a great idea! This has been very helpful for her to deal with some issues and move forward. I'm grateful!
We are also thrilled that our friends, the Bleavins, arrived safely in Latvia today to begin their adopton process. This family has become so special to us. We met them through the hosting program last Summer and have remained in close contact as we both proceeded with adopting our host children. What a wonderful journey to share with friends:-) It's been awesome to see how God has worked in both of our families through this process.
Goodnight for now....
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