Kemerovo- day 12

Today is Sunday which is Mother’s Day. This will be the first year in twelve years I have spent away from my girls for Mother’s Day. Usually the girls try to make me breakfast in bed with mixed results. When Chad helps things turn out much better. This morning I got up after a restless night and was served oatmeal (not one of my favorite breakfast fare). The woman from the hotel apologized by saying “yaitso” (egg) and then slashing her throat with her finger. I guess she was trying to tell me they were out of eggs. So I had a piece of toast and crawled back into bed with Chad. He got up earlier than usual today but let me sleep in (yay). I didn’t wake up until 2pm! I can tell you THAT hasn’t happened since my early 20s after a late night of clubbing. (Please do not try to calculate exactly how many years ago that was as it may cause your brain to hurt).
After I showered we decided to walk over to the Traveler’s coffee restaurant as it has English menus and free wifi. Their cookies are pretty good there too. As Chad was pouring some of his Cola Lite (Dt Coke), the glass broke. The waiter felt bad and took %15 off of our bill. Chad got a chocolate donut for dessert and I got a cookie to go for later. It is really cold here today; in the low 30s with occasional flurries. The wind will pick up every once in a while and cuts through you too. I really should have worn a hat today, as by the time we get where we are headed my ears are pretty numb. We stopped by the corner market on our way back to the hotel and picked up some more pop and some peanut M&Ms. If Callie were here I would have to share with her; I would do so gladly. : )
On our last trip to the orphanage, the translator gave us the following daily schedule that the boys follow:
7-8am get up, put on the pot, wash their faces and hands, clean their teeth
8am children have their breakfast. For breakfast they have warm sweet tea with milk, cow butter, bread or bun, cheese or cottage cheese
9-10am Individual classes with a speech and occupational therapist or some other specialists; doctor’s check-ups
10am The second breakfast; yogurt and cookies, fruit; a banana, apple, pear
10-11:30am Children are taken for a walk or taking music and sport classes (the time of being outdoors depends on the weather)
12-12:40 Lunch time. Children usually have some soup with meat or fish base, meat or fish (poultry, beef, veal, rabbit meat, salmon) with dressing (macaroni, mashed potato, rice, carrot)fruit soup or juice, a pie
1-3:00 a nap
3:10-4:00 Children play in their group
4:00pm a snack (biscuits, juice; berries or fruits)
4-6:30: Children are taken for a walk or music/sport classes
7:00pm Supper; casserole, tea, biscuits or pies
7:30-8:30 Children play in their group
8-9pm Children prepare to go to bed; take a bath, have some yogurt
9pm Children go to bed

This schedule will be somewhat similar to our daily lives at home over the summer. We will TRY and stick close to it to ease their transition. Tomorrow is the Victory Day celebration; we have no idea what to expect. The weather is supposed to be like today so I will definitely have to bundle up if we try and catch the parade. We are planning to head out with the other family tomorrow. We wish both of our mothers a Happy Mother’s Day.