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Ukrainetrip
posted 2 days ago
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Yesterday I found out very sad news about Dasha. She is not yet registered as an orphan at the SDA in Ukraine. This means that she will not be available for adoption until 14 months after she is registered. I found the nicest family who wanted to... read entire post
Ukrainetrip
posted 5 days ago
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Olia had a birthday party yesterday. It was her first birthday party with friends. Olia never had a birthday party in Ukraine; not even with her family. Olia told me that only rich people had birthday parties in Ukraine. I think her grandmother... read entire post
Ukrainetrip
posted 5 days ago
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Ukrainetrip
posted 7 days ago
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Today we went to a barbecue with a group of families who were hosting children from Chernobyl. The children are from Belarus. There are about 50 children who are being hosted in our area. The grandparents of one of Olia's baseball team members ho... read entire post
Ukrainetrip
posted 10 days ago
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Ukrainetrip
posted 10 days ago
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Last evening Olia, Dasha and I were sitting at the kitchen table painting figurines. The phone rang and it was my neighbor from around the corner. She asked me where we were because it was the night of the baseball team swim party and barbecue. I... read entire post
Ukrainetrip
posted 11 days ago
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Last night we had great news about Olia's Ukrainian relatives! When our friend Lena came to visit last week, she translated an old letter that Olia had from her great-grandmother. There was a return address on the envelope. Lena recognized the na... read entire post
Ukrainetrip
posted 12 days ago
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We are back into the routine of reading and math everyday. Dasha only has to do the math part and she plays while Olia does her reading time with me. After they finished their sessions, they wanted to play video games or watch TV. My answer was N... read entire post
Ukrainetrip
posted 13 days ago
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http://pak06.pictures.aol.com/NASApp/ygp/Login?locale=en_US&filmId=22631.1577.1215353665029.1&event=ViewFilmYesterday my friend Joni and her husband and kids came over for a barbecue. She adopted two kids from Ukraine in Nov. of 2006. ... read entire post
Ukrainetrip
posted on Jul 04, 2008
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http://pak06.pictures.aol.com/NASApp/ygp/Login?locale=en_US&filmId=22631.1575.1215196736736.1&event=ViewFilmToday we went to the July 4th parade in our town. We all dressed in red, white and blue! Olia typed info into the translation ... read entire post
Ukrainetrip
posted on Jul 01, 2008
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Dan took Olia and Dasha camping for two nights. The house is so quiet. They called today and said that they are all having a great time. The camp ground has a huge outdoor pool and it was a hot day. They spent most of the day in the pool.... read entire post
Ukrainetrip
posted on Jun 30, 2008
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Dan took Olia and Dasha to "train watch" with his brother yesterday. The girls had a great time. Then they went to Dan's father's house and slept overnight. Dan took them to the dollar store and they each picked out three identical items; a noteb... read entire post
Ukrainetrip
posted on Jun 29, 2008
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Last night we all went to a graduation party for our friend's son. He just graduated from college. Dasha and Olia wore dresses and put on sandals with little heels. Olia wore one of her silver necklaces and she let Dasha pick one to wear. The girl... read entire post
Ukrainetrip
posted on Jun 28, 2008
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We always clean on Saturdays. Olia vacuums(she gets paid for that), windexes, and helps with whatever other jobs need to be done. Dasha really likes to clean. She loves having her own bottle of windex to carry! Cleaning actually seems to calm er... read entire post
Ukrainetrip
posted on Jun 28, 2008
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We have noticed that Olia is "wound up" with having Dasha in our home. I don't think it is all Dasha by any means. Olia usually is a much calmer child. Dasha is an "on the go" child. Dasha is not happy just sitting and watching TV or being on the... read entire post