Happy St Patricks Day

Happy St
Patricks
Day!!










Hello! Happy St Patricks Day from Kazakhstan! This is Zhanna with her new shamrock shirt that Grammie made for her. We will not be having corned beef, but will be having plenty of cabbage tonight for dinner (not Zhanna---she is having turkey with potatoes and pumpkin...baby food is much different here!). We found another new store with traditional Kaz food, and decided to try some more dishes. Most of the food here begins with cabbage--salads, sauerkraut, stuffed, fried, in rolls, etc.... It probably is not the same reheated in the microwave, but still tastes great!
We went for a long walk today, the weather was beautiful. The ice on the sidewalks is still about 6 inches deep, but slowly melting. It was 34 F here today. I'm getting better with the stroller--4 wheeling across the ice---and Zhanna is much happier with her pink hat that does not cover her eyes.
We have our tickets in hand now to fly to Almaty on Sunday. There we will have several appointments and possibly some shopping time. I'm trying to teach Zhanna some of the joys of shopping, but the snow suit can be an obstacle to the fun. Spring is celebrated here and in Eastern Asia on March 22, but in Russia it is celebrated on March 8--same day as "Women's Day".
Tomorrow we will pack--yahoo!!--should be easier going home. Most of the clothes I brought for Zhanna were too small and I donated them to the orphanage, as well as the large bag of diapers I brought in size 2 ( she is a size 3). I also brought some food, formula, and other things that were heavy but will not be going home. Hopefully no overweight luggage fees this time!!
More tomorrow--hope everyone had a great St Patrick's Day!!