I forgot to pass along a bit of information that Barbie told me from her Saturday. On Saturday, Barbie and her friends found a store in Hanoi called, "Western Can". Inside the store, Barbie found Dr. Pepper and Twix! She was in heaven. One of the other ladies found Doritos and the third lady found chips and salsa. These familiar snacks provided some much needed comfort for the ladies as they wait in Hanoi.
As I talked with Barbie tonight (which is Monday morning there), she told me that she and her friends were having a better weekend than they anticipated. On Saturday night they went to a family's home for supper. The mister of this family was a boyhood friend of one of the fathers of the adopted kids still in Hanoi. Barbie said that it was a great evening and they were able to take their mind off a lot of their anxiety for at least a while. Sunday morning Barbie went to church again with one of her friends. Barbie said that she got a chance to talk with a few Americans there and if they end up staying much longer they will have more people that they will have a chance to spend time with. We, of course, hope that she doesn't get to know them too well.
It was raining on Monday morning in Hanoi, so Barbie wasn't so sure what her plan for the day would be. She's getting good at making it through days.
The kids, my mom, and I are spending the weekend at the home of Granny and Gramps K. The highlight of the trip was expected to be a Sunday night visit to the Pizza Ranch to get pizza and Thomas' favorite dessert pizza. Unfortunately, the Pizza Ranch was closed (boo!) It wasn't supposed to be closed. We all kind of stood in shock for several seconds before knowing what to do next. It was -8 deg. Fahrenheit outside, so we decided that we should do something other than look disappointedly at the Pizza Ranch door. We went to the A&W and found the food their to be at least satisfactory. We'll go home tomorrow morning, and we'll get ready to start another week.
To those reading, thanks for continuing to follow our story. I know that the descriptions are becoming shorter and the entries are less frequent. Please know that there are still 24 hours in the days that are happening in Vietnam and there are probably just as many things happening that could be shared. We don't have the luxury of being able to give you as much of the story as we have in the past due to the fact that it's me reporting second hand on stuff that I glean from a 45-60 minute daily phone conversation.
Well, that's it for now. Take care and we'll try and keep you updated.
Doug
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