Well, it looks official. We'll be leaving for Russia next Tuesday, the 18th. We're scheduled to come back Sunday the 23rd, but perhaps we could come back Saturday if some seats open up. So, prayers and all that.

We went to the agency last night to sign our visa application. (She, and we, had forgotten about getting visa pictures, but she was able to get photos off our old app, and I think copied them, which is nice cuz it means getting things Monday, rather than having to stop by the FedEx office Tuesday on the way to the airport, which we had to do when going to get John, and it was just more stress.) Anyway, she said other people had seen the video with Snezhanna on it, and said "she's cute, I want her!" Too late!

The other night at bedtime as I was talking to John in his crib, I asked if he jumped on the couch with Julia, which he likes to do, and he said his usual "no pushing...naughty..timeout", but then he said, in a real clear voice, not slurring any sounds, "John, I'm sorry. Thank you, Kyle". Hmm, don't know where that came from. Maybe he was remembering squabbling with Kyle (a boy he visits with now and then. I think they are going to get together today.)

This morning he said "I get to go play." A whole sentence, with subject, predicate, verbs, everything!

One of his cd's has the Oompa Loompa song on it (from Willie Wonka.) It's funny when he sings along with it.