Poland, Week 6

August 15 -21

I have been really slow to get posts up this week, so I will just sum the week up in one post.

Saturday and Monday were relatively quiet days and were spent mostly at home.

On Sunday we went to church and then in the afternoon headed to Łazienki Park for the free, live,  (classical music) concert at 4 p.m.  The Chopin piano concert was an hour long, and though I think the uniqueness of it was lost on them, it was a bit of culture for the kiddos. :D Perhaps someday they will look back on it in appreciation.  They all did well, even the youngest kiddo, at staying pretty quiet to listen.  The park was pretty full with probably a thousand people sitting on benches, blankets, and the grass around the statue of Chopin.

Tuesday, we went into Warsaw to get a few more souvenir items.  We started off at a Christmas ornament shop, Bombkarnia,  located across the street from the Palace of Culture and Science. Mark and I took turns going in with the older kids: many beautiful (read highly breakable), handmade ornaments available there.  We also headed to Old Town for the third time. :-)  We have really enjoyed looking around there, exploring more of what is there.


Wednesday was DD's doctor's appointment, required before travel home.  She was not happy to be there, but it is over and done now.  Lollipops make everything better. They also make a sticky child.

On Thursday we spent some time at home for the morning, then went back to Digiloo for the kids to play.  They were all excited to go again, and it was sooo much cooler in there than the last time.  (The temperatures have been in the 70's and low 80's for the last several days with nighttime temps in the 50's and 60's.)

Friday marked the end of our appeal period, meaning that the judge's decision to allow her to become a part of our family is finalized. Alex picked up our final court decree and the new birth certificate for DD.  This coming week we will get the Visa and passport for DD to travel home next Friday, August 28th!