"We are offically through the midway point of the ten
day waiting period. On Wednesday, we actually had an
"out of routine" day for us and we really enjoyed the change.
I purchased a couple of pieces of art but it is not that easy to
get them out of the country. We had to go to the art gallery,
take pictures of the art, and bring the pictures to a museum
so that the museum can confirm the paintings are not
masterpieces or of significant value to the Russian culture.
Today, we have to do more to get the appropriate "documentation."
As an aside, "documentation" is necessary for just about eveything
in Russia. I hope that the pictures are of significant value one day
in several years! We have officially been gone almost two weeks
and we started to run out of laundry so we had the distinct pleasure
of being invited to our interpreter's house (Jane) to do laundry
and for dinner. It was really a treat to have a home cooked meal!
Jane took us all over the place in between visits to get all of the art
documentation finalized and Kyle loves to flirt with Jane! He is
going to be a true ladies man. We actually went to the Kremlin
and you can see the picture of my Dad and I in front of the
mosque, a very old and established building in Kazan. The sun
was shining yesterday but today is like a winter wonderland
fairytale. Kyle is starting to sing with us during the visits. When
we Sing Rock-A-Bye Baby, he tries to outsing us with his
rendition - BaBaBaBa.....! As a part of Gator Nation, he also
enjoyed his first experience with Gatorade. We will keep you posted."