Meeting the Aunt

Friday morning we got up and made coffee. Checked the Blackberry to see it any messages came through while we were sleeping.( We are 10 hours ahead of LA time and I know I'm off on the days I'm writing about.) So, after coffee we left for the orphanage with the gift we got at the toy store the night before. The first day we were here we found out he has an aunt. She has cared for him and if she had the capacity to raise him she would. She loves him very much. Today is the day she wants to meet us and see who we are. We are all in the room waiting for her to arrive. In she comes caring a small bag with some apples, cookies and a few little toys for V. He gives her a big hug, we greet her and we all sit to exchange information about V. She is a very humble woman who wants to know what it will be like for V. Back in the states. What is our home like, school and his new older brother. She wants to know how he is doing from time to time and for us to send pictures back to her. Next we all go into the directors office to be asked a few questions and what our plans are for his life with us back in the states. This is all translated back to the aunt. We go back into the big room and the aunt pulls some photos out from the albums that V. Brought back with him from the states this summer. She hangs out for a while longer visiting with V. then she says she is leaving and we take some photos so we will always have a good memory of her. We hung out a while longer then it was time to go. Since there is a quarantine going on and the kids have not been going to school. The contact with V. and seeing any of the other kids and visiting has been very limited. The first day we saw V. we were required to wear mask because V. was not feeling well and we were told all our visits all week would be limited to one hour everyday. After we left the orphanage we went to the free WiFi mall area we discovered (it's the photo of me with a ponytail) and tried to catch up on the blog. I have so much to say but when I have to write fast I forget all the details! After that we had our driver take us to the really big grocery store.
It's like a Target. When you first walk through the doors there is a big coffee place on the left, a book store on the right then a store like Best Buys for cameras and phones. When you go to get a shopping cart they are locked on to each other. When you insert a fifty cent coin in it unlocks the small chain that attaches to the next cart. We finally figured it out and got a cart. We started shopping. The market is very big, bright and clean. The food is very fresh. We bought a fresh chicken, fresh bread, coffee, milk, chocolate and Vodka. The store doesn't give grocery bags but they will sell them to you to bag your groceries. I brought a fold away bag that I carry in my purse and it has come in handy many times. We bagged our purchase then found our driver in the parking lot and drove back to the apartment. Once home we changed into our comfy clothes and made dinner. Kevan got a movie going, Wedding Crashers, while dinner was cooking. We made a roast chicken in the oven and it was so good. It was a nice night with a hot meal, a movie with each other.