Thursday, May 12, 2005

Take Two Aspirin....

Today was Katya's medical exam. The US government requires that she be given a clean bill of health and be current on her vaccinations before they'll approve her being brought into the US as our adopted daughter. Katya is now 4'2" and weighs 66 lbs. She did great, although she had to have THREE shots! Her reward was a popscicle at the Ramstore.

After the medical, we met the Tumblesons and the Hicks for lunch at Stetsons. It looks like a western tavern, but the food has a decidly Kazakh flair. I think I would have been happier at Mad Murphy's. ;-)

When lunch was over, we joined Rhonda & Ian at the Tsum store for some shopping. The Tsum consists of three levels. The first level is all electronics. There are individual vendors, each with their own counter selling their wares. I have never seen so many cell phones for sale in one place before.

The third level holds booth after booth of traditonal Kazakh items. Everything from a horse saddle, leather pouch for the fermented horse milk they like to drink to t-shirts that say Kazakhstan to miniature yurts. We bought a doll for Katya, a doll for me, two magnets, post cards and a key chain.

We came home after that and spent the rest of the eveing relaxing.

Tomorrow morning at 11:00 is our US Embassy interview. We will receive Katya's visa then, the last hurdle before getting on the plane for home.

We hope to share one last meeting with the Tumbleson's and the Hicks today. And also perhaps a quick to the Kazakhstan chocolate factory. We had some in the mountains and it is "f'kusna", tasty!

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