reede, august 06, 2004
Seven Weeks
Seven weeks ago, the moving company packed up all our stuff for Estonia, and also took all the stuff we are storing while we are here.
Today, we got 96 boxes (not 98 as we originally thought) delivered to us here at our apt. in Tartu.
The kids are excited to have the transformers, which means they can use their American electronic stuff. Tim's excited to have his tea and kitchen stuff.
It's weird to be without the things that are special and familiar to you. It's funny now to see some of the things we chose to bring. We are really HOME now. KODU in Estonian. A month ago we arrived in Estonia. Now we are really living here.
We went out to eat to celebrate, to have my favorite meal here of lasagne at La Dolce Vita restaurant. It really is "the sweet life" and we are so grateful to be here!
Tim already wrote about our dinner at the landlord's house last night. What he didn't mention is that she gave 5-month-old Peter his first taste of solid food -- cake! I remember Tim's sister, Susan, who is also a Salvation Army officer, warning us that someone from our corps would probably end up feeding him before we knew it. Then when she remembered about us moving here, she took it back. But in the end, she was right! And we are reminded once again that our "corps" here is really everyone in the whole city of Tartu!
I'm listening to PereRaadio (Family Radio) -- http://www.saaremaa.ee/pereraadio/eng_index.html
"Maailm eest Jumal" -- the world for God!
Evelyn
Today, we got 96 boxes (not 98 as we originally thought) delivered to us here at our apt. in Tartu.
The kids are excited to have the transformers, which means they can use their American electronic stuff. Tim's excited to have his tea and kitchen stuff.
It's weird to be without the things that are special and familiar to you. It's funny now to see some of the things we chose to bring. We are really HOME now. KODU in Estonian. A month ago we arrived in Estonia. Now we are really living here.
We went out to eat to celebrate, to have my favorite meal here of lasagne at La Dolce Vita restaurant. It really is "the sweet life" and we are so grateful to be here!
Tim already wrote about our dinner at the landlord's house last night. What he didn't mention is that she gave 5-month-old Peter his first taste of solid food -- cake! I remember Tim's sister, Susan, who is also a Salvation Army officer, warning us that someone from our corps would probably end up feeding him before we knew it. Then when she remembered about us moving here, she took it back. But in the end, she was right! And we are reminded once again that our "corps" here is really everyone in the whole city of Tartu!
I'm listening to PereRaadio (Family Radio) -- http://www.saaremaa.ee/pereraadio/eng_index.html
"Maailm eest Jumal" -- the world for God!
Evelyn
