Sunday, February 27, 2011

Day 21 (Sun Feb 27) Dnepropetrovsk - Visit Ira

We were on our usual 10:30 bus this morning.  We tried to call our smelly car guy a few times but with no luck so we had to walk from the bus station to the orphanage.  It was particularly windy and, of course, we have to walk into the wind.

Something very interesting happened.  The director came in and with her was our judge.  They took Ira off to talk to her.  Later Masha asked what they'd talked about.  If they'd told her how to act and such.  Ira said they told her to answer how she wants.  Masha asked if she has decided how she will answer and she said she will go with us.  Masha asked if she wanted to come with us for the waiting period or if she wanted to stay at the orphanage and she said she wants to stay.  No surprise there.  I don't think she has a choice anyway, but before we ask it's good to know she wouldn't want to anyway.

We had a very nice game of Phase 10 going before we had to leave.

I heard back from Sis. Nielsen.  They will be back today.  We'll go see her tomorrow morning.

We got back and Masha told us that as we were getting dressed to leave the orphanage she asked Ira one more time if her answer is yes.  Guess what  she said?  Her famous answer.  I don't know.  Man, this girl is going to drive us to an early grave before we ever get her.  IF we ever get her.