Four Months!

Sorry we have been so silent. The pace of life has picked up since getting home four months ago. It is amazing that one rather small teenager can turn our lives upside down!

We went to Ohio for Thanksgiving. He was able to meet extended family for the first time. Oleg had so much fun with his cousins! We had turkey with all the trimmings for Thanksgiving. We had explained what Thanksgiving was all about and he seemed to understand. The day after Thanksgiving Oleg was jumping on a trampoline and came down on his ankle wrong. After a trip to the ER we found out he had a bad sprain. He now has a boot on.

It is interesting what stands out to Oleg. Someone asked him if he had turkey for Thanksgiving. He said no. He said we had pizza. We did go out for pizza one night. He had forgotten about the big feast with 20 people! Go figure.

The sprained ankle has cramped his style. He hasn't been able to go to the skate park. That is his favorite thing to do. It will be amazing if he wears his boot as long as the doctor said to.

Christmas is coming! Oleg has been telling us what he wants almost every day. He wants a new scooter to use at the skate park. He wants to look with us online to find just the right one. He is very persistent! He wishes there would be snow for Christmas. I will be happy if the temp is below 80 for Christmas!

School is going well, thought he doesn't like it much. His English is improving all the time. Last night we had a pretty good conversation about the Lord and life in English, with a little help from a translation app. God is working!

All three of us have experienced frustration as we go through the adjustments. The language barrier is the hardest part. We also have to get used to being parents for the first time. We are trying to figure out what things don't really matter and what definitely needs to be addressed. We are all learning.