The train leaves at 8pm

Well we will get to experience the trian tonight. That should be very interesting from all that I have heard. Guess what? We managed to get the one with the air conditioning!! Woohoo for me (Laura) because I would be miserable with this heat if we didn't have it. Yep, I'm spoiled. The adventure so far has been fun. Even though it doesn't look like I'm going to get my girl :( I will just have to spoil everyone elses girls.

I'm really excited about meeting the boys either tomorrow or the next day. Their pictures were really cute. We will reserve judgement until we actually meet them and see their medical file and such. Have been searching and praying but not hearing much right now. I don't want to rely on my emotions as I know God has a specific plan. I'm simply waiting to hear. Please continue to pray for us as we meet the boys and make the decision as to whether those are "the ones" or whether He has others in mind for us. We did start to pick out some names and that has been pretty fun. No, mom, I'm not sharing those just yet. I know you are dying to ask.

Our driver, Nicholi, has been great! He is very calm and soft spoken behind his big burly exterior and bald head. Boy he can carry some luggage though! I don't think I have seen anyone carry that much. He must be half pack horse.

We went to a great market today. The produce was twice as good as the best I've seen in Virginia. I think I could have passed on seeing the bull head complete with teeth, horns, you name it, it was still intact. No skin though. The markets look alot like the ones in Mexico. I'm guessing people here go to the market each day as most things are not refrigerated here (meat included). We have had lots of interesting food so far: Vernicky, borshe, pizza with blue cheese. I will try some things but McDonalds is always available somewhere close by.

The train will leave tonight at 8:30pm and will arrive in the region at 6:45am. I'm hoping that the majority of the time will be spent sleeping. I know, wishful thinking. At least it was nice that the Henry's warned us that they bang on your door 1 hour before your stop and you MUST open the door and show them you are up. Good thing we knew that or they might have been banging for a very long time.

Today we get to relax a little and just hang out at the Sense office and catch up on things. It is nice that we can use the internet and store our luggage here until we leave for the train. Both Julias are very nice. Rob will get to do some of his school work and I can look up some things on the internet that might be helpful for where we are going.

Thank you to all those who are praying for us. Don't stop! And if you're not, now would be a good time to start. We appreciate any and all prayers. (Guidance, health, speedy process, for the boys, for our kids at home, etc , etc)

(Rob speaking)Laura has even become so desperate to speak to people here she has resorted to ask if they speak Spanish. Boy does that bring a strange look. I can't really fault her, I keep trying to tell people Si' when I should say Da. Mayra is really rubbing off on us. Travis would be happy though, we wouldn't be pestering him to translate like we did in Mexico, he could just act dumb like me.

Too da loo for now,
Laura and Rob