The Land That I Will Show You

Success! We found fresh doughnuts. The lady must have gotten tired of us pestering her everyday. Today when we asked she told us to stay put for a minute and she went to the kitchen and got a whole tray of them steaming hot. Rinat was a happy young man. Unfortunately, it is going to take more than a snack to happy up Sholpan. She is feverish and feels terrible. Rinat reports that she was up during the night and has been given medicine. He keeps up with those sisters! Zarina still has a terrible cough and has been to see the nurse. It doesn’t seem to be getting her down too much. We put our puzzle building skills to the test today. It makes it more of a challenge to work on a lumpy oriental carpet. Alas, we had to leave before the puzzle was complete. On the way back we stopped to get a cake for our friend Kim since she will be leaving tomorrow after having been here for six weeks. We will miss her. Tomorrow will be our last official day of bonding. On Wednesday our coordinator will apply for a court date. We are still hoping for Friday, but it will likely be at least Monday. Thursday is the last day of school here and big celebrations are being planned. Can’t wait to see all of those French Maids!