I vow to do better!

Okay, as of today, Sunday here, I vow to do better at keeping our blog updated.  I am going to pick one day a week to be my blog day, and if anyhting else pops up before then I may even post more than once.(but don't get your hopes up :)  Language is going good, and Steven and I have found that we are starting to pick up words in conversations.  We have also learned how to ask, " Do you speak English?"  and how to reply, "I don't speak Bulgarian.  Only a little, I am learning."  This has come in handy.  I was very proud of myself just this morning for understanding that the sweet little old lady next to us on the bus was asking me how old Eli was.  I was able to give a brief answer then interpret that she had 2 grandchildren, one was 2 and the other was 4.  I then was able to tell her that Jonathan was 5 and Audrey was 7.  Now, before you get the impression that I am anywhere near proficient, all of this was relayed in broken, very badly spoken, Bulgarski.  But, hey, that was my victory for today! 
         Eli's potty training is going good.  He has gone a couple of days with no accidents and these are very good days!!!  Then there are days he does it just to spite me.  Okay.....maybe not, but it feels like that.  His personality is very much like that of his sister.  Very headstrong, and determined.  As usual this kind of freaks out other parents around us on the playground.  Steven and I have observed that parents here are very protective of their children.  Even the bigger ones.  They are never far away from them on the playground, and if the child climbs anything over 3 feet high, the parent is right there for assistance.  Well, you can imagine how it looks when I am letting my little guy scale a climbing wall, flip over the top, and descend the other side.  All while passing up what looks like a 5 year old little boy.  As I puff up with pride at my sons gross motor ability, I look around and see all the other parents looking at me in sheer horror and disbelief that I would even let him attempt it.  I simply smile, tell him "way to go!" in english, and they all understand...oh, they're just crazy Americans. :)
   Jonathan and Audrey are doing good.  Audrey is on holiday until Apr.11, so she has been working on her American schoolwork this week, and will be going with the boys to childcare next week.  We are getting used to living in an apt. and I think the park right down the street is helping.  The weather has been really nice for the past couple of days and there is always alot going on in the park.  Plus we use it as a meeting place.  Steven has already met another man and his child that were from England, and we are getting to know the family of the little boy that translates for Audrey in school.  They are really nice and have a neat story.  He is from Mexico, she is from Bulgaria, and they met in college in Colorado, USA.  HA!  Isn't that great! 
     Well, I have babbled on enough.  Overall, life here is good!  We are loving exploring the city(sometimes getting a little lost), eating yummy new foods, and meeting new people.  May God be glorified in all we do here!