Nov 4 - Pre-Court is over!
Big sigh of relief!
We survived the Pre Court. I was anxious because we were the third and last family of the day. But from what I heard from the Browns who were the first and the Burnetts who were the second, the questions asked became progressively less and by the time it was our turn we just got a few questions and were given our schedule for Court. The Judge had a very stern expression on his face and he never looked up from the paperwork on his desk. We will have our court hearing on Monday at 3:30. By the way, I have only mentioned Olga in passing. Olga is the coordinator for WPA in Uralsk. I have seen pictures of her in previous blogs but none have seemed to do her justice. She is a very attractive woman with the warmest smile and a very soothing mesmerizing voice. She is very charming and honestly tries very hard to make us all feel comfortable here in Uralsk.
The Burnetts our next door neighbors are great experimenters of flavor packets from the Atrium. Lillian Burnett found that the Maggi brand packet for spaghetti meat sauce was superior to the Shop Rite bottled brand. Yummy, thank you Lillian! Every morning I ask Lillian what she has tried then go out and get it at the Atrium. Lillian also got a care package sent from her family in Hawaii. She said that they sent it regular mail and it got here in little over a week! Lillian and Craig’s baby, Mckenna, is our Zarina’s playpen pal. In the morning when we go to pick up Zarina for our visit we often find Mckenna and Zarina zooming around together in little walkers. They are so cute together.
Zarina with McKenna and two other cutie-playmates
left to right: McKenna Burnett, Zarina Cooper, and Tansey Brown
After Pre Court we all visited Zhas Dauren, the orphanage for kids 7-18 year olds, we distributed the letters and photos that we brought from Jim and others who contacted us before we left. The kids were fantastic, beautiful kids. Suzanne Scholten says that there is a web site www.zhasdauren.kz/english/index.htm. I highly recommend that everyone who comes to Uralsk visit Zhas Dauren. It will be a special treasured memory. The kids need families to sponsor them. Just a few dollars a month would give them so much here.
Some Zhas Dauren children, including Jim Harding's sponsor-daughter Gulnara.
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