Wardrobe issues again today. Ellie really likes these striped summer type leggings I brought. They are pretty thin, not really warm enough. Fashion is what matters. They feel comfortable saying "no" to my face and the shake their finger at my as if scolding me, but they're not, just communicating with their hands, "no."
Ok, I didn't push the gloves and hats because the sun was out but I should have brought them because their little hands froze. However my mistake taught them to bring them (they did make a point to grab them later in PM when we went out.)
Went to same park again. Girls like to run away from Anton. Scares me because they may not realize they're running in street. Went to Starbucks again. Girls start talking to this young student beside us. She is junior in high school working on some map work homework. Girls had a fight right there about an object one possessed and the other did not. This young girl was so helpful in talking to them and calming them
down.
Had dinner tonight with lovely couple that works with orphans. They were helpful in explaining that in orphanages, kids are very much out for themselves and mean to each other but they were also very encouraging about our girls.
Tonight girls whined for me to sleep with them (threw themselves on the ground again). At first I thought this is them wanting their own way and just tired (and probably true). But I realized how much they need physical touch and closeness and so I layed down with them and stroked their hair until they went to sleep.
Anton is very exhausted. Has a cold sore. He's having fun but he's inbetween being a crazy kid and seeking to be in that more responsible big brother role. He's sensitive when I correct him, he had a breakdown when scolded for lack of self control. I told him he was acting foolishly (and was hurting himself and girls because he was not thinking). He said I called him a "fool" which I did not but he was being hard on himself more than I was. Poor thing. He fell asleep at dinner. Begged to go to bed as soon as we got back to apt.
I feel very positive about the future and how these girls will grow in God's grace. We prayed tonight and they prayed to God in Bulgarian. We look forward in joining the Ullriches at church tomorrow assuming everyone is healthy.
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