Thanks to everyone for the care your are showing to Austin and Grayson while we're away. I talk to them often and they feel very loved and cared for, they said they have lots of food which means alot to two teenage boys.
We are doing well, just counting down the days to our second court date which is Wednesday, April 21. If the judge is there that day, things should start moving along. We can't progress at all until this takes place. Last week we had to go to Kampala four days in a row and this is a trip of around 2 to 2 1/2 hours in the worst traffic I have ever seen or heard about. To get an idea of what Uganda is like - in a country of 36 million people, there is only one movie theater for the whole country. It is in a mall in Kampala and is not one of the multi-room kind like we have. In most ways being here is like stepping back in time 100 years. The roads are horrible with only half of the pavement still on the road, huge potholes everywhere. Last week after one doctor appt. we went to an "amusement" park called Didi's world. Hilarious! After going down a washed out dirt road we turned into a completely empty huge parking lot. Inside the park we were one of maybe 5 people. The few rides were broken down and at least 20 years old, however, Bobby was overwhelmed and spent 15 minutes staring at the big pirate ship ride that all parks have. We could have left after that and he would have been satisfied. I just kept thinking that he will have a seizure if we go to Disneyworld.
Bobby is now able to stay with us at night which is very good. As much as we miss our three in the states, I know this time is important for the three of us. Bobby is very sweet at times and pushes the boundries at other times, like any five year old. We had to put up his Leapster yesterday for the rest of the day when he would not obey after repeated attempts to get him to lie down for a nap. In response, he said that he was "going to get mom and dad's phones and chop them up with the machine (weed eater) and eat them." ! At bedtime, however, he was very sweet and then today's nap was much better. I know everything is new and confusing to him so we just try to be patient - although sometimes we have to try really hard. So far his world has been very small.
All the clothes we got at the shower fit him perfectly. He's been swimming several times already and loves it so the bathing suits have been very needed. I brought several books and toys which are well used.
I miss you all and can't wait to get Bobby home to meet everyone. We still feel priviledged to be able to be taking in this child and know God is the one who controls all our circumstances and timing and we cling to this.
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