This and That

We woke up to the news that Osama Bin Laden has been killed. Thank goodness that we have CNN news in our hotel....you know who (RW) is glued to the TV. I know he misses his political talking buddies right now! Thank you to our military! I am trying to remind myself of the verse "Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when he stumbles, do not let your heart rejoice"..Proverbs 24:17. A little (lot) hard right now! Some of the people from other countries that we have talked to this morning are also happy. A few things about our stay. First of all the hotel is nice, especially for Nepali standards. It is a 100 year old palace that has been converted into a hotel. There is a pretty garden/lawn area where the kids can run and play. There is also a nice swimming pool, although the water is pretty cold. The beds are REALLY hard....like, so hard that if you want something softer you should move to the hard-wood floor.....Seriously! Breakfast is included, so we eat with the other two adopting families almost every morning. There are lots of people, especially from Australia here to trek. Everyone loves talking to our babies and asking questions about the adoption process. Today we met a German family who adopted their two children from Nepal eight years ago. It was interesting to hear their story. They especially loved our babies!

Although the country is really poor, the people are very friendly! I will say some of the things, like cows, goats and chickens walking in the middle of the street are really surprising. Most of the country is Hindu, so cows are sacred. Therefore...no McDonalds, although I did see a 7-Eleven.

Saturday night we ate dinner with the other two families at a popular, local restaurant called Mike's Breakfast. The restaurant reminded me of a Nepali version of Joe T's. We actually got Mexican Food that wasn't so bad! Chips and hot sauce, nacho's, burritos, enchiladas....we were in heaven! Almost as much as when we discovered Pace Picante sauce at the store yesterday! Now I think Rusty can survive!

Sunday we met with a local pastor who we had met in the States over three years ago. He and his wife and two kids came to our hotel. The funny thing is that Rusty had given him some support for his ministry before we ever started the adoption process. He had kind of forgotten about that until we got closer to actually travelling to Nepal. I had written to the pastor (Vijay), but it wasn't until he actually saw Rusty that he put the two together. He and his wife are going to take us to tour the area on Thursday and then have us and the other families to their house for dinner on Sunday night. We are also going to go to their church service on Saturday (that is their day of worship here).

Millie Lynn is really adjusting and bonding to us. She has already learned a few words... "Hi, Boo, Mama, No and Hot". She is really happy. The most animated she has been is when she has seen her brothers on Skype. She loved it! (Notice Grant's lost tooth and Sam's stitches).

We will talk to you soon!