Weekly Update
Monday was a good day. Jacque was still not
feeling well, so we let her rest while the kids and I played and I got some
work done. Also, the weather was nice we
were able to spend some time outside at the playground. Jacque also did the big shopping trip for the
week. In the evening, we had a yummy
dinner and then had family night, before the kids went to bed.
Tuesday morning we had
our typical routine and we let Jacque sleep in a bit. I also got some work done in the morning
before getting picked up for my second presentation at the Belarus High tech
Park (which I posted on earlier in the week). It was very well attended and I
think it came off quite well, so I was pleased.
I got home in time to take the girls to the park before dinner. Then Jacque went to her English class. It was a good day.
Wednesday was a very
rainy day. It was basically a downpour
all morning. I had a series of meetings,
presentations, and workshops at BSUIR in the afternoon (which I posted on earlier in the week) and everything went
well. Jacque had her English class again
in the evening and by all reports it went well.
It was her last day and she is sad to been done. She has really enjoyed her time with the
students.
Thursday morning we
had the typical morning routine and then I took off for my long day at the
university. I was able to get quite a
bit of work done and then I had a good class with my MBA students in the
evening. It was rather rainy all day, so
Jacque was stuck in the apartment with the kids all day and I think they all
went a little stir crazy. I got home
from work a little after 9:30 pm and Jacque and I relaxed for a bit before it
was time for bed.
Friday was
another really rainy day, but Jacque and the kids were dying to get out, so we
just went out anyway. Of course we ended
up getting soaked by all of the rain, but it was fun! We went to see the Afghan war memorial, commemorating
fallen soldiers from Belarus, who died in the USSR/Afghanistan war between 1979
and 1988. We then made our way over to McDonald's for our weekly fix! When we
got back, we got all of the kids dry and they had rest time. When the kids were up and about later in the
afternoon, I took them to the playground.
It was very wet, with puddles everywhere, but they had a great time and
even made a new Belarusian friend. We
had ice-cream sundaes for ice-cream Friday and then Jacque and I had a nice
evening after the kids were in bed.
Saturday morning I was off early for my 3-hour MBA class. Everything went well and by the time I got home the kids were down for naps. The sun was shining, so around 3 pm when everyone was up, we took off to do some souvenir shopping (they also wanted to get me a present for Father’s Day). We found some fun traditional Belarusian souvenirs and then had my Father’s Day dinner at TGI Friday’s (right in downtown Minks). They were quite accommodating to the large family and even had English menus! Unfortunately, several of the things we wanted to order from the menu they did not have after all. But by the end of the meal we all were stuffed silly and we had a great time! We got home in time to get the kids to bed at the normal time and Jacque and I had a nice evening together.
Today is a super sun, hot,
and humid day! We will take that over
the rain, but it did make for a less pleasant trip to and from church. Now we are back and enjoying a quiet
afternoon. Jacque made me a nice Father’s
Day breakfast and I am sure we will have something delicious for dinner (we
always do)!
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