Wow, time really slips away, and my blogging diminishes without a computer. I've been finishing up our yearbook at school, so every minute has been devoted to that. I finished today! Things have settled down a bit since the robbery. We were upset for about a week, and then it went away. Things are just things, and they are easily replaced. Well, easily replaced in the summer. I am thankful that it happened not too far from a trip home. It stinks feeling suspicious of people around you, though.
Things are good otherwise. The weather has finally turned, and there are tulips everywhere. It's so green and you can see the mountains again. Winter in Almaty is definitely not my thing, but I really like having a spring again.
Sophia is crusing along the furniture. She stands up in her crib now. Every morning I go in to find her there, rocking the side back and forth. She's finally sprouting her top teeth. They're going to be biggies. She's growing, growing, growing. A couple days ago the nanny said to her, "Kak kissa gavarite?" (What does a kitty say?). Sophia made a meow noise. Then she made a barking noise when asked what a doggy says. I know, I know, she's not the first to make animal noises, but it's so cool to see her development.
Last weekend we had a bingo night sponsored by our parent-teacher organization. Joe and I won a book about Kazakhstan and a night out to dinner. We can't wait to use that. We'll have to have our nanny sit for us! It was a lot of fun and Sophia had a good time taking it all in.
School's been interest. There's been some unrest between teachers and administrators, but Joe and I just continue to look around and say, "Are you all crazy? This place is awesome." Maybe they all need to spend a week at good ol' EAIS. They'll know how good they have it then. Today, someone actually said our school was unorganized. Seriously, they dont' know what disorganization is. So Joe and I have the most positive attitudes around. It's nice for a change.
I'm off to school concert tonight. Thank goodness the weekend follows. I hope that everyone else is cherishing spring as much as we are.
Friday, April 20, 2007
Friday, April 06, 2007
Whoever Said Pitbulls Are Tough Is Dead Wrong
Just when things start to get dull...
Joe and I were robbed on Wednesday. Our secretary came to get me the last period of the day on Wednesday to tell me that our nanny was waiting at our apartment with the police. She had gone out for a walk with Sophia and when she got back she couldn't open our door. She went to the housing department. They called our landlord and the landlord said to call the police because it's often a sign that your lock has been tampered with. Joe and I rushed home from school to let the police in.
What did we find? Our worst thoughts were that we would be totally cleaned out. We've heard of that happening here, right down to the lightbulbs. It could have been worse. We lost our laptop, our brand new camera and bag, our diaper bag/backpack (which they emptied of its diapers - thanks so much), my new perfume, the necklace that Joe gave me in sixth grade, and my promise ring. Ergh...it's so frustrating. They left the digital picture frame, the DVD player, the PS2, the DVDs, the MP3. They must have been in a hurry. They took money from our nanny's purse, and they must have been looking mainly for money because they pulled all our stuff out of our closets and cupboards. They even opened up Sophia's Cabbage Patch doll to look inside. Sorry, guys, just a battery.
The worst of it is that we were actually worried about Leia. We always joke about how she would just run around and lick a robber. Yep. She was locked in the back bedroom because that's where the nanny keeps her in order to keep her away from the baby. The thieves not only went in there, they let her out. She must have been running around all excited that they were there to play with her. Now, if they had been cats, they would have been dead or hanging from the ceiling when we got there. That dog!!
Thankfully, though, Sophia was not there. Leia is okay. It could have been much worse, and luckily, the school offered us insurance at the beginning of the year which we took. It just sucks feeling so vulnerable. We know that they had to be watching our place and waiting to rob the "rich" foreigners. It could also have been some repair guys who suspiciously came to measure for security bars three times.
It's one of those things that we are just going to try to put behind us. Thank goodness for the blog because each and every one of Sophia's baby pictures was on the computer. I was just thinking the other day that I should back those up. Hopefully, I'll be able to pull her pictures off. So, I guess if my blogs are a little few and far between be patient. The school computers are all we have right now.
Joe and I were robbed on Wednesday. Our secretary came to get me the last period of the day on Wednesday to tell me that our nanny was waiting at our apartment with the police. She had gone out for a walk with Sophia and when she got back she couldn't open our door. She went to the housing department. They called our landlord and the landlord said to call the police because it's often a sign that your lock has been tampered with. Joe and I rushed home from school to let the police in.
What did we find? Our worst thoughts were that we would be totally cleaned out. We've heard of that happening here, right down to the lightbulbs. It could have been worse. We lost our laptop, our brand new camera and bag, our diaper bag/backpack (which they emptied of its diapers - thanks so much), my new perfume, the necklace that Joe gave me in sixth grade, and my promise ring. Ergh...it's so frustrating. They left the digital picture frame, the DVD player, the PS2, the DVDs, the MP3. They must have been in a hurry. They took money from our nanny's purse, and they must have been looking mainly for money because they pulled all our stuff out of our closets and cupboards. They even opened up Sophia's Cabbage Patch doll to look inside. Sorry, guys, just a battery.
The worst of it is that we were actually worried about Leia. We always joke about how she would just run around and lick a robber. Yep. She was locked in the back bedroom because that's where the nanny keeps her in order to keep her away from the baby. The thieves not only went in there, they let her out. She must have been running around all excited that they were there to play with her. Now, if they had been cats, they would have been dead or hanging from the ceiling when we got there. That dog!!
Thankfully, though, Sophia was not there. Leia is okay. It could have been much worse, and luckily, the school offered us insurance at the beginning of the year which we took. It just sucks feeling so vulnerable. We know that they had to be watching our place and waiting to rob the "rich" foreigners. It could also have been some repair guys who suspiciously came to measure for security bars three times.
It's one of those things that we are just going to try to put behind us. Thank goodness for the blog because each and every one of Sophia's baby pictures was on the computer. I was just thinking the other day that I should back those up. Hopefully, I'll be able to pull her pictures off. So, I guess if my blogs are a little few and far between be patient. The school computers are all we have right now.
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