6 Days!

We have six days (counting today)left until our court date and our move to Warsaw!  We are really looking forward to going to Warsaw for several reasons.  It means that we are officially a family of 3! Our apartment has a washer, dryer, and bathtub(I have become a real pro at washing cloths in the sink). There is a Hard Rock Cafe(Sean is dying to have a steak).  There will hopefully be more stuff to do! Our moms are coming to stay with us!  

The second visit from the social worker went very well.  The visits are very similar to the home study visits.  This visit the social worker wanted to know more of what we had learned about our son(things he likes and dislikes).  She also wanted to know how we were handling things like temper tantrums and our sons sleeping problems.  My advise for these visits is to try to be calm and remember you surveyed the home study visits!

With it being winter here it is hard to find indoor things to do in the small town we are in.  Also walking everywhere in the cold doesn't help.  We have been able to find several activities.  There is an indoor water park that is really nice and inexpensive(about $3 for 2 hours).  We did learn that the water parks here won't let guys wear the normal American board short style swim trunks.  So we did have to buy bathing suites for the boys(speedo style shorts!) We are also hitting up the mall a ton.  It is a short walk there and it is warm.  We usually just walk around and look in a few stores and pick up some grocery items from the grocery located in the mall.  We walked to the local museum which was an interesting experience.  The museum had two main sections the first was a combination of the history of wine and the town history. The other was a section of medieval torture(WHAT!)  Needles to say we didn't check out the second section of that museum.  We also have gone to the Palm House.  It is really great place to explore.  There is restaurant and cafe located in it. You can also just go and explore it(which is what we did).  They have huge tanks of different fish(including one with Puranas) and turtles.  You can ride the elevator to the top and get a great view of the entire town!  I really wish we were here in the summer so we could explore the vineyard that surrounds it.

We really miss home and can not wait to be back on American soil.  We miss:
Our bed!
Grocery shopping at home
A washing machine and dryer
TV shows in English
Our car
Soft Bread
Rectangular pillows
Family and Friends
Mostly just the comforts of our house

We have also learned several things while here:
Poland version of Walmart is just as crazy as Walmart
McDonalds here has some very different menu items than home
It is almost impossible to find fingernail clippers
Also can't find belts for kids
Every women wears skinny jeans and ankle boots
Can only get milk by the liter(which means we get milk almost everyday)
Food is packaged smaller than at home
You can still get Pepsi Twist!
The bakery is awesome! We love going to the bakery and seeing what treats we can get.