Four plus three from Poland

Having someone who can translate what your kids are saying is a must.  We are so blessed to have a landlord that speaks some English. He comes by about once a day to check on anything that needs repaired...yes, he can change a light bulb all by himself :)  Yesterday, we were planning to meet up with the other American family here in Warsaw but our oldest girl for some reason was upset and did not want to be around their oldest child.  We, of course, are in full protection mode right now so we needed to find out why or what happened before we met up with them. Thankfully, Adam, the landlord, was able to translate for us that their oldest had told Carolina that she ate her buggers.  Whew, I think we can work past that one.

Later, Adam came back by the house.  Carolina ran over to him to tell him something.  Adam then had a big smile and said, "She wanted me to know that she loves her new family and she cannot wait until we are able to go home (U.S.) together."

KFC - we ate at a KFC just south of Warsaw. We ate TWO of the family XL buckets!  That is 98 pieces of chicken - some were just chicken wings but still!  It was so good. These kids really can eat.  We have been to the grocery store just about every day because they eat everything in the cabinets and in the refrigerator so fast. Pizza, hot dogs, and chicken are their favorite. 

The town we live in (Piaseczno) has a curb market on Tuesdays and Fridays.  Lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.  We stopped and bought lots of apples and pears from one very rough looking farmer that's skin that looked very weathered from the years and years of working hard on a farm.  He told us the amount and I handed over 50 polish dollars (about $15 U.S.).  He started handing back lots of change.  I took some and then told him to keep the rest (all of this conversation was in hand gestures). He looked at me with his hard, rough face and then a big smile spread across it. That alone was worth the $15.  As we were walking away, he slipped Drew Preston a few more apples with that big smile still shining.  My newest Polish friend.